Tagged With: International Biology Olympiad
The IBO live blog Day 6: celebrations at the awards ceremony
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. The final day of the IBO is all about the awards ceremony: it forms the high point of the week towards which all … Continue reading
The IBO live blog Day 5: an excursion to Coventry
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. With their exams completed, the waiting game for results has begun for the teams; in a way, the awards ceremony tomorrow is the … Continue reading
The IBO live blog Day 4: theory exams and a science ceilidh
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. After an exciting trip yesterday and a good night’s sleep, today the students sat a two-part theory exam, which is the last item … Continue reading
The IBO live blog Day 3: a taste of medieval England
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. Today was a chance for the contestants to enjoy some well-earned time off after yesterday’s practical tests, and soak up some history at … Continue reading
The IBO live blog Day 2: practical exams and the science of zombies
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. This morning marked the beginning of the exam stages, with three groups taking turns at each of three practicals throughout the day. After … Continue reading
The IBO live blog Day 1: microscopes and egg and spoon races
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. With the Opening Ceremony over, students settled in, and a good night’s sleep, the competition started in earnest on Monday.
The IBO live blog: arrivals and the opening ceremony
Peter Morrison, a postgraduate student at the University of Warwick, is one of the 100+ volunteers helping run the 28th International Biology Olympiad, taking place at the University of Warwick this week. Months, if not years of preparation go into organising the Olympiad, and this weekend marked the completion of the last preparatory tasks.
Visiting Vietnam for the International Biology Olympiad 2016
A taste of the 2016 International Biology Olympiad in Hanoi from Salvador Buse, who won a silver medal and is now studying Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge. In July last year, I was a quarter of the team representing Britain at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) in Vietnam. The Olympiad was in all respects … Continue reading
What’s in store for this year’s International Biology Olympiad
In just under a week the United Kingdom will host the International Biology Olympiad (the IBO), an event that has been in the planning stages for over five years. Over 250 students from 68 countries across the globe will be arriving at the University of Warwick in Coventry to compete in the largest annual biology … Continue reading
Pacifying Paxman
by Anthony Martinelli Over the course of my life, I have achieved a couple of things on which I reflect with a particular sense of pride. The most recent was an appearance on television last Monday evening, when I had the privilege of captaining my College’s team on University Challenge, a program I have watched … Continue reading