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Looking forward to welcoming Y11 into the Martyrs' Building tomorrow for Bridging. Have a great week and enjoy this first step on your Sixth Form journey. #wherewillstleonardssixthformtakeyou #wherewillyoutakestleonardssixthform

Researchers have sequenced the first-ever ancient DNA from the tiny elephants that used to live on Sicily. It has revealed how their giant ancestors rapidly shrunk in size, shedding at least 8,000kg - or 85% of their weight - over just 20 generations 🐘 nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/…

Join @ProfBrianCox, @katrina_lythgoe, @CMO_England Professor Chris Whitty, @wendybarclay11 and @ProfAbdoolKarim online tonight at 6pm as they revisit the landscape of #vaccines and where focus now needs to be as the world continues to face #COVID19.royalsociety.org/science-events…

It’s time to reveal the 2021 Tower Poetry winners! (L-R row 1) 1st - Amy Beverley, Durham 2nd - Victoria Fletcher, London 3rd - Ayra Ahmad, Aberdeen Commended (L-R row 2) Naz Kaynakcioglu, Exeter Skye Linforth, Chester Em Power, Surrey Congratulations again! #TowerTurns21

A star is born! 🌟 Though our galaxy is an immense city of stars, what we know about newly forming stars largely remains a mystery. The results of a comprehensive @NASAHubble survey are leaving astronomers puzzled. Dive into the details: go.nasa.gov/2QpK0LF

Activity: Make a "mini greenhouse" and plant some seeds! 🌱 Did you know that today is national Plant a Flower Day? 🌷 The team at Belfast Zoo have had great success repurposing plastic bottles for planting vegetable and flower seeds. ♻️ #PlantAFlowerDay #KeepBelfastRecycling

Less than one week left until applications for #UNIQ2021 close! UNIQ is Oxford’s free access programme for state school students and will provide more support for more students than ever before. Find out more at uniq.ox.ac.uk.

Meet little Dameeli 🐨 At eight months old our koala joey has come out of mum Kalari’s pouch and we can see just how adorable he is! Find out more about Dameeli and where his name came from here 👉bit.ly/Dameeli

*****Don't miss out!***** Covid-19 Chiral Chemistry Workshops happening Monday 8th 2-3pm & Tuesday 9th 4-5pm. Perfect for KS5 chemists who can sign up at bit.ly/3jwmxTH Open to UK state school students and teachers. #OxOutreach @OxOutreach @RSC_EiC

🦉🐦If you've been recording the birds that you've seen today in your #NHMHomeworkClub nature journal, have you been noting down details of the feathers, beaks and behaviours of the birds? 🦆🦢Learning Volunteers have looked into why these are such useful things to record.✍🏼