CHEMISTRY students from Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough, got the chance to work on a real industrial project for a week.
Sixth form students Sarah Bishop and Alex Coates, both from Redcar, took part in the North-East Schools in Industry project at Durham University, working in collaboration with Huntsman Petro- chemicals on an industrial project.
Sarah said: "The project gave us the opportunity to experience a high-level research project which had real meaning.
"We spent six hours a day in the labs and were able to use equipment which you don't find in college science labs.
"Being at Durham all week also meant we were able to experience university life firsthand. It will be good preparation for October when I'll be off to Newcastle to study medicine."
Chemistry teacher at the college Manju Mitra said: "Sarah and Alex worked really hard on the project and they thoroughly enjoyed the experience."
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