Salters' Festival of Chemistry

What is it?

The Salters' Festival of Chemistry are an initiative of the Salters' Institute, whose aim is to promote the appreciation of chemistry and related sciences amoung the young.  The institute is delighted that the Royal Society of Chemistry is working in partnership with us this year.  This Salters' Festival of Chemistry is one of fifty five festivals which are taking place at Universities throughout the UK and Ireland between March and June each year.

Who can take part?

Only those Schools that have registered on the Salters' Festivals of Chemisty website are able to attend.

When will it take place?

Next years festival will be on Wednesday 13th June 2012. 

Location?

The Festival will be held on the main Penglais Hill Campus - largely in IBERS (Department of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences) in the Edward Llwyd Building. 

Results 2011

The Salters Challenge

Prize	School	Team Members
1st	Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn	Catherine Parry Rose Cook Jessica Moeran Robin Church
2nd	Welshpool High School	Sarah Price Beata Malendowicz Christian Ball Tomos R Jones
3rd	Llanfyllin High School	Olly Hughes Gareth Davies Sarah Jones Megan Morris

The University Challenge

Place	School	Team Members
1st	Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn	Catherine Parry Rose Cook Jessica Moeran Robin Church
2nd	Ysgol Uwchradd Tregaron	Megan James Angharad Owen Emily Carr Tommy James
3rd	Welshpool High School	Sarah Price Beata Malendowicz Christian Ball Tomos R Jones

Results 2010

The Salters Challenge

Prize	School
1st	Ysgol Penglais School
2nd	Welshpool High School
3rd	Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi

The University Challenge

Prize	School
1st	Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn
2nd	LLandrindod High School
3rd	Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron

Results 2009

The Salters Challenge

Prize	School
1st	Ysgol Penglais School
2nd	Ysgol Uwchradd Llandrindod High School
3rd	Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn

The University Challenge

Prize	School
1st	Ysgol Bro Ddyfi
2nd	Ysgol Aberteifi
3rd	Ysgol Dewi Sant