RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

Sixth Form – Rouse Award

We encourage all Sixth Form students to undertake a formal independent research project.

This is an excellent opportunity to delve into a subject in depth, which brings its own rewards in terms of subject knowledge and research skills. It also provides excellent material for the university application process.

The Rouse Award is an internally-assessed research project where the marking focuses on the findings.

The best projects submitted are considered by a judging panel of governors and university academics through a viva-style interview process.

Rouse Award 2025 winners

Predicting Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices using X posts. A sentiment analysis approach. Luca To what extent did literary fiction contribute to the success of the British suffrage movement in 1918? Alice How effective is an automatic follow spot tracking system made using consumer parts? Oliver

Rouse Award 2024 winners

How do GLP-1 receptor agonist weight loss drugs work and will they be the solution to the obesity epidemic? Ellen To what extent could a muometric positioning system be the best method of navigation in an underground environment? An experiment to determine the average positional refresh rate due to angular muon flux. Marcus How did tea shape British national identity and contribute to an imperialist society in Britain? Ella Why are more boys born than girls? Kyla