You should all be issued with a copy of the lab rules, hazard symbols and CLEAPSS Student Safety Sheets (pdf). These apply across all the science facilities and laboratories in the school.

Vector Magazine

Vector is the the school's pupil-led STEM magazine, which publishes articles written and edited by pupils. It is published Once each year. The editorial committee is made up of pupils in the L8th (a new committee is recruited at the start of the summer term) and articles are accepted from pupils in all year groups. Staff i/c: Dr Langley.

 New Scientist and Other Magazines

In the past the school has provided a cheap subscription to New Scientist for students. We have decided to stop this because it was only available to 8th formers and the magazines arrived late - especially after a holiday. Although cheap, a weekly periodical which is 2 weeks out of date is not really worth its cover price! Instead we provide the following information and recommendations.

Talks

Many of the learned societies (IoP, RSC, SoB and also the Royal Society) offer free talks regularly and you should check their programmes online. Particularly recommended are the UCL science lectures on a Friday, aimed at A level students and a regular event for over 25 years now - a fabulous audience ranging from the teens to octogenarians and always good speakers: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/phys/department/science_centre

Physics, Chemistry and Biology Review and Catalyst Magazine

The Review titles are aimed specifically at 8th form science students and all 8th formers taking A levels in the relevant science will be subscribed through the school. Copies come out 4 times a year. Catalyst is perhaps more suitable for GCSE students (4th form and up). It comes out 4 times a year and you can subscribe for £12 annually.

New Scientist

This is a weekly news magazine, which is very good for keeping up with events and changes in science. The longer articles lean towards the tabloid end of journalism. It is very readable by anyone from 4th form upwards. A lot of its material can be read online at http://www.newscientist.com/ and as a student you can subscribe for £99 a year to either the print and web editions or the web and phone/tablet editions. This is half the cost of the news stand issue, includes online access and, unlike the school subscription, covers the whole year.

Scientific American

This is a monthly magazine, with some news but many longer articles by experts in the field. It is approachable by most in the school who are keen on science and technology but perhaps a better read for 8th formers. Again, it can be read online or you can take out a subscription. £31.50 gets you twelve copies (or $44 through the US site). $99 through the US site gets you the print copy, online access and the full archive.

Student BMJ

All potential medics should be reading Student BMJ. It can be read for free online - though you are recommended to fill out a registration so you can keep track of what you have read etc. Print edition comes out 11 times a year and is £61 to subscribe. 

Other Magazines

Wikipedia lists a significant number of science and technology magazines and many of these appear in the library, or will be in your own local library. Check them out there before buying!

Membership of Societies

The Institute of Physics offers free electronic membership to all 16-19 year olds studying physics. The Royal Society of Chemistry invites you to join ChemNet for free, including a magazine and free advice. The Society of Biology offer membership of BioNet for £5 which includes a magazine and many events as well as online access. The Institution of Engineering and Technology does not appear to have school student membership but does carry news of competitions, events etc.

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