Winner of The Royal Academy of Engineering Prize

at the National Science & Engineering Competition

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Best Overall Project

of Engineering Education Scheme Scotland 2012

The team from Merchiston Castle School deserve the highest praise for their work. We presented them with a very challenging project and to produce a working prototype, as they have, is exceptional. This is engineering at its very best.”

- Dr Andrew Firth
School Liaison Officer, University of Edinburgh

Best CREST Gold Most Creative Project

at Big Bang Fair Scotland 2012

“The talented 17 and 18 year old students from Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh made it to the finals of the competition at the Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair. They were among were among 450 innovative young finalists chosen to showcase their work.

The Academy prize was awarded to the project that demonstrated the best application of engineering principles. William, Johnny, Ben, August and Matthew captured the judges’ attention with their research developing and investigating ways to interface a bionic hand to the human body.”

The Royal Academy of Engineering Website

“We are delighted to award this prize for the best engineering project at the Big Bang 2013. William, Johnny, Ben, August and Matthew stood out as exceptionally bright young talents and are very deserving of this award. We look forward to taking them to the McLaren Technology Centre where they will be able to go behind the scenes and meet some of their leading engineers.”

Sir John Parker GBE FREng,
President of the Royal Academy of Engineering

“This year’s winners are an inspiration to others looking to embark on a career in science and engineering. They have all truly impressed the judges and played their own part within the competition to encourage others to explore their own interest in science and engineering.

William, Johnny, Ben, August and Matthew worked hard to get to this year’s finals, and we’d encourage others to take part in next year’s competition which starts at the next round of Big Bang Near Me Fairs this summer.”

Sir Roland Jackson,
Chief Executive of the British Science Association