THE University of York welcomed four teenagers to spend their summer holidays researching the solar system and nanotechnology.

Sixth form students Andy Frazer, Kathryn Turner, Daniel Cook and Michael James, all aged 17, were awarded Nuffield Foundation Science Bursaries and spent four weeks working with the university’s Department of Physics outreach programme.

Andy Frazer, from St Peter’s School, York, is working on the department’s observational astronomy and astrocampus projects. He said: “It’s been really enjoyable, even though the weather has been a bit too cloudy to do much astronomy.

“But I have done lots of stuff to do with software. It’s a great thing to do and I would recommend it to anyone. The time has just flown by.”

Dr Yvette Hancock, from the university, said: “This is a fantastic scheme which really opens young people’s minds to the full spectrum of physics and offers mentoring from top academics.”THE University of York welcomed four teenagers to spend their summer holidays researching the solar system and nanotechnology.

Sixth form students Andy Frazer, Kathryn Turner, Daniel Cook and Michael James, all aged 17, were awarded Nuffield Foundation Science Bursaries and spent four weeks working with the university’s Department of Physics outreach programme.

Andy Frazer, from St Peter’s School, York, is working on the department’s observational astronomy and astrocampus projects. He said: “It’s been really enjoyable, even though the weather has been a bit too cloudy to do much astronomy.

“But I have done lots of stuff to do with software. It’s a great thing to do and I would recommend it to anyone. The time has just flown by.”

Dr Yvette Hancock, from the university, said: “This is a fantastic scheme which really opens young people’s minds to the full spectrum of physics and offers mentoring from top academics.”