Richard Baker Science Lecture Series
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This term we were delighted to welcome Old Priorians, parents, staff and pupils to the Inaugural Richard Baker Science Lecture in celebration of Richard Baker’s (OP 1959) life-long association with the School as a much loved pupil, teacher and volunteer.
The Richard Baker Science Lectures have been very generously endowed by Dr Francis Cuss MA, FRCP (OP 1972). Francis, a former chemistry pupil of Richard’s, attributes much of his passion for science and his personally satisfying career in medical research, to Richard’s inspirational teaching. The lecture aptly titled Science Education: more important than ever was extremely well received and covered many fascinating scientific insights including curing Hepatitis C to harnessing the immune system to treat cancer.
Victoria Szymanska, Upper 6th, opened the evening with an impressive presentation of her EPQ project: To what extent does prenatal music exposure affect the development of a foetus? The Junior School Headmaster, Rob Simmons (OP 1987) closed the evening with a fitting tribute to Richard with the announcement of ͞The Baker Lab͟ to honour and commemorate Richard’s 70 years at St Benedict’s.