Let science for all be our shared heritage

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Arm BAH students with aspirations to become scientists 

Why is there an overwhelming number of Black and African Heritage (BAH) science students joining the bottom-set brigade? Is it a lack of encouragement and role models, their culture, or simply that a dependence on data and grades, and a desire to fix the past rather than focus on the present, is stalling headway in identifying talent? Read this article to discover the difference a philosophy focusing on potential and practical skills can make and reveal the surprising scientists in your chemistry classroom.

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