We are excited to announce the eleventh edition of The Franklin – our science department’s publication.

This Spring 2024 magazine includes a wide range of topics and discussions, particularly around AI.

Published three times a year, The Franklin gives girls a chance to research and produce an academically rigorous piece of writing about an aspect of science they find fascinating and is open to contributions from anyone between Year 7 and Year 10.

This edition of The Franklin was edited by Anoushka D, Anna J and Eleanor P from Year 9 with Ms Brown as Editor-in-Chief.

Here’s what our Editors had to say about this edition:

‘I was honoured and excited to get the opportunity to help edit The Franklin, and having read past editions, couldn’t wait to delve into some new topics. As someone who has been riveted by science from a young age, reading some of the hugely impressive work of fellow NHEHS students was truly inspirational. There are so many fascinating topics covered – I would really encourage all students to take some time to read through this edition and maybe next time they will be inspired to write their own article.’

-Anoushka D, Year 9

‘This edition was a bit easier to put together, now knowing that starting to collect essays earlier was the way to go. We also all collectively discovered our profound hatred for Word as it caused problems when transferring articles from the original document to The Franklin. It was incredibly fun and rewarding to see the 11th edition of this journal come to life before our eyes. A huge thank you to those who helped contribute and wrote pieces to include and to the amazing Ms Brown for organising everything.’

– Anna J, Year 9

‘Another term, another issue of The Franklin! We came into this edition with all our editorial knowledge from the previous and a renewed enthusiasm for science. However, we also faced some challenges in the highly technical and mathematical nature of some of the Sixth Form articles we received which required use of previously untouched areas of Google Docs like footnotes and the equation boxes. This issue was lots of fun to compile and we hope you enjoy discovering some very interesting aspects of physics, computing and more!’

-Eleanor P, Year 9

You can read it below: