In 2003 generous donations from Old Oundelians and parents enabled the School to purchase an electron microscope. The beauty of this new instrument is that it is extremely easy to use, as there are only two buttons on the microscope itself: all other controls are in the form of icons on a computer screen.

The microscope can magnify up to 300,000 times, but where it really wins over optical microscopes is in its much greater resolution, which allows for the observation of far greater detail.

It is currently used by pupils for project work, although its use will be extended so pupils in other schools can visit Oundle to benefit from this unique resource.

Paul Clark
Head of Science