Welcome to QuEST
Students aged 16 to 19 running real science and engineering projects every Wednesday afternoon, then taking them to conferences across the UK, Europe and beyond.
A speciality for everyone
QuEST is a team of students who take a great interest in the sciences and want to take their knowledge further. We link up with science societies across the globe, attend conferences and host talks from people building careers in science.
Every year brings a new committee, new projects and new students. This site keeps a record of all of it, so each year can build on the last.
Find your QuEST
Each sub-QuEST is a team built around one kind of project. Pick one to see what they are working on this year.
Projects in progress
Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Bacteria
Testing bacteria from the school field against common antibiotics.
Explore the projectHigh-Altitude Weather Balloon
A balloon with a camera and sensors, sent to the edge of space from the school field.
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Machine Learning Robot Ball Boy
A robot that watches a tennis rally, predicts where the ball will stop and goes to collect it.
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Once you leave QuEST, you stay part of it. The alumni network keeps former members in touch with each other and with the students who follow them.
Latest from our QuALUMNI
Interviewing for a summer placement at ESA next week.
Spent the summer building test rigs for Formula Student. Most of what I know about getting a design to actually work, I learned in the KitQuEST workshop on Wednesday afternoons.
Just handed in my PhD thesis on low-cost soil sensors. It started with a BioQuEST project on the school allotment in 2016.