15 September 2019
Singapore students have won the International Young Physicists Tournament held in Warsaw, Poland, from July 6 to 13. This is the republic’s seventh consecutive win in as many years.
Their challengers were students from as many as 33 other countries or territories.
The Singapore team comprised of four students from Raffles Institution and one from NUS High School of Mathematics and Science. In the competition, the students presented their research work and also provided feedback on other teams’ work.
Meanwhile, at the 50th International Physics Olympiad held in Tel Aviv, Israel, from July 7 to 15, Singapore bagged two gold and two silver medals, and one bronze medal to place joint eighth out of 78 countries or territories.
In the IPhO, students had to conduct experiments on the thermal and electrical properties of different metals, among other things.
And at the 60th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Bath, Britain, from July 11 to 22, Singapore won two gold and four silver medals, placing eighth among 112 countries or territories.