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Scottish pupil’s invention ‘The Bench Bed’ awarded Gold Medal in London 

Libby, a P7 pupil at Cockenzie Primary School in East Lothian, Edinburgh, whose passion for engineering and helping people were uncovered during 2024 when her school took part in a UK-Wide STEM competition. She has recently achieved a significant feat by winning a Gold medal at…

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Scottish Pupil designs Bench Bed to help the homeless

Libby, from Cockenzie Primary School in East Lothian, submitted her engineering idea to Primary Engineer’s annual UK STEM competition which asks pupils aged 3 –19 the question “If you were…

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University of Edinburgh Creating the Bench Bed Prototype – Midpoint Update!

Where we left off… Libby’s innovative “Bench Bed” idea, transforming a bench into a sheltered bed for homeless individuals selected by the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering to be…

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University of Edinburgh Creating the Bench Bed Prototype

The University of Edinburgh, School of Engineering are a regional partner for our Leaders Award competition which asks pupils aged 3-19 the question “If you were an engineer, what would…