Thornden School STEM club

Alpha staff visited Thornden School KS4 STEM Club in July 2025, to deliver a session to support the upcoming diabetes curriculum in the Autumn term. Staff delivered a brief presentation with background information on the different types of diabetes, risk factors and indicators supporting diagnosis.

This session included a urinalysis practical using urine dipsticks to identify factors indicative of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Students were given 3 patient profiles and samples to test and decide on likelihood for diabetes diagnosis. Using their critical thinking, students determined which patients were at risk of diabetes.

The session ended with a demonstration of our UTS™ Digital Urine Analyser, an example of how science evolves with technology and how STEM subjects are involved in all steps from innovation and development to end users in clinics.