Harrogate Ladies’ College Celebrate National Innovation Award Recognition
Three teams of innovators have made history for Harrogate Ladies’ College (Duchy College from September 2026), after successfully earning a place at the TeenTech Awards Finals in London.
Three teams will represent Harrogate Ladies’ College at the upcoming TeenTech finals in London.
Following one team’s success in 2025, all three teams that entered the in 2026 were named finalists, with Harrogate Ladies’ College the only Yorkshire school to make the TeenTech Finals.
The projects, which focus on ethical innovation and research, highlighted contemporary issues and provide creative and sustainable solutions to issues facing modern society.
The three projects entered to the TeenTech Awards are:
| Project | Team Members |
| PetMedD (ethical innovation): a smart bandage for pets focused on chronic wound healing for dogs which produces hydrogel and can be managed by pet owners through an app, which tracks recovery progress. | Sophia Lo, Smilla Meister and India Thomas |
| The Poverty Trap (research): improving living conditions in Sub-Saharan African countries by helping individual escape ‘The Poverty Trap’ a phenomenon which people currently living in poverty struggle to escape poverty due to inadequate resources or financial insecurity. | Reewa Bennett, Eunice Leung and Ryanna Sin |
| PurePasture (ethical innovation): panels made from zeolite which attached to fences surrounding cattle fields, capturing and recovering methane which is regenerated and reused to power factories. | Ruby McHale and Harriet Nolan |
The dedication, commitment and creativity shown by each team is simply outstanding. We are exceptionally proud of all three teams and these results are testament to the school’s long tradition of championing careers in STEM for our pupils.
Mrs Joanna Fox, Principal
In 2026, 52% of the school’s university applications were in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) courses, which is double the national average of female applications in 2025.
The three teams will attend the TeenTech Finals at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London after receiving outstanding feedback from TeenTech judges.
This is a thoughtful, rigorous and compassionate piece of research with clear real-world relevance and exceptional potential. I can’t wait to see this idea on Dragons Den!
TeenTech Judges