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Science essay competition 2005

21 September 2005

FIRST PRIZE (£1000 and two-week media placement)

Kerri Smith, University of Oxford, UK: “FOXhunting: Exploring the genetics behind speech and language”

SECOND PRIZE (£750)

Beverly Prosser, University of Oxford, UK: “How to get into the body: A bacterial blagger’s guide”

THIRD PRIZE (£500)

Helen Margerison, University of Edinburgh, UK: “Too cold to snow? A fresh look at climatic warming in Antarctica”

RUNNERS-UP

Edward Vowles, University of Cambridge, UK: “Learning from our mistakes”

Nick Askew, University of York, UK: “Spreading silent wings”

Veronica Miller, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: “Reversal of fortune”

Steven Senior, University of Oxford, UK: “Pondering Parkinson’s…

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