FIRST PRIZE (£1500)
Kate Atherton, school of epidemiology and health sciences, University of Manchester: “Whiplash injury: Pain in the neck or in the head?â€
SECOND PRIZE (£750)
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Yfke van Bergen, sub-department of animal behaviour, University of Cambridge: “Small brains, big intellect: Why fish are smarter than you thinkâ€
THIRD PRIZE (£500)
Jessica Tracy, department of psychology, University of California, Davis: “Show Your Prideâ€
RUNNERS-UP
Maria Tennant, department of neuroscience, King’s College London: “Proteins in Motor Neurone Disease – Keep on Moving!â€
Corrinne Burns, Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University: “The Other Green Goddessâ€
Frances Catherine Elwell, department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Cambridge: “A Current Problemâ€
Anna Scaife, Cavendish Astrophysics, University of Cambridge: “Taking pictures of the pastâ€
David Jenkins, school of engineering, Napier University: “Turn on, switch off, or kop out…â€
Paul McFadden, department of applied mathematics and theoretical physics, University of Cambridge: “Myths of Creationâ€
Clare Patterson, University of London. Research conducted at department of medicine, University of Sydney: “Sun, sea and catching the right waveâ€
Olivia Hibbitt, department of pharmacology, University of Oxford: “Flick the switch, its baby time!â€
Joanne Lawson, department of psychology, University of Sussex: “Why children’s fears should be a worry for grown-ups tooâ€
Patrick Lewis, MRC Prion Unit, Institute of Neurology, London: “Rogue Proteins and Mad Cowsâ€
The Science Essay Competition is held jointly by The Wellcome Trust and Âé¶¹´«Ã½. The winning essay will be published in Âé¶¹´«Ã½ on 9 October.