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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Research Frontiers Contest results

6 November 2012

The results of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Research Frontiers contest have been announced, celebrating the fact that curiosity-driven discovery and analysis has been a feature of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø from its foundation.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø staff, students and alumni were invited by the Office of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Vice-Provost (Research) to submit works reflecting on individuals, groups or units associated with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø from 1826 to the present day that have exemplified the curiosity-driven, cross-disciplinary, pioneering nature of the activity we seek to generate through Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Research Frontiers.

Prize-winning entries by the following contest entrants can be downloaded from the :

  • Stephen Cox (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Chemistry) and Prof Angelo Michaelides (London Centre for Nanotechnology) - Discovering the Noble Gases: a story of a chemistry superhero
  • Dr Pok Lam Fung (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Eastman Dental Institute) - Phosphorus necrosis unravelled and phossyjaw.wordpress.com
  • Sara Wingate Gray (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Information Studies) - The Unsung Librarian: Ronald Staveley at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø
  • Prof Gerta Vrbova (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Biosciences) - A.V. Hill's contribution to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø's standing in science and society
  • Prof Roger Wotton (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Genetics, Evolution & Environment) - An imaginary interview between a New Academic and E Ray Lankester, Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø from 1875-1890.