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ÂÒÂ×Ðã Research Frontiers Contest results

6 November 2012

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

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

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

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