Science Writing Competition 2022
The science writing competition was expanded this year by offering a writing workshop by Prof Lloyd Spencer Davies (Department of Science Communication) in June. Any student undertaking health-related research at the University of Otago were invited to attend. Following the workshop, we received close to 20 submissions.
The winners were announced in the Hunter Centre on the 5th October (while it started snowing outside!).
From left to right: A/Prof Shyamal Das (Vice-President; science writing coordinator); Dr Emily Gray (science writing coordinator); Simon John-McHaffie (runner-up); Meriam van Os (winner); Liam Hewson; Josiah Edwin; Caryn Thomas; William Davis; Mischa Ruegg; Dr Lara Vlietstra (science writing coordinator); Hayley Gibson; Prof Lloyd Spencer Davies
Winner: Meriam van Os, Department of Anatomy, for: What can ancient poo tell us about health and disease in the past?
Runner-up 1: Caitlin Berry-Kilgour (Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology), for: The Ocean’s Medicinal Gift
Runner up 2: Simon John-McHaffie (Department of Pathology), for: Taking a look at prostate cancer
We thank the following:
Prof Lloyd Spencer Davis for offering the workshop and for judging the short-listed submissions
Blair Hesp for Kainic Medical for sponsoring the runner-up prize and judging the finalists
A/Prof Shyamal Das (School of Pharmacy) for coordinating the contest.
Dr Emily Gray (School of Physiotherapy) and Dr Lara Vlietstra (School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercises Sciences) for judging the first phase and co-coordinating the contest.
Otago Daily Times for publishing the winning piece.
Links
Spencer Davis: https://www.otago.ac.nz/science-communication/staff/spencerdavis/index.html
Kainic Medical: https://www.kainicmedical.com/
Winning title: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/what-can-ancient-poo-tell-us-about-past
