WINNERS of the 1995 Wellcome Centre for Medical Science/New 女生小视频 Millennial Science Essay Competition for postgraduate students are:
First prize of 拢1000 Si芒n Bethan (Department of Physics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth) for 鈥淪noopy 鈥� a scientist鈥檚 best friend鈥�.
Second prize of 拢500 Malcolm Buckley (Department of Physics, University of Cambridge) for 鈥淎 moment鈥檚 consideration of ultrathin magnetic films鈥�.
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Joint Third prizes, each of 拢250 Susan Jackson (School of Physics and Space Research, University of Birmingham) for 鈥淭he life and loves of an ice maiden鈥�, and Duncan Robertson (Department of Biochemistry and Applied Molecular Biology, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) for 鈥淭aking the mickey out of mouse urine鈥�.
The next ten best essays were judged to be from:
Duncan Copp (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London) for 鈥淏ubble, bubble, toil and trouble 鈥� volcanism on Venus鈥�.
Steve Lui (Department of Applied Biology, University of Hull) for 鈥淚s he a good sperm donor?鈥�
Doug Johnstone (Department of Physics, University of Edinburgh) for 鈥淢y double life鈥�.
Philip Moran (Department of Physics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth) 鈥淢y work on the solar wind鈥�.
Angel Oria (Department of Aerospace Science, Cranfield University) for 鈥淥rbit stability in the vicinity of active comets鈥�.
Anna Piekarska (Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Australia) for 鈥淭he quarternary ion land鈥�.
Jonathan Radcliffe (Department of Physics, University of Cambridge) for 鈥淢agnetic fieldwork鈥�.
Katherine Sykes (Department of Physics, University of Bristol) for 鈥淐hains, crystals and biodegradable plastics鈥�.
Evelyn Weir (Glasgow Caledonian University) for 鈥淎 bag of cats鈥�.
Joan Whitehead (Department of Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University) for 鈥淏ugtalk and degrading cin茅 film鈥�.
All winners and the next ten best essays will receive a year鈥檚 subscription to New 女生小视频.
Si芒n Bethan鈥檚 winning essay will be published in the Forum section of the 4 November issue of New 女生小视频.
