Winners Announced!

Imperial Competition Winner:

Erika Cule - read essay

Schools Competition Winner:

Hassan Al Halwachi from Sherborne School - read essay

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18/03/08 Erika Cule wins Imperial competition and Hassan Al Halwachi scooped first prize for Sherborne School. Read all the essays here
26/02/08 Deadline passed!
19/02/08 One week left till the deadline! Submit your essay here. RCSA donates another £250 prize!
12/02/08 Entry form opens! Robert Winston presents to a packed house.

The Science Challenge:

The Science Challenge is an annual essay competition at Imperial College that promotes scientific communication and creative thinking amongst some of the country’s most talented young individuals; the same individuals that will eventually shape the future of our planet over the years to come. 

Entries consist of 800 words and there are two streams - one for UK schools and one for Imperial College students.

The Questions

Should healthy people take drugs to enhance their cognitive abilities?
Dr Phillip Campbell

To what extent is geoengineering the solution to the climate change problem?
Sir Brian Hoskins

Satisfying the world's spiralling energy demands whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions presents today's scientists with a seemingly impossible task. Discuss.
Dr Paul Snaith

How would knowledge of my genetic makeup affect my lifestyle?
Sir Richard Sykes

Ever since early humans invented the handaxe, technology has increased the potential to destroy mankind. Are we sowing the seeds of our own destruction?
Prof Lord Robert Winston