'Making of the Modern World' exhibit where the 2008 Science Challenge reception was held.

 

Our Judging Panel

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Dr Phillip Campbell

Editor-in-Chief of Nature

Should healthy people take drugs to enhance their cognitive abilities?

Talk Slides - [ppt] [pdf]

Podcast - [Realplayer stream]

Sir Brian Hoskins

Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College

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

Talk Slides - [ppt] [pdf]

Podcast - [Realplayer stream]

Dr Paul Snaith

VP Shell Global Solutions

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

Talk Slides - [ppt] [pdf]

Podcast - [Realplayer stream]

Sir Richard Sykes

Rector of Imperial College

How would knowledge of my genetic makeup affect my lifestyle?

Podcast - [Realplayer stream]

Prof Lord Robert Winston

President of Science and Society at Imperial College

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

Podcast - [Realplayer stream] (First hour only)

Stoic TV interview - [view]

2008 Challenge:

After a fantastic evening in the Science Museum, the Judges have now made their decisions and the Imperial and School's Winners have been announced. Congratulations to all our finalists who gave excellent presentations to a packed IMAX theatre!

Imperial Competition

Overall Winner:

Prize: A cheque for £2500; An Apple Macbook (kindly donated by Apple Higher Education); Trip to CERN and Free entry to our Finals After Party.

 

Runners-Up:

Prize: A cheque for £100 each; Free entry to our Finals After Party.

Schools Competition

Overall Winner:

  • Hassan Al Halwachi, Sherborne School
    [read essay]

Prize: A cheque for £2000; An ipod nano; Trip to NPL for their school and Free entry to our Finals After Party.

 

Runners-Up:

  • James Burke, Sherborne School
    [read essay]
  • Clare Garcin, Camden School for Girls
    [read essay]
  • Sarah Cunningham, South Hampstead High School
    [read essay]
  • Albert Beardow, Alexander Kay, Henry Chow and Samie Dorgham, Bedford School
    [read essay]
  • Haralambos Christos Dayantis, Poole Grammar School
    [read essay]

Prize: A cheque for £100 each; Free entry to our Finals After Party.

2008 Committee

Daniel Burrows - Chair

Hannah Monaghan

Tim Moran

Ed Pitt Ford

Charlotte Thomas-Rolls

Dionne Tse