A prize fund of more than £1,500 is available for winners of the annual RIA/Irish Times chemistry science writing competition. There are separate categories for second-level and third-level students entering the competition, which is funded by AGB Scientific Ltd, the Royal Society for Chemistry and the Society of Chemical Industry. Participants are asked to write a newspaper article, in non-technical language suitable for the non-scientific reader, explaining any new topic in chemistry in any area from medicine to agriculture or industry.
It can focus on international developments but should include as many references as possible to related research being conducted in the State, and also explain how the work is funded.
The third-level winner will receive a John Coen bronze sculpture and £800, with a runner-up prize of £300. The second-level winner will also receive a Coen bronze plus a £250 prize, and there are £100 awards for the 2nd and 3rd placed entrants.
Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, on A4 paper and contain not more than 2,000 words. Entrants are encouraged to use photographs, graphics or tables to illustrate their work. The third-level paper will be published in The Irish Times and the second-level winner in Irish Chemical News, published by the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland.
The closing date for submissions is January 21st, 2000. Five copies of the article should be submitted to: National Committee for Chemistry, Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2.
The committee can also forward further details relating to this competition.
Those third-level students who wish to participate in the RIA/ Irish Times biochemistry science writing competition, which has a prize fund of £1,100 and is sponsored by Yamanouchi Ireland Co Ltd, are reminded that the closing date for submissions is Monday January 17th, 2000. Further details are available from the RIA at the above address.