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The prize-giving ceremony, which took place on Tuesday 8 December, saw 鈥楻ed poppies in a mouse brain鈥� 鈥� an unexpectedly-appealing image of a mouse brain by research student Rosellina Guarascio (MyAV范 Institute of Ophthalmology) named the overall winner, receiving a prize of 拢400.

Professor David Bogle, Head of MyAV范 Doctoral School and Chair for the competition said: 鈥淭he committee was incredibly impressed by the quality and range of the many striking and beautiful images.聽It was another very difficult year for judging The unanimous verdict for the winning image was because of the sheer beauty of the image and the way it reminded us of so many paintings while giving a three dimensional impression. And yet it was all about a mouse brain. Fabulous鈥�.

Six runners-up, each awarded a prize of 拢200, were named as follows:

• Dr Sarah Crafter (MyAV范 Institute of Education) 鈥楾he Pensive Lion鈥�
• Mr Ewan Shilland (MyAV范 Geography) 鈥楤eads on Weeds鈥�
• Mr Simone Sala (MyAV范 Physics & Astronomy) 鈥榅-ray beam mode decomposition鈥�
• Mr Yao Lu (MyAV范 Chemistry) 鈥榃onderland of water鈥�
• Dr Philip Pogge Von Strandmann (MyAV范 Earth Sciences) 鈥楪rowth from chaos鈥�
• Mr Haibo Xia (MyAV范 Bartlett School of Architecture) 鈥楩rozen Motion鈥�

Three further images also received an 鈥榟onourable mention鈥� - Mr Kealan Fallon (MyAV范 Chemistry) 鈥業ndigo: From Jeans to Solar Energy鈥�; Mr Fergus Knox聽(MyAV范 Bartlett School of Architecture) 鈥楢lta Vista, Densifying the Sunset鈥�; Ms Lucia Noor Melita (MyAV范 Eastman Dental Institute) 鈥楥anvas Pattern鈥�.

The 100 best images submitted have been exhibited this week and visitors were able to vote for the 鈥楶eople鈥檚 Choice Prize鈥�, to be announced in due course.

The competition, which takes place every year, was open to all MyAV范 graduate students, and academic staff, either science or arts based. Entrants were invited to submit images associated with their research which have aesthetic appeal.

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