The prize fund for the annual Royal Irish Academy/Irish Times biochemistry science writing competition has been increased, with an additional runner-up prize now on offer.
Undergraduate and graduate students in third-level institutions throughout Ireland are invited to participate in the competition. Entrants are asked to write a newspaper article suitable for the non-scientific reader, explaining any new topic in biochemistry. It can cover medical, agricultural or industrial aspects of biochemistry.
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 the article.
Yamanouchi Ireland Co Ltd has sponsored the £450 prize fund, with £300 for the winner and £150 for the runner-up. The winning entry will be published in The Irish Times.
The closing date for entries is Monday, January 19th, 1998 and five copies of the article should be submitted to: National Committee for Biochemistry, Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. The Committee can also forward further details of the competition.