University of Lincoln Success at Famelab East Midlands Regional Final

Nicki Pierce, a PhD student and Associate Lecturer from the University of Lincoln will represent the East Midlands at the FameLab national final in June.

Finalists from across the East Midlands captivated the audience with their three-minute presentations, bringing complex scientific concepts to life with clarity and charisma.

A panel of judges, including scientists and communication experts, had the tough job of picking winners from the line-up. They looked for clear messages, engagement with the audience and scientific accuracy. The topics were diverse and included talks about space weather, infectious diseases, education policy, cancer research, e-waste, glaciers, dinosaurs and bacteria.

Nicki’s pitch focussed on her research around the abandonment of white working-class girls in education. She will be entered into the UK final held at Cheltenham Science Festival in June.

The full results of the competition were:

Winner: Nicki Pierce, University of Lincoln

2nd Place: Teresa Castle-Green, University of Nottingham

3rd Place: Luke Richardson, University of Sheffield

Audience Choice Award: Luke Richardson, University of Sheffield

Created by Cheltenham Festivals in 2005, Famelab is a world leading science communication competition which discovers, trains and promotes the best new voices in science (including social sciences), technology and engineering.

The Famelab East Midlands hub is formed of representatives from the University of Lincoln, University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.

Story submitted by Lauren Blackwell
lblackwell@lincoln.ac.uk