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Stroke survivors: Retraining the brain
Patrick Russell won in the non-scientist category of this year’s Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. His winning entry was published in the Guardian on Monday. Read it in full below. Two-thirds of...
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The revenge of the Americas
Katherine Wright won in the professional scientist category of this year’s Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize. Her winning entry was published in the Observer on Sunday and has attracted hundreds of...
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Echoes in the sand
Do you ever worry about leaving a lasting impression? In this piece, highly commended in the 2013 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize for its evocative writing and atmosphere, Josh Davis describes...
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Science Writing Prize 2013: The shortlist
Looking for some holiday reading? We’ve got the answer. Join us on a journey through neuroscience, space, life and death, humour, sadness and sound with the winners, highly commended, and shortlisted...
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Science Writing Prize 2014 – How to write a news story from a scientific paper
The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2014 launches today and to help inspire your entries we’re publishing a series of “How to” blogs here on the Wellcome Trust blog. Over the next few weeks we’ll...
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Science Writing Prize 2014 – Talk to me! Top tips for conducting interviews
Using original quotes when you write can really bring your piece alive, but how do you persuade people to take the time to talk to you? As part of “How to” series of posts to help you with your...
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Science Writing Prize 2014: How to write a science feature
The Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2014 is open for entries – offering you a chance to win £1000 and see your article in The Guardian or Observer. We know that staring at a blank page can be...
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Science Writing Prize 2014: How to start a science blog
The fourth in our series of “How to” blogs comes from Kelly Oakes, Science Editor of BuzzfeedUK, who shares her tips on how to start a science blog. 1. Figure out why you want to blog Maybe you’re a...
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Science Writing Prize 2014: How to avoid common mistakes in science writing
With the deadline for the Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize fast approaching, we thought we’d continue our “How to” series with some tips on how to avoid common mistakes. Akshat Rathi is the science...
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Science Writing Prize 2014: How to report from a science conference
The latest in our series of “How to” posts, specially commissioned for this year’s Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize, looks at how to report from a science conference. We persuaded Robin McKie,...
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Science Writing Prize 2014: How to Pitch to an Editor
It’s time to submit your Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize entries, but now you’ve got a taste for writing, how can you get paid to do more? Pitching your ideas might seem daunting, but following...
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Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2014: The winners are…
The winners of the fourth Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize were announced this evening at a ceremony held at Wellcome Trust HQ in London. With over 600 entries to choose from, picking a single...
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Prosopagnosia – a Common Problem, Commonly Overlooked
Last month, Kate Széll was judged the winner of the Wellcome Trust’s science writing prize in category B for “anyone with a non-professional interest, including undergraduates”. More than 640 articles...
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Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize 2014: The Complete Shortlist
Are you travelling over Christmas? Looking for something to read while you digest your Christmas dinner? Or perhaps just wanting to expand your knowledge to impress your friends… Well we’ve got the...
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Say “cheeks” not “cheese”– the science of smiling
Can you fake a winning smile for a photograph? In his winning article Richard Stephens won the 2014 Wellcome Trust Science Writing Prize (professional scientists category) with this piece on smile...
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