As part of the Biochemical Society's Centenary year they have opened a Science Communication Competition for under- and postgraduate students.

To enter students must submit an original piece of writing on a molecular bioscience topic of their choice, aimed at the general public.

The winning article will be published in The Biochemist - the Biochemical Society's members' magazine - and on the Biochemical Society website. Cash prizes (1st prize: £500; 2nd Prize £250; 3rd prize £100) and certificates will also be awarded at a prize-giving event in London.

The deadline for submissions is 20 April 2011. For more information please follow the link below.

Science Communication Competition