Only a week remains for aspiring science writers to enter a competition to find the most outstanding Irish PhD thesis of 2000 in the chemical sciences, as described in a 1,000word essay. It is organised jointly by the Royal Irish Academy and The Irish Times and prizes, including a cheque for £800 and a John Coen bronze sculpture, are sponsored by AGB Scientific.
Open to graduates from the Republic and Northern Ireland, the winner will be nominated by the RIA's National Committee for Chemistry to go forward for the international prize for young chemists sponsored by the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Entrants must have received their PhD degree or completed all PhD requirements, including defence of their doctoral thesis, during the calendar year 2000. The closing date for the competition is January 17th, 2001.
Further details and entry requirements are available by post from the National Committee for Biochemistry, Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Information is also available from the RIA website, http://www.ria.ie