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“What has a year of covid, lockdowns, isolation and unexpected deaths taught us about the human trait of resilience?” (Think about how researchers might use 2020 to understand more about this behaviour and include a real life experience about yourself or someone else to help you tell your story).
Non-COVID-related Freestyle
Submit an entry in any format of your choosing to answer the question: this can be a piece of creative writing, an essay, a video, or anything you think will best illustrate your point.
“Imagine you’ve come across the biggest science exclusive of your career, what is the story you’re about to tell the world?”
Closing date 21 February at 9.00pm.
Technology
Raspberry Pi Competition (Years 4-6, 7-11, 12-13)
PA Consulting Group.
https://www.paconsulting.com/events/raspberry-pi- competition-uk/
Our annual Raspberry Pi Competition - now in its ninth year - promotes STEM education by challenging schoolchildren to invent systems that could benefit society using their engineering and coding skills. The ingenuity of children is remarkable, so we give it a place to thrive.
For our next competition (which teams can register for now), we’re challenging 8 to 18-year-olds to design technology to help create a positive future for everyone as we come out of an unprecedented period of uncertainty.
COVID-19 has been a once-in-a-generation challenge. But, we’re seeing inspiring examples of where it’s catalysed the best of humanity and unlocked our inherent ingenuity. So, we’re asking the teams to imagine a world where we can:
● develop a cleaner, most sustainable world.
● be better prepared for the unexpected.
● interact safely and effectively, whether at work, study or leisure.
● support the health and wellbeing of everyone.
● get urgent supplies into the hands of those who need them most.
Register your team now!
New College of the Humanities Essay Prize 2021 (Lower Sixth)
https://www.nchlondon.ac.uk/essay/
Register now to enter the NCH Essay Competition. NCH is inviting competition essay entries from students who are currently in their penultimate year of secondary education (Y12 equivalent in England). Our selection of essay titles engages across a broad range of humanities and social sciences topics and we look forward to receiving entries from talented and intellectually curious students who show passion and academic potential in the humanities and social
sciences. We welcome entries from students located anywhere in the world.
Choose your essay title:
Art History: Should the West return cultural artefacts to their former colonial territories?
Creative Writing: It is 2120. There is no longer any such thing as poetry, or poets. What happened?
Data Science: What is the importance of ethics in data science?
Economics: How relevant is economics during a pandemic and in what way might economists make things better?
English: Is literature always a force for good? History: Will the Covid-19 pandemic change human
history?
Law: When, if ever, should one be criminally liable for infecting another person with a disease?
Philosophy: Should robots have rights? Why or why not?
Politics and International Relations: Is democracy experiencing a setback worldwide?
Psychology: Discuss the sources of mental health issues in the modern world
The following prizes will be awarded for each subject:
First place £1000, Second place £500, Third place £250
How to enter
1. Register for the competition – After registering you will be emailed more information.
2. Choose one of the essay titles.
3. Write your 1,500-word essay.
4. Submit your essay via our online form (URL will be emailed to you after you register) by 12.00pm (Midday) Monday, February 1 2021.
The NCH London Essay Competition is open to students who are currently in their penultimate (second to last) year of secondary education (Year 12 in England) and who are interested in studying humanities or social sciences at university. This is a global competition, so we encourage entries from those studying anywhere in the world. Find full competition rules here.
The Libra Essay Prize
Opens on the 20 of January 2021. The deadline for submission is 12.00pm GMT on the 25 of June 2021.
https://www.libraeducation.co.uk/essay-prize Dukes Education Essay Prize
Opens in February 2021 for Year 11 and Lower Sixth
https://dukeseducation.com/essay-prize/
Essays must be written in response to one of the seven titles provided, and be no longer than 1,500 words.
Robinson College Essay Prize (Lower Sixth)
Opens in June 2021 for the Lower Sixth
https://www.robinson.cam.ac.uk/prospective- students/essay-prize
Essay Competitions
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