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Award Winners 2011

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the 2011 Festival of Postgraduate Research, once again the overall standard of posters was very high and the competition fierce.

This year's award winners will go on to represent the University of Leicester at the Vitae Midlands Hub Regional Competition in Nottingham on 11 July.  The winning posters will also be on display at Homecoming 2011 on 2 July.

The winning posters can be viewed in the research summary page for each award winner, or by clicking on the relevant thumbnail image.

Graduate School Master Prize for Best Presentation

Sponsor: www.le.ac.uk/gradschool

FPGR: Nathan DickinsonNathan Dickinson

(Physics and Astronomy)

The chemical content of hot white dwarf observations

Grant ThorntonGrant Thornton Prize 
Best presentation in Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology

Sponsor: www.grant-thornton.co.uk

FPGR: Rakesh PatelRakesh Patel

(Medical and Social Care Education)

Virtual patients may make hospitals safer for 'real' patients

Alumni Relations Office Prize
Best presentation in Science and Engineering

Sponsor: www.le.ac.uk/alumni

FPGR: Gary NolanGary Nolan

(Engineering)

'Glassings' and Stabbings 'Bottles as Weapons' The Engineering Story

Enterprise and Business Development Prize
Best presentation in Arts, Humanities, Law and Social Sciences

Sponsor: www.le.ac.uk/business

FPGR: Kwanruetai BoonyasanaKwanruetai Boonyasana

(Economics)

Electricity Co-operation and Decarbonisation

Press Office Media Prize

Sponsor: www.le.ac.uk/press

FPGR: Sadat EdroosSadat Edroos

(Cardiovascular Sciences)

Squeeze an Arm, Protect the Heart - Improving Outcomes After Heart Attack

Peer Recommendation Prize

Sponsor: www.le.ac.uk/ssds

FPGR: Gary NolanGary Nolan

(Engineering)

'Glassings' and Stabbings 'Bottles as Weapons' The Engineering Story

University of Leicester Students' UnionUniversity of Leicester Students' Union Prizes

Sponsor: www.leicesterunion.com

Highly Commended

FPGR: William DottWilliam Dott

(Cardiovascular Sciences)

Chemical Safety: Getting to the Heart of the Problem

FPGR: Sarah OwenSarah Owen

(Geology and Geography)

Sugarloaf mountains: The perfect recipe for rainforest preservation?

FPGR: Hussein RubaiyHussein N. Rubaiy

(Cardiovascular Sciences)

Dissecting Mechanisms of Information Transfer within a Cardiac Potassium Channel

FPGR: Thomas TagoeThomas Tagoe

(Cell Physiology and Pharmacology)

Ipods: as dangerous as jet engines?

Commended

FPGR: Claire FullartonClaire Fullarton

(Chemistry)

A Sustainable, Rechargeable Battery for Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles