STEM
FOR BRITAIN
Exhibition of Posters by early-career research scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
2025
BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
Gold and Silver Sponsor: Institute of Biomedical Science
Bronze Sponsor: Biochemical Society
The Nutrition Society Prize
The Physiological Society Prize
B18 – Anneliese Hodge
University of Plymouth
The ecotoxicological effects of two contrasting UV filters derived from sunscreens (oxybenzone and nano-titanium dioxide), on the temperate marine microalgae species Isochrysis galbana
B2 – Magdalena Armas
The Francis Crick Institute
Modulating gene expression in human T cells with PETRA
B23 – Harry Jarrett
Ulster University
Riboflavin deficiency is an urgent global health priority affecting women and children across high and low-middle income countries worldwide
Nutrition Society Award
B23 – Harry Jarrett
Ulster University
Riboflavin deficiency is an urgent global health priority affecting women and children across high and low-middle income countries worldwide
Physiological Society Award
B7 – Jose Cabezas Caballero
University of Oxford
Genetically engineering T cells to reduce the risk of autoimmune cross-reactivities in cancer T cell therapies
CHEMISTRY
Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsor: Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
C22 – Bayan Alkhawaja
University of Bath
Conjugation chemistry for life-saving: a novel linking platform for developing next-generation biological therapeutics
C24 – Nathan Davison
University of Birmingham
Sustainable alkali metal chemistry: from small molecules to material synthesis
C28 – May Ching Lai
University of Cambridge
Impact of calendering on tortuosity and transport properties in single-crystal and polycrystalline lini₀.₈Mn₀.₁Co₀.₁O₂ cathodes via 3D imaging
ENGINEERING
Gold, Silver and Bronze Sponsor: Warwick Manufacturing Group
E41 – Nidhi Kapil
University College London
Gold nanoparticles anchored onto polymer brushes as robust anti-microbial surfaces: a strategy to tackle AMR
E31 – Shadrack Osei Aboagye
Nottingham Trent University
A smart textile system for the early detection of breast cancer using electrical impedance tomography
E55 – Emma Spooner
University of Manchester
Semi-transparent organic solar cells for energy generating windows
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
Gold Sponsor: Clay Mathematics Institute
Silver Sponsor: Heilbronn Mathematics Institute for Research
Bronze Sponsor: Isaac Newton Institute
M19 – Edwina Yeo
University College London
Preventing bacterial surface contamination and infection via mathematical modelling
M4 – Rosie Barrows
Imperial College London (visiting) / King’s College London (awarding institution)
Quantifying the impact of anti-arrhythmic therapy in atrial fibrillation patients using computational whole-heart models
M6 – Holly Chambers
Imperial College London
Benchmarking a causal discovery method for partially observed biochemical kinetics
PHYSICS
Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsor – AWE
P52 – Max Merrett
AWE
Regional characterization of earthquakes and explosions in North Korea
P42 – Andrea Barbiero
Toshiba Europe Ltd
High-performance and scalable semiconductor single-photon sources for quantum secure communication
P47 – Morgan Facchin
University of St Andrews
Solving the problem of arsenic detection in Victorian books with optical spectroscopy