One of the most important skills needed for a career in STEM is being able to communicate with different audiences. Take a look at the winners of our In2STEM public engagement competition to see how our participants have taken on the creative challenge of making different STEM subjects engaging to a wider audience.
How STEM makes a difference
For this competition, our participants wrote a short blog post describing why they felt their chosen STEM field is important, and how it could make a difference to society:
1st place: Alina on the pioneering research of Dr Sonia Gran
2nd place: Khadija on their placement with Dr Marsh at the University of Leicester
3rd place: Samera on their week at Brunel University
STEM behind the scenes
For this category, we asked participants to capture the unseen world of STEM in a photo or video entry:

1st place: Malaaika, tumour cells from placement
2nd place: Cameron showcasing the symmetry of biology
3rd place: Redowan exploring the boundaries of AI and robotics
Inspire positive change
For this competition, we wanted to see an eye-catching poster or illustration which communicates a global challenge we are facing and potential solutions to help address it:

1st place: Eugene on how to prepare for future pandemics
2nd place: Kiruthik on the rise in anti-vaccinationism
3rd place: Jathhi on light pollution
Many thanks to everyone who took part and Uptake Strategies, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Abcam and In2scienceUK trustee Professor Clare Ray for judging this year’s public engagement competition!