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Student wins award in national ICT Pioneers competition

Physical Sciences and Engineering student, Callum Littlejohns, has won the ‘Information Overload’ award in the 2015 ICT Pioneers competition.

Callum receiving his award (second from right)
Callum receiving his award (second from right)

Callum finished top of his category with his work entitled, ‘The Future is Bright – Silicon Photonics’, claiming the £2,000 prize reward from the annual competition run by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

Philip Nelson, Chief Executive of EPSRC and former Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University, who presented the prizes, said,

“ICT Pioneers is our regular competition that we use to showcase the best work produced by UK PhD students. It’s awarded to students who can demonstrate the excellence and commercial potential of their ICT related research.”

More information about the ICT Pioneers competition can be found on the EPSRC website.

 
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