Syngenta ABSW Science Writers' Awards
Syngenta ABSW Science Writers' Awards
 
Shortlist 2001
 
     
 

Glaxo Wellcome ABSW 
Science Writers' Awards 2001

 
The best feature on science subject in a national or regional newspaper
 

Frank Close
for "Dark side of the moon"
published in The Guardian on 9 August 2001

 
Simon Garfield
for "The cancer revolution"
published in the Observer Life Magazine on 9 December 2001
 
Simon Hadlington
for "Waste managers of the ant world"
published in The Independent on 20 April 2001
 
The best feature on science subject in a specialist periodical
 

Claire Ainsworth
for "And then there was one"
published in New Scientist on 20 October 2001

 
Tom Clarke
for "Polio's last stand"
published in Nature on 18 January 2001
 
Carina Dennis
for "The bugs of war"
published in Nature on 17 May 2001
 
Gail Vines
for "Sweet but deadly"
published in New Scientist on 1 September 2001
 
The best news item on a science subject
 

Debora McKenzie
for "Trail of Terror"
published in New Scientist on 27 October 2001

 
Rachel Nowak
for "Disaster in the making"
published in New Scientist on 13 January 2001
 
The best scripted/edited radio programme on a science subject
 

Julia Durbin
for "Life as an infant"
transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 26 June 2001

 
Monise Durrani
for "High resolution: Lord Kelvin's bedspring"
transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 18 April 2001
 
Andrew Luck-Baker
for "Seeds of contention"
transmitted on BBC World Service on 30 March 2001
 
Adrian Washbourne
for "Frontiers: Perfect pitch"
transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 9 May 2001
 
The best television programme on a science subject
 

Matthew Barrett
for "Horizon: The missing link"
Broadcast on BBC2 on 1 February 2001

 
Dan Clifton
for "Equinox: The engines that came in from the cold"
an Ideal World Production broadcast on Channel 4 on 10 March 2001
 
Frank Simmonds
for "Organ farm: A world apart"
a Carlton Production in association with Lion's Den & WGBH/Frontline,
broadcast on the ITV network on 10 June 2001
 
David Sington
for ''Equinox: The day the ocean boiled''
a Dox Production broadcast on Channel 4 on 17 June 2001
 
The best science writing on the World Wide Web
 

Damian Carrington
for "Terrorist attacks of 11 September"
which appeared on www.newscientist.com between 11-19 September 2001

 
Shereen El Feki
for "The heart of the matter"
which appeared on www.economist.com on 6 December 2001
 
The best communication of science in a non-science context
 

Miranda Birch
for "Desert Island Discs: Sir Harry Kroto"
transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 24 June 2001

 
Tim Radford
for "Tell us, Solly"
published in the London Review of Books on 20 September 2001
 
Rami Tzabar
for "Nuclear waste: The final solution"
transmitted on BBC Radio 4 on 14 August 2001
 
     
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