| Syngenta ABSW
Science Writers' Awards 2004 |
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| The winners of the Syngenta ABSW Science Writers' Awards were announced on 7th October 2005 at a ceremony at The Royal Society, London, hosted by Peter Wrobel, Vice Chair of the Association of British Science Writers and Micheal Pragnell, Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta, the main sponsor of the awards. The Prizes were due to have been presented at a ceremony on 8th July 2005, but the event was postponed following the London bombings the previous day. Lawrence McGinty, Health & Science Editor, ITN News, introduced the shortlisted entrants before the winners were announced. |
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| Lifetime achievement award for services to science journalism |
| Tim Radford - Recently retired Science Editor of the Guardian [DETAILS] |
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| The best feature on science subject in a national or regional newspaper |
Oliver Gillie
for “ Sunny D ” published in ‘ The Independent On Sunday ' on 25th January 2004 [VIEW] |
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Tim Radford
for “ Touching the Void ” published in ‘ The Guardian ' on 22nd July 2004 [VIEW] |
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| The best feature on science subject in a specialist periodical |
Peter Aldhous
for “ Borneo is Burning ” published in ‘ Nature ' on 11th November 2004 [VIEW] |
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| The best journalism on a science subject: |
Ian Sample & Rob Evans
for “ Wired Awake. Provigil is a drug able to keep pilots and combat troops awake for days ” published in ‘ The Guardian ' on 29th July 2004 [Part 1] [Part 2] |
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| The best scripted/edited radio programme on a science subject |
Martin Redfern
for “ The New Space Race 3: Humans in Space ” broadcast on ‘ BBC Radio 4 ' on 7th July 2004 |
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| The best television programme on a science subject |
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| No award was made in this category |
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| The best science writing on the World Wide Web |
Jo Marchant and the team at news@nature.com
for “ Flores Man ” published on ‘ www.nature.com ' on 27th October 2004 [VIEW] |
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| The best communication of science in a non-science context |
Adrian Washbourne
for “ Acoustic Shadows ” broadcast on ‘ BBC Radio 4 ' on 14th September 2004 . |
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| Young Broadcaster of the Year in conjunction with BBC Radio Science |
| Joanne Lawson |
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The Judging Panel for the 2004 Awards comprised:
Steve Connor - The Independent and Independent on Sunday
David Dugan - Windfall Films
Dr Robin Lovell-Badge FRS-MRC National Institute for Medical Research
Andrew Luck-Baker - BBC Radio Science
Dr Averil Macdonald - University of Reading
Gareth Mitchell - Presenter Go Digital & Lecturer in Science Communication, Imperial College London
Dr James Randerson - New Scientist
Prof Nancy Rothwell FRS - University of Manchester
CLICK on the Judges name for their brief biography
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