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Science Writers' Awards 2006
 
The best feature on science subject in a national or regional newspaper
David Adam
for ‘ You feel better, but is your carbon offset just hot air? ' published in The Guardian on 7th October 2006
 
The best feature on science subject in a specialist periodical
Ian Stewart
for ‘ Ride the celestial subway ' published in New Scientist on 25th March 2006
 
The best reporting on a science subject

Matthew Chalmers
for ‘ The troubled song of the sand dunes ' published in Physics World in November 2006

 
The best writing on a healthcare bioscience subject (NEW)
Ian Sample
for ‘ How tobacco farm in Kent could provide a life-saving drug for millions ' published in The Guardian on 4th July 2006
 
The best scripted/edited radio programme on a science subject

Joint Winners:

Andrew Luck-Baker
for ‘ Discovery: Whale falls ' broadcast on BBC World Service on 11th April 2006
 

Chandrika Nath ( with thanks to Julian Mayers )
for ‘ Leprosy - a forgotten disease ' broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 30th August 2006

 
The best television programme on a science subject
Nicola Cook
for ‘Horizon: Bye bye planet Pluto ' broadcast on BBC 2 on 22nd June 2006
 
The best science journalism on the World Wide Web

Jonathan Amos
for ‘ Preparing for the next 'Big One' published on news.bbc.co.uk on 18th April 2006

 
The best science writing in a non-science context
Frank Close
for ‘Raymond Davis' published in Guardian Obituaries on 19th June 2006
 
New Voice (previously the Young Broadcaster of the Year) in conjunction with BBC Radio Science
Anna Lacey
Cambridge University
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Parliamentary Science Communicator of the Year
Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST)
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The Judging Panel for the 2006 Awards comprised:

Louise Dalziel
Dr Evan Harris MP
Sue Nelson
Dr Sophie Petit-Zeman
Professor David Wark FRS
Dr Ted Nield
Tim Radford
Martin Redfern
Andrew Sugden
Michael White

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