SET success for three Leeds undergraduates

Published 08 September 2011 Learning and teaching , People

Three Leeds undergraduates have been shortlisted for 2011 Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards.

These prestigious awards recognise outstanding undergraduate achievement. The three students from Leeds to have made it to the final shortlist are:

Benjamin Durham - Best Biology Student for his work on novel HDAC inhibitors to prevent neural cell death

Claire McIlroy - Best Mathematics Student for her work on the break up of polymeric fluids

Charlotte Cooper - Best Pharmacology Student for her work on the orexinergic modulation of the upper airway in a rat

The winners in each of these categories will be announced at an Awards Presentation Ceremony in London on 23 September.

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