PhD Spotlight 2025

News | Posted on Thursday 16 January 2025

On Wednesday 15 January 2025, we announced the winners of our 2025 PhD Spotlight competition.

Our 2025 winners, pictured left to right: Brandon Daniel Tipper, Professor Paul Wakeling (Dean of YGRS), Minahil Khan and Fedor Topolev-Soldunov.
  • 1st place - Fedor Topolev-Soldunov, Smells, Tastes and Sounds of a War-Torn City: The Case of Leningrad Diaries
  • 2nd place - Minahil Khan, Keeping liquids free from contamination
  • 3rd place - Brandon Daniel Tipper, Classical to Clinical – How do we detect viruses and create new medication?
  • People's Choice Award - Minahil Khan, Keeping liquids free from contamination

Congratulations to our winners, and to all of our incredible finalists for taking part. 

Find out more about the PhD Spotlight competition, as well as the fascinating projects presented: 

PhD Spotlight 2025