The Nancy Rothwell Award celebrates specimen drawing in schools and highlights the benefits of combining art and science.

The 2019 winners were announced during Biology Week 2019.

7-11 year old category

Winner: Jiyoo Erin Lee, age 10, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea

Highly commended: Eugene Han, age 11, from Seoul Foreign School, South Korea

Highly commended: Jasmine Wills, age 11, from Reigate Grammar School, UK

Highly commended: Soochang Baek, age 10, from King's College School, Cambridge, UK

Shortlist:

Sheyna Baker, age 9, King David Primary School, Manchester, UK

Enora Hauduc, age 11, from Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, UK

Cato Stoevesandt, age 9, from Queen Emma Primary School, Cambridge, UK

Scarlett Taylor, age 8, Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, UK

Taeeun Kim, age 9, British International School, Phuket, Thailand

12-14 year old category

Winner: Catherine James, age 13, from Lady Eleanor Holles School, UK

Highly commended: Kenisa Uthayakaran, age 14, from Godolphin & Latymer School, UK

Highly commended: Lily-Rose O'Brien, age 13, from Forest School, London, UK


Highly commended: Lucas Bray, age 14, from Dr Challoner's Grammar School, UK

Shortlist:

Sheen Gahlaut, age 14, The Perse School, Cambridge, UK.

Lila Porter, age 14, from Millais School, UK

Zara Jessa, age 13, from Nottingham High School, UK

Kemi Moye, age 14, from Bancrofts School, UK

Biba Marks, age 14, from Wimbledon High School, UK

Thomas Hewson, age 12, Beechen Cliff School, UK

15-18 year old category

Winner: Serena Liu, age 17, from UWCSEA, Singapore


Highly commended: Azli Gumusgoz, age 15, from St. Mary's Catholic High School, Astley, UK


Highly commended: Catherine Payne, age 17, from Peter Symonds College, UK


Highly commended: Georgina Chow, from The Abbey School, Reading, UK


Shortlist:

Laura Hutchinson, age 17, from The Radcliffe School, UK

Talia Patel, age 17, from Lingfield College, UK

Victoria Golas, age 16, from Aquinas Colleg, UK

Holly Read, age 16, from Oundle School, UK

Jenny Zhao, age 16, from Altrincham Grammar School, UK

Bianca Cisnero, age 17, All Hallows Catholic College, UK

Special thanks to judges

Andrew Crook MBE FRSA, Royal Veterinary College
Lucy Eckersley, Royal Veterinary College
Tom Ireland MRSB, Royal Society of Biology
Dr Grace Sim, Royal Veterinary College
Timothy Pond, Zoological Society of London
Professor Susan Standring FRSB, King's College London

Support

The Royal Society of Biology wishes to thank the Royal Veterinary College for its continued support of this award.