2025: Imperial College London

2024: University of Leeds

2023: University of Loughborough

2022: University of Brighton

2021: University of Hull

2020: Liverpool University

2019: Royal Holloway University of London

2018: Heriot-Watt University

2017: Newcastle University

2016: University of Cambridge

2015: University of Keele

2014: British Geological Survey, Nottingham

2013: University of Hull

2012: University College Dublin

2011: Imperial College London

2010: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (Sponsored by PESGB) 

• Anna Kulikova (Royal Holloway)

• Highly commended:  Jennifer Stuart (University of Leeds) and Nick Holgate (Imperial College)

2009: Bangor University (Sponsored by PESGB)

• Duncan Witts (Royal Holloway) and Harry McClelland (Univeristy of Cambridge)

• Highly commended: Jo Venus (University of Leeds) and Samer Ghadeer (University of Manchester)

2008: University of Liverpool (Sponsored by Shell)

• Taoyuan Wei (University of Leeds) and Shahid Ghazi (University of Leeds)

• Highly commended: Inga Sevastjavona (Royal Holloway) and Inga Elana Monzo (University of Calabria)

2007: University of Birmingham

(Poster presentation sponsored by Shell)

• Lee Toms (University College Dublin) and Oliver Wakefield/Stephen Cain (Keele University)

• Highly commended: Charles Wilson (Durham University). 

(Oral presentation sponsored by PESGB)

•  Rachel Kieft (Imperial College), Rhodri Jerrett (Liverpool University) and Ester Sumner (Bristol University)

2006: University of Aberdeen (Sponsored by Shell)

• Ian Kane (Leeds University)

• Highly commended: Jorge Figueiredo (Liverpool University), James Hoyes (Leeds University) and Stephen Cain (Keele University)

2005: University of Durham (Sponsored by Shell)

• Robert Duller (Keele University) and Elizabeth Nunn (Plymouth University)

• Highly commended: David Meadows (Cardiff University), Christopher Banks (Keele University) and Carlos Oliviera (Liverpool University)

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