STEM for Britain is a poster competition to showcase scientific research carried out by early career researchers across 5 disciplines of STEM: Chemistry, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Physics, Mathematics and Engineering and to give members of both Houses of Parliament an insight into the outstanding research work being undertaken in UK universities by early-career researchers. As part of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee’s (P&SC) annual STEM for Britain event, The Westminster Medal is awarded to the overall winner and is decided from the gold winners of each discipline. The medal is awarded in memory of the late Dr Eric Wharton, who did so much to establish SET for Britain as a regular event in the Parliamentary calendar. Dr Eric Wharton was a prominent member of SCI's London Group when the event was established in 1997. Established 1997
| Frequency | Annually |
| Applications open | Mid-September |
| Applications close | End November |
Year |
Winner |
Poster title |
2023 |
Devon Crouch |
‘Stop thief! Using biomaterials to tackle glaucoma’ |
2022 |
Adele Parry |
‘A better lateral flow test? The design of novel crystal droplet biosensors’ |
2021 |
Ben Fernando |
‘Seismology at the extremes – from the oceans to mars’ |
2020 |
Sarah Houston |
‘Using the eye as a window to the brain in multiple sclerosis ’ |
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