Leeds researcher takes Gold in Parliament

University of Leeds
March 21, 2011

An up-and-coming University of Leeds researcher struck gold in the House of Commons last week after impressing MPs and expert judges with the quality of his work.

Dr Tim Stevenson presented his engineering research to more than one hundred politicians and a panel of leading engineers, as part of the 'Set for Britain' poster competition on Monday 14 March.
His research, which describes the development of a new material with unusual magnetic and electric properties, was judged against 59 other shortlisted researchers' work and came out on top. He was rewarded with a cash prize of £3000.
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