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M4S Cambridge

About M4S Cambridge

The M4S Cambridge hub is run by scientists and the Public Engagement Team at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

See the winning images below from schools across Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Peterborough, and read our latest news story: 2024 Cambridge M4S Competition: Stimulating children’s scientific curiosity through microscopy.

The winning schools in M4S Cambridge are awarded prizes ranging from a digital imaging system to stereoscope microscopes from our sponsor Brunel Microscopes.

Winning Images

2025 Winners

Feather
1st prize
Putnoe Primary School
flower
2nd prize
Braybrook Primary Academy
plant
3rd prize
Balliol Primary School

2024 Winners

Eyrescroft Primary School
1st prize
Eyrescroft Primary School
Baliol Primary School
2nd prize
Baliol Primary School
Putnoe Primary School
3rd prize
Putnoe Primary School

2023 Winners

Lichen, Hartford Junior
1st prize
Hartford Junior
Butterfly Wing, Highfield Littleport Academy
2nd prize
Highfield Littleport Academy
Green Shield Bug, Round House Primary Academy
3rd prize
Round House Primary Academy

2022 Winners

Slug, University Primary
1st prize
University Primary
Leaf, Kings Oak Priam
2nd prize
Kings Oak Primary
Snail shell, Ridgefield Primary
3rd prize
Ridgefield Primary

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