Mel Greaves Science Writing Prize

The Mel Greaves Science Writing Prize rewards the very best in science writing – prose that is engaging, persuasive and provocative, and that communicates about science related to cancer for a general audience.

The prize is named in honour of Professor Sir Mel Greaves who is one of the ICR's most eminent scientists, and a skilled and enthusiastic communicator.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Matt Clarke, a trainee neuropathologist, has won the Mel Greaves Science Writing Prize 2022 for his engaging and provocative opinion piece about the potential of post-mortems to transform brain tumour research.

Tom Chivers, award-winning science journalist and a member of the judging panel, said:

"Matt's piece was clear-eyed and unflinching on a difficult topic. He took a single, simple argument, one I hadn't considered before, and made a good clear case for it without feeling the need to expand into grander territory."

Read this year's winning piece and the shortlisted entries from previous years.