Hap-pea Birthday Mendel!

To help the Genetics Society in celebrating Gregor Mendel’s 200^th birthday anniversary on the 20^th of July 2022, we invite you to submit artwork based on Mendel’s discovery of the rules of inheritance! The best artwork will be featured on the cover of a special issue of the official journal of the Genetics Society, Heredity, and will win some money.

Who can participate:

Students from primary and secondary schools based in the UK.

How can you participate:

Submit an image of your artwork that depicts Mendel’s work.It can be a drawing, collage, sculpture, or other creative composition. Please send a high-resolution image of your submission, with the artist’s name, age, materials used and school’s name to theteam@genetics.org.uk with the subject line: ‘Hap-pea Birthday Mendel’. Each student can submit up to three pieces of artwork.

Deadline:

13^th May 2022

Prizes:

The winning student will get a £100 voucher and their school will get £500 towards science equipment. The winning artwork will also feature in a special issue of Heredity (https://www.nature.com/hdy/), celebrating Mendel’s birthday.