Plus new writers award 2009

We are proud to present the winners of the Plus New Writers Award 2009. The winners were chosen by our three prominent judges for each of the three categories — schools, university and general public.

Read the winning entries now!

José-Manuel Rey unveils the curse of attractiveness
Lucinda Mathews visualises tricky surfaces
Sophie Butchart finds mysterious patterns in the solar system
Sonia Buckley travels through higher dimensions
Horatio Boedihardjo explains the credit crunch
Surein Aziz explores one of the most beautiful equations in mathematics
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