AS university students around the world cram for final exams, one deadline students will not want to miss is the Alltech Young Scientist competition, with registration and paper submission closing on December 31st, 2014.

“Last year there was unprecedented interest in the competition, with more than 8,500 registrants, representing the future generation of animal, human and plant health scientists,” said Dr Inge Russell, director of the Alltech Young Scientist. “The competition, now in its 10th year, attracts the brightest scientific thinkers from colleges and universities around the world, awarding students for their scientific discoveries.”