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Department of Psychology

Rosalind McAlpine, a student at Trinity School, Croydon, received her £300 1st place prize for winning the 2013 Department of Psychology AS-Level Essay Competition. She and Miss Sara Ward, the Head of Psychology at Trinity School, met with the judges Prof Claire Hughes and Dr Jason Rentfrow for lunch at Newnham College.

Over 100 entries were received for the competition, Rosalind's essay and those of the 2nd and 3rd place entrants are available below:

1st place essay by Rosalind McAlpine.

2nd place essay by Daphne Jong, from St Mary's School, Cambridge.

3rd place essay by Nick Rowark, from Wilmslow High School, Cheshire.