
Shannon White has won a certificate in the International Catch a Star competition. She won her award for her project entered into the competition organised by the SEO-the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and EAAE-the European Association for Astronomy Education. The project involved work across two departments, as students made successful entries in science and in art. Shannon's project called Starry Skies was entered into the category of Catch a Star Researchers, where students had to research an astronomical topic of their own choice and discuss how large telescopes such as those of ESO Very Large Telescope, could be used to make observations to provide new insights into their chosen topic. Students from 30 different countries from all over the world took part - Argentina; Belgium; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Bulgaria; Chile; China; Colombia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany' Greece; Hungary; India; Israel; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Serbia; slovakia; Spain' Sweden; Turkey; United Kingdom.
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