EPSRC competition challenges students to design a graphic for the HECToR supercomputer

A new competition has been launched by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which challenges students aged 11 - 16 to produce a design for the front of HECToR - the UK's largest, fastest and most powerful supercomputer - this design will then be turned, by professional designers, into a room-sized picture spanning the front panels of the HECToR supercomputer.

The third phase of HECToR will be unveiled in Summer 2011, and the winner of the competition will be invited to attend the launch ceremony in Edinburgh in 2012 (with a contribution towards travel costs offered) and will also receive a wall plaque for their school / science club / STEM club to mark their contribution to the understanding of science in the UK. The runner up will receive £50 of Amazon vouchers, and there will also be a prize of £30 of Amazon vouchers for third place.

The prizes will be awarded to the designs that best demonstrate:

The winning designs will be chosen by a panel of judges from the Research Councils and the University of Edinburgh.

Competition Rules

Please see the flyer below for further information.