These entries were universally viewed by the judging panel as those that most encouraged the audience to want to learn more about the university. This fits well with the objectives of alumni news. All the judges wanted to commend the writers on this.
All the entries were well written. However, they remain behind the other award winners in terms of the tenets of effective news writing. The articles could be a little long as could the sentence structures.
The article on making pharmaceuticals from venom stood out as an effective piece of news writing.
Overall, this entry was strong and delivers well on audience engagement.
