Three women have been named Britain's "brightest young scientists", each receiving £100,000 – the country's largest unrestricted prize for science.
On Tuesday night, Maxie Roessler, Thi Hoang Duong (Kelly) Nguyen, and Paola Pinilla were named the laureates of the 2026 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists at a ceremony recognising their advances and innovations in fields including DNA replication, energy transfer in electrons, and planet formation.
