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2024 Horizon Prize for Education winner
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Guidance for nominators
Nominations will open on 1 April 2025.
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Education Prize Committee
- Chair - Niki Kaiser, Notre Dame High School
- Genevieve Adukpo, University of Cape Coast
- Amir Ali, London Nautical School
- Emma Bickerstaffe, Horizon Community College
- James Cairney, Cumbernauld Academy
- Alison Hill - University of Exeter
- Amie Langford, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Colin McGill, Edinburgh Napier University
- Stuart Naismith, Gartcosh Primary School
- Gita Sedghi, University of Liverpool
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