In February 2023 the Phelan US Centre issued a call for entries from ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Master's students to write a 1000-word essay on climate change and the United States with the prompt: What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change? Students were encouraged to interpret this prompt from a variety of perspectives, and with an interdisciplinary focus.
Submitted essays were judged by a panel of Phelan US Centre staff and ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ academics.
The winning entry and runners up were published on the US Centre's .
In April 2023, the winning student presented their essay to members of the and other UK Members of Parliament (MPs) with an interest in climate change policy.
The 2023 essay competition winners and runners up were:
- - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Anthropology (winner)
- - Alia Yusuf - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ School of Public Policy (runner-up)
- - Jibran Raja - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ International Relations (runner-up)
More details about the 2023 essay competition.