Click here to read the report on the 2021 competition.

Winning entries (click to open slideshow)

Photos – Judging the 2021 competition: Fungi and climate change.

The 2021 MiSAC annual school competition was sponsored by the British Mycological Society.

Key Stage 3, Secondary 1/2

First Prize: Lara Thompson, Olivia Forrest, Lauren Holmes-Cook, Mayukha Bhatt – Colchester County High School for Girls, Essex

Second Prize (Joint): Susanna Conroy – The Wallace High School, Lisburn, Co Antrim, and Halemma Khan – Bishopbriggs Academy, Glasgow

Commended for Design:
Aarthika Rajesh, Minha Fathima, Methlini Gunasera, McKayla Hammond – Colchester County High School for Girls, Essex
Shifa Shahid – St. Francis' College, Letchworth Garden City
Will LeBrocq – The Grange School, Northwich
Sabine Singh – Leicester High School for Girls

Key Stage 4, Secondary 3/4

First Prize: Abdullah Kassim – Herschel Grammar School, Slough, Berkshire

Second Prize: Charlotte Liu – Lymm High School, Cheshire

Third Prize: Inhoo Chun – St Bede's Inter-Church School, Cambridge

Commended for Science and Design:
Jennifer Harrison – Pocklington School, York

Commended for Art and Design:
Olivia Wright – Newstead Wood School, Orpington