Many congratulations to MRC CBU’s PhD student Annalise Whines, who won the runner-up prize at the MRC Max Perutz Science Communication Awards in the video category. Annalise’s video was titled ‘Does motivation change across the menstrual cycle?’

Annalise said: “I’m thrilled to have been awarded the runner-up prize and to be able to publicly share my research on how the menstrual cycle affects mental health – an important topic that remains too often overlooked.”

The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday 18 November 2025.

The full list of shortlisted articles have now been published and can be read/watched here. Annalise’s’ video is linked on page13: https://www.ukri.org/publications/mrc-max-perutz-science-writing-award-2025/