Judith Bailey, a Philosophy PhD student, won first prize (£150) for her poster abstract at the Sixth Annual Research Students' Conference on 13 June 2012. The poster was also 'Highly Commended' by the judges.

Judith's doctoral thesis explores the function of Plato's geometrical examples within his philosophy as a whole. The title is 'Shaping Plato: Interpreting Plato's Philosophy Through His Geometry'.

In reflecting on the ideas behind her design, Judith said: "My favourite area of philosophy is ancient philosophy, especially Plato, and so the obvious choice for my PhD was to research Plato's use of mathematics, a somewhat neglected area of study. Most entries come from science or social science areas, and I wanted to show that the arts can also be represented and conform to the given rules."

Judith was both surprised and delighted with her prize, some of which she has used to purchase a copy of the Complete Works of Plato.

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