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Enter the U21 photo competition to win $400

Submit your photos in the Universitas 21 International Photography Competition for the chance to win a cash prize.

This year’s competition theme is ‘Working Worldwide’ within academia. U21's Secretary General, Jane Usherwood explains why they chose it:

Some of our founding principles as a network focus on working together to foster global citizenship and institutional innovation at all levels with the university - and beyond - so we wanted to see how this could be captured in a single photo.We frequently photos of international delegates sitting or standing in rows for the formal photograph, but rarely do people capture this collaboration at work. This is an opportunity to do just that.

The competition is open to all staff and students at any U21 university. U21 is a global network of leading research universities and the University of Edinburgh is one of just four members based in the UK.

How to enter

Entrants must send their photos with a brief commentary on how your image encapsulates the theme by 31 October 2014. Send your photo, commentary, name, university and email address, to the U21 Secretariat at u21@universitas21.com by Friday 31 October 2014.

Prizes

The prize money of 400 US dollars for first place and 200 US dollars for second place will be paid in pounds sterling - if someone in the UK is lucky enough to win!

T&Cs

Photos must be high resolution (at least 300dpi). Competition open to all staff, students and associates of Universitas 21 universities. By submitting your photo you agree to it being used by Universitas 21 for publicity purposes, even if not a winning entry. It is the photographer’s responsibility to ensure that people in the photos are willing for their image to be used. Photo credits will be given where possible. The judges’ decision is final.