The theme for this competition is “The Future of Education: 2045”. You may interpret that in any way you wish and should use your own title.

Climate change, environmental deterioration, population growth, geopolitical upheavals, artificial intelligence… The world in 2045 will likely be a dramatically different place in 20 years’ time. All of these phenomena could change the way we see ourselves and our place in society.

In the face of these possible futures, what could this mean for education and for FoNS? What do we teach and how do we teach it? What is it like being a student or a lecturer here?

We invite you to join FoNS in the year 2045. What will you be doing? How will you be learning or teaching? We do not just want to hear about futuristic technologies or subject matter, nor do we want a purely dystopian vision.

Instead, we invite you to write about what life is really like using those technologies or learning about relevant subjects in the context of a challenging world. Build us a world where we can look around and see the fabric of our faculty and university in all its detail.

• All alumni, staff and students in FoNS are eligible to apply. Participants are limited to one entry each.
• Participants should be unpublished, not including academic work.
• Stories should be no more than 1500 words, and should include a short 100-word description of your inspiration.
• All entries should be written in English.
• Entries will be judged anonymously. Stories must not contain any identifying details.
• You own the copyright to your writing and give us permission to publish your story internally and use ideas for strategy development. The Faculty will attribute all works and ideas.
• The deadline for the competition is 23.59 on 10 November 2023.

• The deadline for submission is 23.59 on 10 November 2023.
• Please use a clear font and submit your entry in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format.
• All submissions must submitted via the online form above.
• Shortlisted entries will be asked for an additional short biography after the judging process.
• Only entries written by human are eligible to enter. Please do not submit any stories written using generative artificial intelligence, such as with ChatGPT.

The competition judging panel will be confirmed soon.

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Data we collect

In order to review competition entries we collect and store the following personal information from you:

• Your full name
• Email address: We collect your email address to communicate with you regarding the competition, including updates, results, and any related information
• Departmental affiliation: If applicable, we may request your departmental affiliation to better understand our entrants' backgrounds.

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We process your personal data on the basis of your consent, which you provide by voluntarily entering the competition and providing us with your personal information. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at fonsnews@ic.ac.uk.

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We will only use your personal information for the following purposes:

• Processing your competition entries and assessing your eligibility.
• Communicating with you regarding the competition, including updates, results, and any related information.
• Notifying competition winners and distributing prizes.
• Publishing short stories in a magazine under a licensing agreement with the author (copyright holder).

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