Throughout 2022, the College has been celebrating its 60^th anniversary. As part of these celebrations we invited adults and children from across the world to take part in our Art of Pathology Competition and interpret this year’s theme, ‘Pathology: past, present and future. We received over 100 brilliant submissions – the highest number to date – and it was great to see a range of media used for the artwork, including digital art, paintings, embroidery and even edible cookies! 

Thanks to the generous sponsorship by Sonic Healthcare UK, winners from the three age categories received up to £1000 (the under 11 winner received £500 for themselves and £500 for their school). Two runners up from each category also received up to £500 each.

We are extremely grateful to our judges, Vice President for Communications, Prof. Sarah Coupland, Clinical Director of Publishing and Engagement, Dr Shubha Allard, and science-based artist, Dr Lizzie Burns. Thanks also to everybody who entered the competition. The standard was incredibly high and the judges had the tough job of selecting just a handful of winners from all the wonderful entries. 

The winners from each of the age categories are shown below. Visit the Art of Pathology Competition webpage to see all the runners up and commended entries too, as well as all the winners from 2019-2021. 

Well done to each talented winner of the Art of Pathology Competition. Your creative interpretations of pathology are inspiring and you should be incredibly proud of yourselves! Sonic Healthcare UK are proud to sponsor the prizes for this competition and promote pathology in the UK.

OVER 18 CATEGORY WINNER: 'PATHOLOGY THROUGH THE TIMES' BY DR RITTIKA BISWAS (INDIA)

The Past of Pathology - the first microscope, the frog, glass slides and agar plates, blood grouping and organ donation, DNA and karotyping - can be seen evolving into the technology-driven digital Future with virtual workflows, molecular biology, AI and deep machine learning. And in the Present, connecting them all, the pathologist remains.

11-17 CATEGORY WINNER: 'A CONTINUOUS PATH TOWARDS LIGHT' BY SETHAJENI SANTHIRAPILLAI (UK)

A flash of time. I was inspired by the history of pathology in 50 objects, which laid the foundation for us today, allowing us to overcome COVID. Past this point awaits a new path of light through technology leading to new discoveries and accessibility to further knowledge around the world.

UNDER 11S CATEGORY WINNER: 'WOMEN IN PATHOLOGY' BY LAVANYA RAWAL (INDIA)

My work shows the adaptability and progress of women pathologists from classical pathology to digital pathology techniques. It changes diagnosis with microscopes and glass slides to virtual microscopy on the computer. With multiple tools using artificial intelligence and machine learning it support women pathologists in their future work.