MPS Beard of the Year: The Contenders!

Nominations for the Inaugural Beard of the Year Poll at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the University of Sussex closed on Friday 29th November. We now move to the final phase of the competition, with a public vote. I’m afraid I had to rule out some of the nominees because no photographic evidence was supplied. I also have a sneaking suspicion that some of those who made the short list may not be entirely authentic. Please make your own mind up when casting your vote.

Before introducing the contestants, I’d like to say a big public thank you to our caterers, Chartwells, for producing this lovely cake for a  little “Movember” event we had in the School on Friday afternoon:

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The purpose of “Movember” is to raise awareness about testicular and prostate cancer, and mental health issues. We’ve gone a bit further and gone for a fully bearded version of the event, but in any case I hope that this bit of fun will at least remind blokes (who are notoriously bad at looking after themselves) to check our their bits every now and again. In any case always remember that facial hair is not just for Movember, but for life…

Anyway, to the contenders (in no particular order)

William Watson

Beard A: William Watson

Tomas Navickas

Beard B: Tomas Navickas

Beard C: Thomas Northam

Beard C: Thomas Northam

Beard D: Miss Lemonbeard

Beard D: Miss Lemonbeard

Beard E: Robert C Smith

Beard E: Robert C Smith

Beard F: Peter Beard(sle)y

Beard F: Peter Beard(sle)y

Beard G: Nathan Udy

Beard G: Nathan Udy

Beard H: Leonidas Christodoulou

Beard H: Leonidas Christodoulou

Beard I: Mateja Gosenca

Beard I: Mateja Gosenca

Beard J: Konstantin Blyuss

Beard J: Konstantin Blyuss

Beard L: Aurel Schneider

Beard L: Aurel Schneider

Beard M: Team Beard!

Beard M: Team Beard!

Beard N: Istvan Kiss

Beard N: Istvan Kiss

Beard O: Fabrizio Salvatore

Beard O: Fabrizio Salvatore

Beard P: Jan Schroder

Beard P: Jan Schroder

Beard Q: Leon Baruah

Beard Q: Leon Baruah

Now you have seen all the choices, please vote here:

The winner will be announced on Wednesday 11th December.

4 Responses to “MPS Beard of the Year: The Contenders!”

  1. Monica Grady's avatar
    Monica Grady Says:

    But where is the beard sported by Professor Coles?
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    • telescoper's avatar
      telescoper Says:

      I wasn’t nominated by anyone..

      But in any case I think it’s best I don’t participate in case there are accusations of a conflict of interest..

  2. Robert Smith has hardly changed! I voted for that beard, partly for the sake of nostalgia.

  3. susan webb's avatar
    susan webb Says:

    If Istvan Kiss had been my maths teacher when at school, I’d have been an ‘A’ student! MMMMmmmm.

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