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The Alexander Prize was established in 2001 in honour of Sir Norman Alexander, a physicist awarded a knighthood for his work in establishing the universities of most newly independent Commonwealth countries. The prize is awarded based of the following criteria: "A woman teacher of science, technology or mathematics, who has made a significant contribution to encouraging the scientific, technological or mathematics education of girls or women in situations of scarce resources."

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