Transcripts Prizes2011

							Transcripts 2011/12

SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, BURSARIES AND PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS - ACADEMIC PRIZES (UNDERGRADUATE)

DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY –
AN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE, to the value of £50, is awarded by the
Board of Examiners for Durham and Queen’s Anthropology programmes to the
student who has achieved the highest mark in each year in each of the following
degrees: BSc Anthropology, BA Anthropology and BSc Health and Human Sciences.
DAVID BROOKS MEMORIAL PRIZE to the value of £100, awarded by an
independent panel of judges for the most original third year dissertation in social
anthropology.
THE DIANE WATTS MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £150, awarded by the
Board of Examiners for Anthropology programmes at Queen’s Campus to a student
whose performance in the face of adversity represents a significant personal
achievement.

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY– No eligible prizes

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
BP CHEMICALS PRIZE FOR MASTERSHIP OF CHEMISTRY, This prize, first
awarded in 1999 and currently worth £400, will be awarded annually, at the
discretion of the Board of Examiners in Chemistry, to a graduand for the degree of
Master of Chemistry.
BP CHEMICAL PRIZE IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, This award, inaugurated in 1994
and currently worth £200, is made at the discretion of the two Board of Examiners in
Chemistry, to an undergraduate who displays, in level-2 examinations, outstandingly
good knowledge.
BP CHEMICALS POSTER PRIZES are awarded by the Board of Examiners in
Chemistry. First prize is worth £200, second prize is £150 and third prize is £100.
FOUR CHEMISTRY MERIT PRIZES, to the value of £200, will be awarded annually
by the Board of Examiners in Chemistry to two second year students following any
Chemistry degree programme (BSc or MChem) and to two third year students
following the MChem programme, on the basis of a significant improvement in their
end-of-year aggregate, normally from a score of 50% or more in the previous year.
THE HARRISON SHEARER BOOK PRIZE, inaugurated in 1980 and currently worth
£100, is awarded annually in memory of Dr Harrison Massey McDougall Shearer
(1923-1979), who died in post after serving in this department as lecturer (from
1959), then senior lecturer (from 1967), in chemical crystallography. The
fund supporting the prize was raised by public subscription. The prize is awarded, at
the discretion of the Board of Examiners in Chemistry, to a graduand for the degree
of Bachelor of Science with Honours in Chemistry. The prize winner is named on the
official pass-list and the prize will be presented at the reception for chemistry
graduands on congregation day.
THE INDUSTRIALLY FUNDED PRIZE FOR ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, inaugurated in
1989 and currently worth £200, is made at the discretion of the Board of Examiners
in Chemistry to the undergraduate with the most meritorious performance in level
two organic chemistry (written examination and laboratory work). The Board will
announce the prize winner before June registration for level three tuition. During the
present quinquennium, which began in 2003, this award is being funded by Pfizer
Limited.
THE THOMAS WADDINGTON PRIZE, to the value of £200 and established to
commemorate Thomas Cudworth Waddington (1930-1981), Professor of the
University in Inorganic Chemistry, will be awarded annually by the Board of
Examiners in Chemistry to an undergraduate displaying, in level two assessments
of inorganic chemistry, outstandingly good knowledge, understanding and laboratory
skills.
ALUMNI PRIZE FOR MCHEM PROJECT THESIS, to the value of £200 and
inaugurated in 2009, this prize recognises outstanding writing in an MChem project
thesis.
PRIZES FOR LEVEL 3 MChem STUDENTS for the first and second most
meritorious performances in level three examinations for the degree of Master of
Chemistry (written examination and laboratory work).

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS AND ANCIENT HISTORY
THE FORSTER PRIZE, to the value of £150, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Classics for proficiency in language
work.
THE HOW PRIZE, of books to the value of £70, will be awarded on the results of the
Final Examination for the degree of BA (Hons).
THE MALTBY PRIZE, to the value of £500, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Classics for a final year dissertation in
Classics by a candidate for Single or Joint Honours or Combined Studies.
MALTBY PRIZES, to the value of £50, will be awarded from the Maltby Prize Fund
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Classics for outstanding
performances by students in their first or second year.

DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SCIENCES
THE CHEVRON UK PRIZE, to the value of £75, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Earth Sciences to the undergraduate
who has submitted the best dissertation for the degree of BSc in the field of
Geophysics.
THE EARTH SCIENCES ESSAY PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded
annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Earth Sciences to the
third year student completing the best Earth Sciences Essay.
JOHN W MOST FIELDWORK AWARDS, to the value of up to £50 each, may be
made annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Earth Sciences
for the best Earth Sciences fieldwork reports produced by any students on the BSc
or MSci programmes.

ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
THE ADAM SMITH PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Economics, Finance and Business to the final year student
with the best overall performance in Economics.
THE DELOITTE AND TOUCHE SECOND YEAR PRIZE, to the value of £75 will be
awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Economics, Finance and Business
for the best overall performance in Economic Principles I: Macroeconomics and
Economic Principles II: Microeconomics
THE ERNST AND YOUNG ACCOUNTANCY PRIZE, to the value of £200, will be
awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Economics, Finance and Business
for the best performance in Corporate Finance.
THE SHELL INTERNATIONAL FIRST YEAR PRIZES IN ECONOMICS, to the value
of £100, will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Economics, Finance
and Business on the basis of performance in the first year of undergraduate study
with special reference to the project in Economic Methods.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
NEVILLE’S CROSS AWARD, is awarded by the Board of Examiners to the most
promising graduate academically and as a teacher entering their profession.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH STUDIES
THE J R WATSON AWARD, to the value of £50, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners to the English student with the best
overall performance in Part I Examinations.
THE JUBILEE PRIZE, to the value of £50, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in English Studies for the best final year
dissertation submitted by a candidate for Honours in English Studies.
ROBIN DIX MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £50, will be awarded annually in
memory of Dr Robin Dix, Lecturer in English Studies, on the recommendation of the
Board of Examiners in English for the best essay on Restoration and Eighteenth-
Century Literature or Renaissance Literature.
THE T W CRAIK AWARD, to the value of £50, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners to the English student with the best
overall performance in Final Honours Examinations.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY –
THE W. B. FISHER PRIZE to the value of £150, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Chair of the Board of Studies in Geography to the top
student based on the results of the Final Honours examination in Geography.
THE WILLIMOTT PRIZE, to the value of £100 will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Chair of the Board of Studies in Geography in conjunction
with a member of staff primarily concerned with the teaching of soil science to the
student offering the best specialist field study of soil and/or agriculture during the
year.
THE W. A. MOYES PRIZE to the value of £35, will be awarded annually on the
nomination of the Chair of the Board of Studies in Geography for proficiency in
fieldwork during the second or third year.
THE GEOGRAPHY FIELDWORK PRIZE is awarded to the first or second year
student who undertook the best fieldwork.
THE ROBIN MILLS AWARD. Presented to the student who achieved the second
highest first class degree. Students are presented with the Robin Mills trophy and a
cheque for £50.
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
THE GIBSON PRIZE IN HISTORY, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually on
the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in History for the best dissertation on
Local History submitted by a candidate for Single or Joint Honours or Combined
Studies.
THE THOMPSON HISTORY PRIZE, to the value of £200, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in History for the best
performance in the Final Examination for the degree of BA with Honours in History.

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
THE PERCY HEAWOOD PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Mathematical Sciences to a student
graduating with a MMath Master of Mathematics whose performance is outstanding
in the final year.
THE LYNDON WOODWARD MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in
Mathematical Sciences to a student graduating with BSc Honours in Mathematics.
ONE OR MORE MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES SPECIAL PRIZES, to the value of
£50 each, may be awarded on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in
Mathematical Sciences to students graduating with First Class Honours in
Mathematics.
THE PETER ROWE MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £75, will be awarded
annually on the recommendation of the Chair of the Board of Examiners in
Mathematics to a candidate for Final Honours in Natural Sciences or Combined
Honours in Arts who is taking options in Mathematics.
THE EDWARD COLLINGWOOD MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £120, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in
Mathematical Sciences to a student graduating with BSc or MMath in Mathematical
Sciences who intends to embark in the following year on a full-time course leading to
a research degree in this or any other University.
THE ALBERT GREEN PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Mathematical Sciences to a student
graduating with a BSc in Natural Sciences whose performance in Mathematics is
outstanding in the final year.
TONY CORNER PRIZE, £200 to a final year student specialising in Pure Maths.


DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
THE MICHAEL JAMES SCHOLARSHIP, to the value of £175 and established in
1984 in memory of Michael James (1951-1981), a student in the Department of
Music, will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners
in Music following the results of the Preliminary Honours Examination in Music. The
Scholarship is to be used for the purchase of books and equipment, for further tuition
in music, for travel in the pursuit of musical studies or for some other purpose
approved by the Chair of the Board of Studies. Where two candidates are
considered to be of equal merit the Scholarship may be divided.
THE ROSALIND DICKINSON PRIZE, to the value of £50, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Music to an outstanding
candidate in the Final Honours Examination in Music.
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
THE GABBETT FINAL YEAR PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY, to the value of £100, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Philosophy
on the results of the Final Examination for Single or Joint Honours in Philosophy.
THE GABBETT FIRST YEAR PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY, to the value of £50, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Philosophy
for work in Philosophy offered as part of the Preliminary Honours Examination or
First Year Examination.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
GRAHAM RUSSELL PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Physics to a postgraduate student of applied physics on the
basis of outstanding overall performance. The prize will normally be awarded to
students for work in their year of supervised study.
KEITH NICHOLAS PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Physics to a postgraduate student of Physics on the basis of
outstanding overall performance. The prize will normally be awarded to students in
their final year of supervised study.
NORTH HOLLAND RESEARCH PRIZE, to the value of £100 of books published by
the North Holland Publishing Company, will be awarded annually by the Board of
Examiners in Physics to a postgraduate student at the end of the first year.
PHYSICS PhD THESIS PRIZE, to the value of £200, will be awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Physics for the best thesis submitted by a postgraduate
student studying for a doctoral degree in the Department of Physics. The award is
made based on the supervisor’s recommendation and the examiners reports on the
Ph.D. and viva, which must have been completed.
THE D A WRIGHT PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Physics for outstanding performance in the final year project
to a candidate for Final Honours in the MPhys degree in Physics, Theoretical
Physics or Physics and Astronomy.
J A CHALMERS PRIZE IN EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS to the value of £100, will be
awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics and is open to single
Honours Physics students who have specialised in Experimental Physics.
J A CHALMERS PRIZES IN PHYSICS to the value of £100, will be awarded
annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics and is open to all students who have
taken Physics in their final degree examination. More than one Prize may be
awarded if funds are available.
PHYSICS INTO SCHOOLS PRIZE to the value of £100, will be awarded annually by
the Board of Examiners in Physics and is awarded to a student who has shown
outstanding performance in the Physics into Schools module.
PHYSICS LEVEL THREE POSTER PRIZE to the value of £100, will be awarded
annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics to the winner of the Level Three
poster competition taking Key Skills A or Key Skills B.
PHYSICS LEVEL THREE POSTER PRIZES (Runners Up) to the value of £50, will
be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics to two runners up in the
Level Three poster competition taking Key Skills A.
ANDY BRINKMAN PRIZE to the value of £50, will be awarded annually by the Board
of Examiners in Physics to the team of students who have shown outstanding
performance, with reference to leadership, teamwork and experimental excellence,
in the Team Project module.
PHYSICS PRIZE FOR GRAPHICAL EXCELLENCE (LEVEL 1) to the value of £100,
will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics for the optimal
presentation of quantitative data to best illustrate a particular physical phenomenon.
Optimal presentation should include appropriate choice of data, theory, axis scaling
and labelling, and aesthetic value, and may include innovative plotting ideas and
originality.
PHYSICS PRIZE FOR GRAPHICAL EXCELLENCE (LEVEL 2) to the value of £100,
will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics for the optimal
presentation of quantitative data to best illustrate a particular physical phenomenon.
Optimal presentation should include appropriate choice of data, theory, axis scaling
and labelling, and aesthetic value, and may include innovative plotting ideas and
originality.
PHYSICS PRIZE FOR GRAPHICAL EXCELLENCE (LEVEL 3) to the value of £100,
will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics for the optimal
presentation of quantitative data to best illustrate a particular physical phenomenon.
Optimal presentation should include appropriate choice of data, theory, axis scaling
and labelling, and aesthetic value, and may include innovative plotting ideas and
originality.
PETER JACKSON TRACERCO PRIZE to the value of £100, will be awarded
annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics to the student who has demonstrated
the best practical application of physics during his/her final year project, or to the
student who has performed best in their laboratory sessions.
DURHAM PHYSICS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT of non-
monetary value, will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners in Physics for
outstanding performance, awarded to Level 2, 3 and 4 students on Physics
Department degree programmes who achieve an overall weighted mean mark of
80% or greater and to Level 1 students on any degree programme who achieve a
mark of 80% or greater in the module Foundations of Physics 1.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
THE GABBETT FINAL YEAR PRIZE IN PSYCHOLOGY, to the value of £100, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Psychology
on the results of the Final Examination for Single or Joint Honours in Psychology.
THE GABBETT FIRST YEAR PRIZE IN PSYCHOLOGY, to the value of £100, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Psychology
for work in Psychology offered as part of the Preliminary Honours Examination or
First Year Examination.
THE ROSEMARY STEVENSON MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £50, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Psychology Board of Examiners.
ACADEMIC ACHEIEVEMENT AWARD (Year One), to the value of £50, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Psychology (Applied) Board of
Examiners.
ACADEMIC ACHEIEVEMENT AWARD (Year Two) to the value of £50, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Applied Psychology Board of
Examiners.
ACADEMIC ACHEIEVEMENT AWARD (Year Three) to the value of £50, will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Applied Psychology Board of
Examiners.
DAVID KLEINMAN DISSERTATION PRIZE to the value of £50, will be awarded
annually on the recommendation of the Applied Psychology Board of Examiners.
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGY SOCIETY UNDERGRADUATE AWARD will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Applied
Psychology / Psychology. The award, which comprises a book and a year's free
Graduate Membership of the BPS, goes to the student who has received the highest
overall mark upon graduation.

DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY AND RELIGION
THE JEAN COWLING PRIZE IN THEOLOGY, to the value of £140, will be awarded
annually to a first-year student of St Mary's College who, in the opinion of the Board
of Examiners in Theology, performs particularly well in the Preliminary Honours
Examinations.
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FOUNDATION CENTRE
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE to the student with the highest overall mark of
the year.

DURHAM LAW SCHOOL
THE CAVENDISH PUBLISHING PRIZE, to the value of £75, will be awarded
annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Law to the student
achieving the best marks in his or her second year examinations.
THREE VERULAM BUILDINGS / COMMERCIAL LAW PRIZE, to the value of £250,
will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Law
to the student achieving the best mark in the Commercial Law module.
SEVERAL MINI-PUPILLAGES will be awarded annually, on the recommendation of
the Board of Examiners, as prizes for the best results in the examination for the
undergraduate law module ‘Introduction to Comparative and International Criminal
Law'.
THE HERBERT SMITH LAW PRIZE, to the value of £250, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners by law firm Herbert Smith LLP to
the first year law student with the best overall performance.
THE LADY HALE PRIZE will be awarded annually by the Board of Examiners , on
the recommendation of the Co-Convenors of Gender and Law at Durham (GLAD)
and Lady Brenda Hale, to the best undergraduate performance in ‘law & gender'.
The performances of students studying the modules Law, Gender & Society and
Gender and Crime & Punishment will be considered, as well as students undertaking
an LLB dissertation on a ‘law & gender' topic.
THE HOGAN LOVELLS' PRIZES. Two prizes, to the value of £500, are awarded to
the top mark in the 1H module 'Contract Law', and the other for the top mark in the
1H module 'Tort Law'.
SWEET AND MAXWELL LAW PRIZE will be presented to the student with the best
final year performance as recommended by the Board of Examiners. The student will
receive a gift of books published by Sweet and Maxwell to the value of £150. This
prize can be awarded to one student or split between two.
THE SIDLEY AUSTIN EQUITY PRIZE is awarded annually to the best
undergraduate performance in ‘Trusts & Equity’. The prize was administered for the
first time in 2009, and will run for five years (until 2013), having been generously
endowed by Sidley Austin with £2,000.
THE OUP LAW PRIZE IN CRIMINAL LAW is awarded for the best performing
student in criminal law. Performance will be assessed through exam performance.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
THE FULLER PRIZE, to the value of £25 in book tokens and established in 2000 by
Professor Steve Fuller, will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the
Board of Examiners in Applied Social Sciences to the graduand who has
demonstrated the best overall performance during their second and third years. The
award will be given to the student who has achieved the highest (mean) average
mark in their Final Honours examinations.
THE PHILIP ABRAMS PRIZE, of book tokens to the value of approximately £15, will
be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Applied
Social Sciences to the student who has submitted the best dissertation examined by
the Board for the Final Honours Examinations.

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
THE BOULTER PRIZE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, to the
value of £100, will normally be awarded annually on the recommendation of the
members of the Board of Examiners in Biological Sciences who teach Molecular
Biology and Biochemistry to the candidate reading for a degree in Molecular Biology
and Biochemistry or in Biological Sciences who performs most meritoriously, at or
near first class standard, in either the second year or Finals examinations. In the
event that there are two or more candidates of apparently equal worth preference will
be given to a final year candidate.
THE FRANCES LEE-JONES SCHOLARSHIP, to the value of £300, will be awarded
annually to a student of St Mary's College who in the opinion of the Board of
Examiners in Biological Sciences performs best in the first year Biology
examinations and who then goes on to read for Honours in a degree subject offered
by the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.
SMG UNDERGRADUATE MICROBIOLOGY PRIZE, This is an award to encourage
excellence in the study of microbiology at the undergraduate level. It is awarded to
the level 2 student that the Board of Examiners in Biomedical Sciences and the
Society for General Microbiology (SMG) jointly agree has best demonstrated
excellence in their studies of microbiology that year. The value of the award is
determined by the SMG, but currently consists of £100 and membership of the
Society.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
THE MARY CHAMOT PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE
HISTORY OF ART is offered in memory of the distinguished art historian Mary
Chamot and recognises outstanding achievement in Art Historical research. The
prize of £100 is made on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners and is
awarded to a graduating student who has submitted a dissertation in the History of
Art, which demonstrates critical verve in the handling of the material, an innovative
approach to the subject and has the potential for publication, hence demonstrating
their outstanding abilities in research, understanding of the subject, critical
interpretation and presentation skills.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING SCIENCES
THE BEng/BSc PROJECT PRIZE to the value of £100, will be awarded annually on
the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to the final year
student who completes an outstanding project.
THE DAVID HIND MEMORIAL PRIZE to the value of £100, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to the second year
student showing the greatest improvement in Mathematics between the first and
second years.
THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS STUDENT PRIZE, to the value of £250,
will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in
Engineering to the final year undergraduate who is adjudged the best in performance
over the final and penultimate years of a degree course accredited by the ICE.
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY NORTHUMBRIA
BRANCH POWER STUDENT PRIZE, to the value of £100, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to a final or
penultimate year student who chooses power options in his degree course.
THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PROJECT AWARD will be
awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering
to a student in the final year who is an Affiliate member of the IMechE on an IMechE
accredited course who completes an outstanding project in Mechanical Engineering.
THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BEST PROJECT
CERTIFICATE will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of
Examiners in Engineering to a student in the final year of an IMechE accredited
course who completes an outstanding project in mechanical engineering.
THE POWER ENGINEERING PRIZE, to the value of £250 and endowed by the
CEGB and Professor W. Fairney, will be awarded annually on the recommendation
of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to a final-year student showing outstanding
excellence in power options.
THE RUSSELL HOYLE PRIZE, to the value of £250, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to the final year
undergraduate(s) in Engineering whose performance is the best of that year.
THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS FREDERIC BARNES
WALDRON PRIZE, will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of
Examiners in Engineering by the North Eastern branch of the Institution of
Mechanical Engineers to the best student on an IMechE accredited degree course
who is an Affiliate member of the IMechE
THE INSTITUTION OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS NORTHERN COUNTIES
BRANCH DESIGN PRIZE, to the value of £150, will be awarded annually on the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Engineering to the student who
achieves the highest mark in the final year Structural Design examination.
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY STUDENT PRIZE to a
final year student having shown distinction on a course leading to the award of an
IET accredited first degree.
FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY PRIZE FOR INNOVATION IN DESIGN AND
ANALYSIS, to the value of £250, is awarded to an undergraduate student who has
shown excellence in a final year research and development project.
INSTITUTION OF ENGINERING & TECHNOLOGY MANUFACTURING PRIZE
awards two years' free membership and certificate and is awarded to a final year
student having shown distinction on a course leading to the award of an IET
accredited manufacturing first degree course.
INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS BEST STUDENT CERTIFICATE, is
awarded to the “Best Student” in any year on an IMechE accredited course.
GEOLOGY ESSAY PRIZE, to the value of £100, is awarded to the students
completing the best third year Geology Essay.
ARUP DESIGN PRIZE, to the value of £200, is awarded to the student completing
the best third year Civil Design project.
ARM prize for Real Time Computing, to the value of £200, is awarded to the student
completing the best third year Real Time Computing exercise.
WATERSTONS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRIZE, to the value of £100, in
recognition of student outstanding performance in a level 3 Project Management
Module.
CERTIFICATE OF EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, up to the value of £100,
awarded to a student in recognition of being the top performing Computer Science
Student.


SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH – No eligible prizes

SCHOOL OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
THE YELENA CLARKSON MEMORIAL PRIZE, to the value of £60, will be awarded
annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Russian. The prize is
intended to allow two students to go to the opera or the ballet during their year
abroad in Russia.
THE CERVANTES PRIZE, to the value of £20 in Book Tokens and a certificate, will
be awarded to the best graduate in Spanish.
THE FRENCH PRIZE, to the value of £25, will be awarded annually to the best
language student in French.
THE SPANISH PRIZE, to the value of £25, will be awarded annually to the best
language student in Spanish.
THE WILSON RENAISSANCE PRIZE, to the value of £30, will be awarded annually
on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners to a candidate for Honours in
Modern Languages who produces outstanding work in the field of French
Renaissance studies in either the second or final year examinations.
THE MODERN LANGUAGES TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP, to the value of £250,
will be awarded annually on the recommendation of the Board of Examiners to the
top six second year Honours in Modern Languages candidates to be used to assist
with expenses relating to their year abroad.

ACADEMIC PRIZES (POSTGRADUATE)

SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
THE MARY CARPENTER PRIZE, to the value of £150, is awarded annually by the
Board of Examiners in Social Work for the best empirical dissertation by a student on
the Master of Social Work programme.