Prizes, Medals and Awards
A medal is normally awarded to the best student in each Sub-Honours module. It may be shared if appropriate. For more information see the guide on University prizes, awards and medals.
The following prizes are awarded to undergraduate and postgraduate students in recognition of exceptional academic performance.
| Prize | Description | Eligibility | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| O’Reilly Prize | £100 book vouchers | CS1002 | Best student |
| Giles Oglesby-Wellings Prize | £30 | CS1003 | Best student |
| CS2001/CS2101 Christopher Strachey Prize | £80 | CS2 | Best overall student |
| Second Year KANA Prize | £200 sponsored by KANA Software | CS2 | Best overall student |
| John Honey Book Prize | £50 | CS3 | Best overall student |
| Bloomberg Junior Honours Team Project Prize | Book vouchers split between JH project team | CS3 | Best team |
| Adobe Prize | £750 sponsored by Adobe | CS4 | Best overall student |
See the guide on University prizes, awards and medals.
Students have won a number of external prizes, including:
- 2017 Gala Malbasic: Young Software Engineer of the Year 2017
- 2015 Aleksejs Sazonovs: Undergraduate Award for Computer Science
- 2015 Sam Elliott: Lockheed Martin Award for Software Engineering
- 2014 Simone Conte: Lockheed Martin Award for Software Engineering
- 2013 Alex Wallar, Charles Wu, Ilia Shumailov, Valentin Tunev: JP Morgan Code for Good
- 2013 Waqas Arshid, Gordon Coupar, Robert Dixon, Valentin Tunev, Alex Wallar: Hackin’ the City Hackathon, 3rd Place
- 2012 Aleksejs Sazonov, Anaestasia Bugaenko, Kernius Kuolys, Ole Sandbu: JP Morgan Code for Good, Runners Up
- 2011 Tom Grimes: Young Software Engineer of the Year, 3rd Place
- 2011 Adam Copp: Target Jobs IT Undergraduate of the Year
- 2010 Alistair Scott: Young Software Engineer of the Year, 2nd Place
- 2009 Craig Paul: Scotland IS Real Time Engineering Award
- 2007 Angus Macdonald: Young Software Engineer of the Year, 3rd Place
- 2001 Graeme Bell: Young Software Engineer of the Year, Winner