Prizes, Medals and Awards
A medal is normally awarded to the best student in each Sub-Honours module. It may be shared if appropriate.
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 |
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