Graduates and their families and academic staff from the School gathered in the sunshine to celebrate our students’ fantastic achievements.

It was particularly special to be able to finally hold an in-person event after our 2020 and 2021 students’ graduations were delayed due to Covid restrictions.

Graduates attended the informal reception and prize-giving event in the SPS gardens before taking part in a formal graduation ceremony in the Wills Memorial Building.

Our prize winners included:

2021 prize winners:

MSc Public Policy
Best Overall student (mark average) - Doug Cooley
Best Dissertation - Woonho Lee
Best International Student, Kobra Ahmadi Award - Katherine Troiano

MSc Policy Research
Best Dissertation - Lisa Waddell
Outstanding Dissertation - Emma Hall

MSc Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health
Impact Award - Aishat Abubakar
Impact Award - Rayne Roberts
Best Dissertation - Esther Curtin
Best International Student - Eduard Martinez-Solsona

MRes Health and Wellbeing
Best Dissertation - Sarah Blake

MSc Social Work
Best Dissertation - Flora Miles
Overall Achievement - William Kerridge
Overall Achievement - Helen Strefford

Some 2020 prizes were also awarded at the event:

MSc Nutrition, Physical Activity and Public Health
Impact Award - Lucy Bull
Best Dissertation - Theresa Lawless
Best International Student - Xiaoyu Wang (in absentia)

Congratulations to all our 2020 and 2021 graduates. We wish you all well in your future endeavours. Stay in touch!