Senate

Subject: Establishment, Amendments and Discontinuation of Prizes

Origin: Unconfirmed Minutes of the Meeting of the Prizes Committee held on 10^th November 2005

1. Establishment of New Prizes

On the recommendation of the Chair of the Prizes Committee, Senate is asked to approve the establishment of the following prizes and make a recommendation to Council.

1.1 Department of Computer Science

Professor Ondrej Sykora Remembrance Prize to the value of £1000, and a trophy, may be awarded to the best paper accepted for publication by a PhD student during their first or second year. Eligible students are those who complete their second year prior to 11th May of the award year. A committee from the department will select the successful paper. An award will not be made if no acceptable papers are submitted.

1.2 Department of Information Science

Final Year Departmental Prize to the value of £100 may be awarded to the undergraduate student with the best performance in the final year of the Publishing with English programme.

1.3 Department of Social Science

The British Psychological Society Prize consisting of a certificate presented by the British Psychology Society, a free one-year graduate membership of the society, a copy of the book which was the most recent winner of the British Psychological Society Book Award and a commemorative bookplate, to be awarded annually to the undergraduate student, on the BSc Psychology programme, graduating with the highest overall grade

2 Amendments to Existing Prizes

On the recommendation of the Chair of the Prizes Committee, Senate is asked to approve the amendments to the following existing prizes and make a recommendation to Council.

2.1 Department of Design & Technology

A change in title of the Loughborough University Innovations Prize to the Department of Design and Technology Prize for Innovation

2.2 University

a) Change in criteria to the Loughborough University Postgraduate Prize:

From: A prize to the value of £400 may be awarded annually to a student registered on an MSc or MA programme and of outstanding all round achievement in the University, including academic achievement.

To: A prize to the value of £400 may be awarded annually to a student, registered on an MSc or MA programme, for outstanding all round achievement

b) Change in criteria to the Loughborough University Postgraduate Progression Prize

From: A prize to the value of £400 may be awarded annually to a student registered on an MSc or MA programme who has been accepted for registration as a Loughborough University PhD student, and of outstanding all round achievement in the University, including academic achievement. The award will be payable upon registration for a Loughborough University PhD programme.

To: A prize to the value of £400 may be awarded annually to a student registered on an MSc or MA programme who has been accepted for registration as a Loughborough University PhD student for outstanding all round achievement. The award will be payable upon registration for a Loughborough University PhD programme.

3 Discontinuation of Prizes

On the recommendation of the Chair of the Prizes Committee, Senate is asked to approve the discontinuation of the following prize and make a recommendation to Council.

3.1 Department of Economics

a) MSc Prize for Best Overall Banking and Finance Student

b) MSc Banking and Finance Prize

c) MSc Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance Prize

3.2 Department of Information Science

a) Dresdner Kleinwort Wassrstein Prize

b) J D White Memorial Prize (MSc Prize)

c) Janine Mascia Prize

d) RoweCom Prize

3.3 Department of Social Science

Carlton Television Prize

3.4 University

University Traveling Exhibition Prizes