Senate

Subject: Establishment and Amendment of Prizes

Origin: Unconfirmed Minutes of the Meeting of the Prizes Committee held on 8 February 2006

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 Business School Taught Postgraduate Prizes
Four prizes, one per programme, each to the value of £250, may be awarded annually to the full-time postgraduate students achieving the best overall academic performance on MSc Marketing & Management, MSc Finance & Management, MSc International Management and MSc Management.

1.2 Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering First- and Second-Year Merit Pries

a) Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering First-Year Merit Prize
A prize to the value of £75, to be awarded to the first-year student with the best overall academic performance on a manufacturing engineering degree programme.

b) Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Second-Year Merit Prize
A prize to the value of £75, to be awarded to the second-year student with the best overall academic performance on the Sports Technology degree programme.

1.3 Department of Economics MA Semester Prizes

a) Department of Economics MA Semester 1 Prizes
Two prizes, one valued at £200 and one at £400, to be awarded to the students with the best overall performance in semester one of an MA programme in the Department of Economics. In order to be eligible for consideration for the £400 prize a student must have passed every module normally taught in semester one with an average mark of 70 per cent or more and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in three modules. In order to be eligible for consideration for the £200 prize a student must have passed every module normally taught in semester one with an average mark of 65 per cent or more and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in two modules. If more than two students reach the qualifying standard the prizes will be awarded to the two students who, in the view of the Department of Economics Prize Committee, have achieved the best overall academic performance.

b) Department of Economics MA Semester 2 Prizes
Two prizes, one valued at £200 and one at £400, to be awarded to the students with the best overall performance in semester two of an MA programme in the Department of Economics. In order to be eligible for consideration for the £400 prize a student must have passed every module normally taught in semester one with an average mark of 70 per cent or more and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in three modules. In order to be eligible for consideration for the £200 prize a student must have passed every module normally taught in semester two with an average mark of 65 per cent or more and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in two modules. If more than two students reach the qualifying standard the prizes will be awarded to the two students who, in the view of the Department of Economics Prize Committee, have achieved the best overall academic performance. Students who are awarded a prize or scholarship in Semester one may compete for any prize or scholarship awarded in Semester two.

1.4 Department of Mathematical Sciences Dstl Prizes

a) DSTL Undergraduate Mathematics Project Prize
A prize to the value of £100 to be awarded to the BSc or MMath Mathematics student with the highest mark in the final-year project.

b) DSTL Postgraduate Mathematics Project Prize
A prize to the value of £100 to be awarded to the taught postgraduate student within the Department of Mathematical Sciences with the highest mark for the Master’s project.

The prizes would be awarded in the 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2007/08 academic years.

2. Amendments to Existing Prizes

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

2.1 Department of Chemical Engineering

A change in criteria for the Jack Harris Prize:

From: A £50 book token to be awarded to the BEng student with the best overall performance in Part B.

To: A prize of £150 to be awarded to the BEng student with the highest overall mark in Part B.

2.2 Department of Economics

a) A change in criteria for the Department of Economics MSc Semester 1 Prize:

From: Six prizes varying in value from £250 to £500, to be awarded to the students with the best overall performance in Semester 1 of a MSc programme in the Department of Economics. In order to be eligible for the prize the student(s) must obtain an average of at least 65% across all four modules and at least two module marks of 70% or more. If no student reaches this standard the best six will be selected by the Department of Economics Prizes Committee, which will take the difficulty of modules into account. The value of the prize will depend upon the marks achieved. The minimum value of a prize is £250, students scoring an average module mark of 70% with at least three module marks of 70% or greater will be awarded a prize of £500.

To: Six prizes, valued at £250 and £500, to be awarded to the students with the best overall performance in Semester one of an MSc programme in the Department of Economics. In order to be eligible for consideration for a £500 prize a student must have passed four taught modules in Semester one with an average mark of at least 70 per cent and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in three modules. In order to be eligible for consideration for a £250 prize a student must have passed four taught modules in Semester one with an average of at least 65 per cent and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in two modules. If more than six students reach the qualifying standard the prizes will be awarded to the six students who, in the view of the Department of Economics Prize Committee, have achieved the best overall academic performance.

b) A change in criteria for the Department of Economics MSc Semester 1 Prize:

To: Six prizes, valued at £250 and £500, to be awarded to the students with the best overall performance in Semester one of an MSc programme in the Department of Economics. In order to be eligible for consideration for a £500 prize a student must have passed four taught modules in Semester two with an average mark of at least 70 per cent and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in three modules. In order to be eligible for consideration for a £250 prize a student must have passed four taught modules in Semester two with an average of at least 65 per cent and attained marks of at least 70 per cent in two modules. If more than six students reach the qualifying standard the prizes will be awarded to the six students who, in the view of the Department of Economics Prize Committee, have achieved the best overall academic performance. Students who are awarded a prize or scholarship in Semester one may compete for any prize or scholarship awarded in Semester two.

2.3 John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship

A change in criteria for the John Guest Philips Memorial Travelling Scholarship:

From: Two annual travelling scholarships, to the value of £500 each, may be awarded to registered full-time postgraduate research students. One of the Scholarships can not be used for funding attendance at conferences. The purpose of the scholarships are to ensure that promising research students are given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of their subject, either within this country or overseas.

To: Two annual travelling scholarships to the value of £500 each, or one annual travelling scholarship to the value of £1,000, may be awarded to registered full-time postgraduate research students. If two scholarships are awarded, one of the scholarships must not be used for funding attendance at conferences. The purpose of the scholarships is to ensure that promising research students are given the opportunity to extend their knowledge of their subject, either within this country or overseas