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Prizes in our School

Four prizes, in memory of a former Professor, are awarded to the first year undergraduate students. These prizes are awarded on the recommendation of the First Year Examinations Committee to the four first year students with the best overall year mark. Each prize is worth £250.

Four prizes, in memory of a former Professor, are awarded to the second year undergraduate students. These prizes are awarded on the recommendation of the Second Year Examinations Committee to the four second year students with the best overall year mark. Each prize is worth £250.

In memory of a former student, is awarded for outstanding performance on the BSc Computer Science / Digital Solutions degree. It is open to both second and final year students. The prize of £100 will be awarded to the second or final year BSc Computer Science / Digital Solutions student with the best overall year mark.

The Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Prize is awarded to the final year student who achieves the highest degree mark and is worth £250.

The IET Prize is awarded annually by the IET to outstanding students who are undergoing or have just completed a course of study which has been accredited by the IET. (Eligible courses include BSc Computer Games, BEng Computer Networks, BSc Computer Science, BEng Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Computers with Electronics, and BEng Electronic Engineering). The prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest degree mark. The Prize consists of a Certificate and two years free membership of the IET effective immediately on award of the Prize.

The BCS prize is awarded to the five students with the highest degree mark, on the following BCS accredited programmes:

• MSci Computer Science
• BSc Computer Games
• BSc Computer Science
• BEng Computer Networks
• BEng Computer Systems Engineering
• BEng Computers with Electronics
• (Plus the Year Abroad and Placement Year variant of each of the above courses)

The prize winners will be awarded a one-year MBCS subscription.

Awarded to the final year student who achieves the highest mark in the module of either CE323 (Embedded Systems Design) or CE315 (Mobile Robotics) and is worth £250.

Joint winners received this prize in 2024.

Donated by global software development company, Nova Systems, this prize is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark for the final year BSc project and is worth £150.

Donated by PlayLabZ, a company involved with 3D/holographic digital images and their transmission/display, this prize of £150, is awarded by the Board of Examiners to the Final Year student achieving the highest degree mark on the following degree programmes:

• MSc Computer Science
• BSc Computer Games
• BSc Computer Science
• BEng Computer Networks
• BSc Information and Communications
• BSc Digital Technology Solutions
• (Plus the Year Abroad and Placement Year variant of each of the above courses, where applicable)

Awarded for outstanding individual performance on a BEng project and is worth £125. To determine the winner of this prize, the BEng student with the highest mark for the Individual Project Report will be awarded this prize.

Awarded for the best presentation mark on a final year BEng project and is worth £125.

Awarded to the student who has demonstrated the most innovation in their final year project in Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. This could be the most novel project, the most innovative approach to finish the project or the most innovative outcome and is worth £250.

Awarded for the best presentation on a final year project at the Project Presentation Day and is worth £125.

Postgraduate award winners

A prize of £150 is awarded to the student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:

• MSc Advanced Computer Science
• MSc Internet of Things
• MSc Intelligent Systems & Robotics
• MSc Internet of Things
• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Big Data and Text Analytics
• MSc Computer Games

A prize of £150 will be awarded to the January Start student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:  

• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications

A prize of £150 is awarded to the student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:  

• MSc Electronic Engineering
• MSc Global Communication Systems
• MSc Computer Networks & Security

A prize of £150 is awarded to the Centre of Computational Finance and Economic Agents student with the highest MSc Project mark.

This prize, worth £200, is donated by the Computer Science Department’s founding Professor. It is awarded by the Board of Examiners on the basis of best overall performance on one of the following degree schemes: MSc Internet of Things, MSc Advanced Computer Science, MSc Computer Networks & Security.

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