20/07/2026
🏆 We are excited to announce our 2026 prize winners for the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment. Congratulations! 🎉🌍
Bruce May Dissertation Prize
Awarded for the best Physical Geography dissertation submitted by a final-year student.
Erin Vaites and Sophia Bruce
William Kirk Prize
Awarded for the best Human Geography dissertation submitted by a final-year student.
Kareece Stone-Small and Louise Osei-Biney
Norman Pye Prize
Awarded to the final-year student of merit in Geography.
Sophia Bruce
Head of School Prize for Geography
Awarded to the third year student who has made the greatest contribution to Geography over the course of their studies.
Poppy Boreham
David Turnock Memorial Prize
Awarded to the BA Geography student exhibiting the best overall performance in the final year examinations.
Millie Fallows
John H Paterson Prize
Awarded to the second year student achieving the highest mark for their dissertation proposal.
Rebecca Flewitt
The Roy Millward Dissertation Prize
Awarded to the undergraduate Geography student producing the best dissertation in the field of historical geography or containing a significant historical element.
Mia Pountney
College of Science and Engineering Prize (Geography)
Awarded for outstanding performance by a second year undergraduate student in the College of Science and Engineering.
Dharmendrakumar Yani
School of Geography, Geology and the Environment Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Prize
Awarded to the student or student group who has shown exceptional commitment to EDI issues during their University career.
Erin Vaites and Jacob Oliver
BNOC-CONOCO-GULF Prize
Awarded to the student in Geology producing the most outstanding map and thesis.
Jacob Oliver
Dennis Field Award
Awarded to the final-year student who throughout a course offered by Geology has displayed qualities of scholarship, enthusiasm, determination and integrity.
Ray Nagami
Mineralogical Society Award
Awarded to the second year student in Geology achieving the highest mark in the Mineralogy and Petrology examination, or an equivalent examination.
Rebekah Liddicott and Lucy Jecock
Palaeontological Association Prize
Awarded to the student achieving the highest mark in palaeontology in the penultimate year of a degree course in Geology.
Alexandra Zammit
Rhoda Bennett Prize
Awarded to the student receiving an outstanding mark in the assessment of an overseas field course in their third or fourth year of either BSc or MGeol degrees.
Charlie Racine-Godfrey
Geology Alumni Society Prize
Awarded for academic excellence in the final year of an undergraduate programme in Geology.
Christopher Jones
Micropalaeontological Society Student Award
Awarded for distinguished performance by a student in Advanced Micropalaeontology in Geology.
Nathan Donnelly-Shorrock
MICROMINE Exploration Award
Awarded to the undergraduate student who submits the best Micromine project in third year module 'Mineral Exploration and Evaluation' (GL3109).
Ishaan Modi
The East Midlands Geological Society Beryl Whittaker Prize ,
Awarded to the undergraduate student who achieves the highest mark for the fourth year Masters Research Project.
Christopher Jones
The Dick Aldridge Award
Awarded to the final year student who throughout their degree has promoted interest in the field of Palaeobiology and has displayed qualities of scholarship and enthusiasm.
Christopher Jones
Geology Best First Year Student Prize
Awarded for the best performance in the first year.
Lana Phillips
Institute of Quarrying Award
Awarded to the current second year student who achieved the highest marks in the first year module GL1104 Natural Resources and the Environment.
Brandon Hothersall
College of Science and Engineering Prize (Geology)
Awarded for outstanding performance by a second year undergraduate student in the College of Science and Engineering.
Rebekah Liddicott
