Congratulations to our final-year students from the School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) who graduated today with their well-earned degrees. This is the culmination of three or four years of hard work, or longer for part-time students.
Several students in the School also won additional awards. The Faculty has awarded Humanities Rotary Prizes (for excellence in their subject) to: Daniel Mahoney (from Philosophy) and Jonathan Egid (from Philosophy). The Edward Lamb Prize for the best overall degree result in the Faculty to: Shona Wood (from English Language & Linguistics). The SECL Employability Prize was awarded to Keziah Cawkwell (Classical & Archaeological Studies) for her many extra curriculae activities including President of the ‘University of Kent Against Human Trafficking Society’, an internship at Dover Museum, volunteer employment at Dover Museum, mentor for secondary school pupils, a placement at Simon Langton Girls School, International Buddy to a student from overseas and extensive charity work with the Salvation Army.
Other departmental prizes included:
Classical & Archaeological Studies
- Katharine Mawford wins the Dissertation Prize and The KH Lee Ancient Language Prize for best mark in advanced Latin
- Andrew Lees, the Tom Blagg Prize for best degree
- Gabrielle Pilcher for Most Significant Contribution to Classical and Archaeological Studies
- Joshua Gottlieb for Best Degree
- Joint winners Nicola Baldwin, Tom Colombo and Sofia Cumming, the Roger and Agnes Cardinal Prize, for the best final-year dissertation
- Gabriella Grandi and James Tookey, runner-up in the Roger and Agnes Cardinal Prize, for the Best Final-Year Dissertation
- Jemima Crayden for the Most Significant Contribution to Comparative Literature
English Language & Linguistics
- Shona Wood for Best Degree
- Hiroyuki Tanaka, the Dissertation Prize
- Louise McKenner for Most Significant Contribution to English Language & Linguistics
- Eliot Batchelor for Best Degree
- Kirsty Miles, the Dissertation Prize
- Robert Wilcock, Most Significant Contribution to French
- Chloe Baker for Best Performance by an Ab Initio Student
- Matthew Partridge for Best Degree and the Dissertation Prize
- Bethany Abraham for the Most Significant Contribution to German
- Luke Edmunds wins Best Degree
- Ellen Laing, the Dissertation Prize
- Robert Wilcock and Marcus Loudon for Most Significant Contribution to Hispanic Studies
- Eliot Batchelor wins Best Degree
- Alison Gray. the Dissertation Prize
- Eliot Batchelor for most significant contribution to Italian
- Joshua Gottlieb wins Best Degree and the Laurence Goldstein Essay Prize
- Jonathan Egid, the Dissertation Prize
- Omega House for Most Significant Contribution to Philosophy
- Jonathan Egid and Daniel Mahoney, the Keith Jones Prize for outstanding performance
- Samantha Murphy wins Best Degree
- Paul Healey, the Dissertation Prize
- Eppie Parker for Most Significant Contribution to Religious Studies
The Prizes were awarded at the Graduation Party on campus, held on campus before the degree ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.