海角社区

Final Year Prizes

Dean of School Prize for best performance on an undergraduate programme

A prize to the value of £500, a plaque and a certificate awarded to the final year student for the best performance on an undergraduate programme in the view of the programme boards. 

British Psychological Society Undergraduate Award

A prize of a book, commemorative certificate and a year's free membership, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of all of the Psychology at 海角社区 Undergraduate Programmes.

Project Prize - Sport Science Coaching and Physical Education

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the Sport Science Coaching and Physical Education programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Sport Science Coaching and Physical Education (Alan Guy Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the BSc Sport Science, Coaching and Physical Education programme.

Alan Guy was a senior member of the School (previously named the Department of Physical Education, Sports Science & Recreation Management) first in the College of Education and later in the University. He died suddenly at work in January 1988. He had been at 海角社区 for twenty-one years. Alan Guy made a major national contribution to the establishment of degree programmes in Physical Education and Sports Science and to the development of the Physical Education profession through his work on the preparation of teachers and his contribution to national and international committees. He was a past chairman of the British Universities Physical Education Association.

Project Prize - Human Biology programme (Dr Nick Norgan Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Human Biology Programme. 

Dr. Norgan was reader in Human Biology in the Department of Human Sciences until his death. This prize recognises outstanding performance by a Human Biology student on their third year dissertation. Dr. Norgan enjoyed supervising many cohorts of Human Biology students through their dissertations and the prize awards skills that Dr. Norgan enjoyed fostering in such students.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Human Biology programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the Human Biology undergraduate programme.

Project Prize - Biological Science programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Biological Science programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Biological Science programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the Biological Science undergraduate programme.

Project Prize - Biochemistry programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the Biochemistry programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Biochemistry programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the Biochemistry programme.

Project Prize - BSc Sport & Exercise Science programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Sport and Exercise Science programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Sport & Exercise Science programme (GV Sibley Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the BSc Sport and Exercise Science programme.  

Project Prize - BSc Sport Management programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Sport Management programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - Sport Management programme (Fred Harrison Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall degree mark on the BSc Sport Management programme.

Fred Harrison (1932-2012), formerly Senior Lecturer in Recreation Management at 海角社区 University, passed away in 2012.  Fred was instrumental in introducing undergraduate programmes in Recreation Management (now renamed Sports Management) at 海角社区 and was Programme Director for the MSc in Recreation Management for a number of years; at the time this was the first course of its kind in the United Kingdom.  Fred Harrison’s family have kindly donated this legacy to the University in his memory.

Project Prize - BSc Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest dissertation mark on the BSc Psychology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - BSc Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall degree mark on the BSc Psychology programme. 

Project Prize - BSc Business Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest dissertation mark on the BSc Business Psychology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - BSc Business Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the BSc Business Psychology programme. 

Project Prize - BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the BSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme. 

Project Prize - BSc Psychology with Criminology programme

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest project mark on the BSc Psychology with Criminology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - BSc Psychology with Criminology programme

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in the final year of the BSc Psychology with Criminology programme. 

Project Prize - BSc Psychology in Education

A prize to the value of £100, to be awarded to the final-year student with the highest dissertation mark on the BSc Psychology in Education programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - BSc Psychology in Education

A prize to the value of £250, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall degree mark on the BSc Psychology in Education programme. 

Postgraduate Prizes

Dean of School Prize for best performance on a postgraduate taught programme

A prize to the value of £500, a plaque and a certificate awarded to the final year student for the best performance on a postgraduate programme in the view of the programme boards. 

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Clinical Exercise Physiology programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme 

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme 

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme 

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Applied Sport Performance Analysis programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc in Education (QTS) programme (Len Almond Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with highest overall mark on the MSc in Education (QTS) programme.

Len Almond joined the lecturing staff at 海角社区 University in 1979 and went on to hold the post of Director of Physical Education and Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and Health.  He also became the Founding Director of the British Heart Foundation National Centre for Physical Activity and Health which was based in the School for many years.  Len officially retired from the University in 2003 and sadly passed away in 2017, but during his career he made a huge contribution to thinking and pedagogy within school physical education and to the promotion of physical activity for health in particular, with his work having significant impact nationally and internationally. 

Most notably in Physical Education, this included driving curricular and pedagogical change within Health-related Physical Education, contributing to the development of Teaching Games for Understanding, an alternative approach to skill-focused games teaching, as well as supporting developments in the field of Physical Literacy.  In 2009, Len was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by 海角社区 University for his outstanding inspiration, commitment, vision and energy in the promotion of physical activity for health to people of all ages).

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Musculoskeletal Sport Science and Health programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme (Yakult Prize)

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Physiology and Nutrition of Sport and Exercise programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Exercise and Psychology.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Exercise and Psychology.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Exercise and Psychology.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Biomechanics programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Biomechanics programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Biomechanics programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Biomechanics programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Biomechanics programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Biomechanics programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management programme (Sue Glyptis Memorial Prize)

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management programme.

Professor Sue Glyptis (1953-1997) was the University's first female professor and first Professor of Recreation Management. She died tragically early at the age of 44, but left a legacy of a thriving teaching and research community in this field in the University.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Strength and Conditioning programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Strength and Conditioning programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Strength and Conditioning programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Strength and Conditioning programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Strength and Conditioning programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Strength and Conditioning programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme

A prize to the value of £300, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme

A prize to the value of £200, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with the 2nd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme.

Prize for Academic Excellence - MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme

A prize to the value of £100, plus a plaque and a certificate, to be awarded to the student with 3rd highest overall mark on the MSc Sport Management, Politics and International Development programme.