15 March 2011

First winner of IPFET Prize for Best Dissertation

We are pleased to announce that Kate O’Neill, MA Planning and Development, has been awarded the IPFET Prize for Best Dissertation. Kate studied for her RICS-accredited MA during 2009-10, culminating in the submission of her dissertation, entitled “Buildings of Cultural Importance: Exploring the Networks Within”.

Kate said, “I am delighted to have been awarded the IPFET Prize for Best Dissertation. It really makes all the hard work I put into the dissertation worthwhile. I enjoyed the dissertation - it gave me a chance to choose a topic I found really interesting and explore it in depth. It also gave me experience in the process of coordinating and completing a big project, which has been really useful now that I am working full time towards my APC. Oh, and receiving the prize of £500 is really great too!"

Kate’s dissertation was supervised by Professor Gordon Dabinett (Head of Department, 2007-11). He said, “This is good news and richly deserved. I enjoyed supervising this dissertation, and it’s a testament to the quality of research-led teaching in property studies.”

For more details on the Prize, see our postgraduate pages. Kate is working towards her APC with GL Hearn (at their Manchester office).