Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2021

We are delighted to announce that Lucy Day is the worthy winner of this year’s Undergraduate Dissertation Prize

BA Dissertation Prize winner Lucy Day

The Undergraduate Dissertation Prize is awarded each year in recognition of the outstanding work and the exceptional achievement of a student on the Education, Culture and Childhood BA. This year Lucy impressed the panel with her exemplary work, Dr Andrey Rosowsky, a member of the panel, commented,

“This BA dissertation constitutes an excellent write up of an exemplary small-scale study. The topic is highly relevant and engaging. The writer’s understanding of the field of research within which the study sits is excellent and demonstrates a mature and acute appraisal of the many issues raised. The selection of methodological approach is judicious and justified intelligently and persuasively. The coherence and precision of the project is perhaps its most outstanding quality. From the first sentence of the introduction to its concluding words, there is a palpable sense of a researcher in control of both theory and method. Discussion is sensible and questioning.  The written style is lucid and economical. I have no reservations in recommending this dissertation for the 2020-21 Prize.”

The coherence and precision of the project is perhaps its most outstanding quality. From the first sentence of the introduction to its concluding words, there is a palpable sense of a researcher in control of both theory and method.

Dr Andrey Rosowsky

On hearing the news of her award, Lucy said, “After spending months of meticulous planning, writing, and reviewing, I am extremely proud of the work produced and of winning this prize. Of course, achieving this award would not have been possible without the continued support from my supervisor, Dr. Themesa Neckles. 

The discipline required for the BA Dissertation has prepared me for the ‘step-up’ to Masters standard work. I will be starting a MMedSci in Adult Nursing this winter and hope to become a Palliative Care Specialist. 

Thank you for selecting my project for the Undergraduate Dissertation Prize.

We wish Lucy all the very best in pursuing her interests.

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