Student Awards
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The School of Health Sciences (SHS) Student Awards recognise a student’s academic achievement and excellent contribution in practice during their time at SHS. Student awards are determined by SHS Assessment Boards.
Academic Awards
Academic achievement awards | An academic achievement award may be given to a student that: - performed well overall in a programme
- performed well in a module (i.e. obtained highest mark)
- recognition of a student who made active strides in their programme to improve performance through hard work and commitment.
- award for work on projects
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Practice awards | Award for a student that has excelled whilst in Practice. |
Excellence awards | An academic excellence award may be given to a student that has: - excelled in performance and participation of a module/programme.
- worked effectively across both placement and academic practice.
- acted ‘above and beyond’ the requirements of a programme (e.g. extensive reading, raising questions, seeking to learn from their own and other’s experience and applying new learning in their practice experience).
- demonstrated passion and motivation over a sustained period-of-time (e.g. showing genuine interest in and taking responsibility for their own learning, actively seeking and positively responding to feedback to improve their own performance).
- had a positive impact on all those surrounding them.
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Peer prize | Examples include a student that has: - positively impact other student’s experience.
- effectively used the student voice to inform improvements and changes (e.g. student representatives at SHS committees).
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Memorial Awards
Memorial prizes | Awards established in memory of named individuals. |
Sponsored Prizes
Sponsored prizes | Sponsored awards are external prizes usually course-specific and awarded annually. |