UCL Laws Prizewinners ceremony celebrates students’ success
16 June 2023
The UCL Laws Prizewinners Ceremony recognises students for their academic excellence.
On 6th June, members across the faculty gathered together for the 2023 911±¬ÁÏÍø Laws Prizewinners Ceremony. Staff, students, sponsors, and their guests joined in celebrationÌýof the achievements of UCL Laws’ outstanding students in one of the biggest events in the UCL Laws Calendar.
The ceremony was hosted by the Dean of Faculty of Laws, Professor Eloise Scotford. Professor Jane Holder (Director of Research Studies) awarded the research prizes, Sarah Campling (Director of Graduate Taught Programme) awarded the graduate prizes and Karen Scott (Director of Undergraduate Programmes) awarded the undergraduate prizes.
Awards were presented to student as a recognition of academic excellence, covering a variety of legal fields and achievements. Scholarships, awarded on the basis of financial need and/or academic merit, were also recognised in the event. Following the ceremony, the guests attended a drinks reception to celebrate the successes with friends and family.
The prizes were made possible through the generous support of sponsors and benefactors who recognise the excellence of UCL Laws’ students. UCL Laws is extremely grateful to the alumni, legal firms and other organisations for making this event possible through their generosity.
Congratulations to the following students for their achievements:
RESEARCH AWARD WINNERS
Faculty Research Scholarship
Gal Cohen, Todd Davies, Lucio Andrés Sánchez Povis and Aref Shams
Faculty of Laws BAME Research Opportunity Scholarship
Cianne Tima Jones
London Arts & Humanities Partnership Scholarship
Gabrielle Donique Elliott-Williams
Peter Birks Scholarships
Tolulope Ogunmola
Institute Of Brand & Innovation Law Intellectual Property Scholarships
Alice Wickens
Sponsor: Prof. Sir Robin Jacob, Director of the UCL Institute of Brand and InnovationÌýLaw
UCL Graduate Research Scholarship
Nahide Basri and Levin Güver
Modern Law Review Scholarship
Anna Stelle
Faculty of Laws Research Opportunity Scholarship
Weronika Chrzanowska
Joseph Hume Scholarship
Tasneem Ghazi
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GRADUATE AWARD WINNERS
Maxi Alexander Prize For Research In Environmental Law And Policy
Milly Thomas
Sponsor: Daniel Alexander KC, 8 New Square
8 New Square Prize For Excellence In Copyright And Design Law
Akanksha Majumdar
Sponsor: Daniel Alexander KC, 8 New Square
UCL IBIL Prize For The Law Of Trade Marks And Brands
Qinshu Liu
Sponsor: Prof. Sir Robin Jacob, Director of the UCL Institute of Brand and InnovationÌýLaw
UCL IBIL Prize For Top Performance In The Intellectual Property Ire (LLM)
Harsh Arya, Tejal Katkoria, and Akanksha Majumdar
Sponsor: Prof. Sir Robin Jacob, Director of the UCL Institute of Brand and InnovationÌýLaw
Glaxo Smith Kline Prize For Excellence In Law Of Patents
Karishma Puri
Sponsor: Prof. Sir Robin Jacob, Director of the UCL Institute of Brand and InnovationÌýLaw
Cheng Cheng-Nan Prize For International Law
Alexander Kidd
Francis Taylor Building Prize For Best Overall Mark In The Environmental Law LLM
Milly Thomas
Sponsor: Merrow Golden, Francis Taylor Building
Leonard Sainer Scholarship (BPC)
Fraser Barnstaple and Katie Stephens
LLM Academic Excellence Scholarship
Dheemanth Vangimalla
Future Scholars’ Scholarship
Ariana Tahghigh-Jahromi
Opportunity Scholarship
Eve Simpson and Lewis Whitaker
Pius Langa Memorial Scholarship
Mila Harding
UNDERGRADUATE AWARD WINNERS
1st year prizes
Dechert Prize In Property Law
Xuan Yi Lee
Blackstone Chambers Public Law Prize
Euan Chalmers and Navika Kaur Jangra
Simon Wallace Memorial Prize For Contract Law
Elijah Bamford and Wei Ting Chua
Herbert Smith Freehills Prize For Excellence
Navika Kaur Jangra
The Webber Prize
Xuan Yi Lee
Slaughter & May Prize
Xuan Yi Lee
2nd year prizes
Bentham Prize For Jurisprudence
Ruben Lionel Simon
Sponsor: Patrick O’Connor, The Bentham Association
Finalist prizes
John Frederic Whitehouse Essay Award
Sara Lopez-Viejo Shams, Mia Morris, Kristiya Navushtanova, Cheng Tien-Hsi Prize, and Low Yi Heng Samuel
1GC Family Law Prize
Sofia Ines Teixeira Rodrigues
Sponsor: Sue George, 1GC Family Law
Blackstone Chambers Commercial Law Prize
Low Yi Heng Samuel
Sweet & Maxwell Prize
Low Yi Heng Samuel
Old Square Chambers Prize For Employment Law
Kirsten Campbell-Ferguson
Sponsor: Tara O’Halloran, Old Square Chambers
The Bentham Prize For High Achievement
Ikechukwu Benton Opene
Sponsor: Patrick O’Connor, The Bentham Association
Faculty Research Prize
Sebastian Bower, Valeria Victoria Fernandez-Soriano, Eléonore Ferrie, Igor Kharitonov, Nicole Weng Kay Phung, Lionel Schor, and Sheryl Tan
Latham And Watkins
Molly Woodburn
Dean’s List
Sofia Ines Teixeira Rodrigues, Theodora Oancea, Low Yi Heng Samuel, and Lisha Xu
Andrews Medal And Prize
Low Yi Heng Samuel