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Prizes in our School

Four prizes, in memory of a former Professor, are awarded to the first year undergraduate students. These prizes are awarded on the recommendation of the First Year Examinations Committee to the four first year students with the best overall year mark. Each prize is worth £250.

Four prizes, in memory of a former Professor, are awarded to the second year undergraduate students. These prizes are awarded on the recommendation of the Second Year Examinations Committee to the four second year students with the best overall year mark. Each prize is worth £250.

In memory of a former student, this prize is awarded for outstanding performance on the BSc Computer Science degree. The prize of £100 will be awarded to a final year BSc Computer Science student with the best overall year mark.

The Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Prize is awarded to the final year student who achieves the highest degree mark and is worth £250.

The IET Prize is awarded annually by the IET to outstanding students who are undergoing or have just completed a course of study which has been accredited by the IET. (Eligible courses include BSc Computer Games, BEng Computer Networks, BSc Computer Science, BEng Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Computers with Electronics, and BEng Electronic Engineering).

The prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest degree mark. The Prize consists of a Certificate and two years free membership of the IET effective immediately on award of the Prize.

The BCS prize is awarded to five students with the highest degree mark, on the following BCS accredited programmes:

• MSci Computer Science
• BSc Computer Games
• BSc Computer Science
• BEng Computer Networks
• BEng Computer Systems Engineering
• BEng Computers with Electronics

The prize winners will be awarded a one-year MBCS subscription.

Donated by the Creative Science Foundation, a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the exploration and promotion of creative methods, this prize of £150, is awarded by the Board of Examiners to the Final Year student achieving the highest degree mark on the following degree programmes:

• MSc Computer Science
• BSc Computer Games
• BSc Computer Science
• BEng Computer Networks
• BSc Information and Communications
• BSc Digital Technology Solutions
• (Plus the Year Abroad and Placement Year variant of each of the above courses, where applicable)

The Barrie Chaplin Innovation Award is presented in honour of Emeritus Professor Barrie Chaplin.

Barrie founded the Department of Electrical Engineering Science at the University of Essex, now a part of the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, and his ‘world-first’ innovations include the creation of a transistorised digital computer in 1953 and the creation of adaptive sound and vibration cancellation technologies throughout the 1980s. He was passionate about inspiring the next generation and the Barrie Chaplin Innovation Award recognises not only innovation – innovating to make the world a better place for humanity, but also inspiration – inspiring others to excel in their own lives and careers.

The prize will be awarded to the Computer Science and Electronic Engineering student with the highest overall CE301 mark and is worth £250.

Awarded for the best presentation on a final year project at the Project Presentation Day and is worth £125.

Postgraduate award winners

A prize of £150 is awarded to the student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:

• MSc Advanced Computer Science
• MSc Intelligence Systems & Robotics
• MSc Artificial Intelligence (October Starts)
• MSc Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications (October Starts)
• MSc Big Data and Text Analytics
• MSc Computer Games

A prize of £150 will be awarded to the January Start student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:  

• MSc Artificial Intelligence
• MSc Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications

A prize of £150 is awarded to the student with the highest MSc Project Mark in one of the following MSc degree schemes:  

• MSc Electronic Engineering
• MSc 5G and Emerging Communication Systems
• MSc Computer Networks & Security
• MSc Computer Engineering

A prize of £150 is awarded to the Centre of Computational Finance and Economic Agents student with the highest MSc Project mark.

This prize, worth £200, is donated by the Computer Science Department’s founding Professor. It is awarded by the Board of Examiners on the basis of best overall performance on one of the following degree schemes: MSc Advanced Computer Science or MSc Computer Networks & Security.

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