University of Leeds students win big at Beaumont Awards
Ten University of Leeds students have received the prestigious Beaumont Award, giving them a significant boost to their future career and research plans.
Ten University of Leeds students have received the prestigious Beaumont Award, giving them a significant boost to their future career and research plans.
Sponsored by the technologist Professor Adam Beaumont, and inspired by the English scientist Michael Faraday, the Beaumont Award is an award scheme that recognises excellence in research or capstone projects. Final year undergraduate and integrated Master students – from any discipline – are eligible for the award. They must be able to explain their research or experiential learning experience to a non-specialist audience, demonstrate innovation in their research or enquiry approach, and show how what they’re doing might benefit society.
“The Beaumont Award recognised excellence in student research and enquiry. It is a unique opportunity for awardees to showcase their experiences and competencies to potential employers and other stakeholders” – Professor Dave Lewis, Professor of Education for Professional & Sustainable Development, Faculty of Biological Sciences
Winners of the award are introduced to key stakeholders within their discipline or industry, and have the opportunity to work with world-class organisations to progress their research. They are also invited to participate in the University’s Enterprise Boot Camp to further support their personal and professional development.
The winners of the 2024 Beaumont Awards are:
Gulana Anwar (Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences)
Zoe Davies (School of Biomedical Sciences)
Alna Dony (School of Medicine)
Benjamin Goldstein (School of Biomedical Sciences)
Nafi Iftekhar (School of Medicine)
Arthur Martin (School of Economics)
Lucy Munro (School of Economics)
Molly Nunn (School of Biomedical Sciences)
William Pinder (School of Biomedical Sciences)
Molly Seaborn (Faculty of Biological Sciences)
The winners’ research or capstone projects cover a wide range of disciplines, research approaches, and the Global North and South. Examples include topical steroid withdrawal treatment strategies and future directions, treatment of epilepsy, the connection between menstrual knowledge and stigmatisation in Southern Ghana, approaches to protecting young women from cervical cancer, promoting awareness of post-partum depression to improve patient outcomes and decrease the prevalence of the disorder across the Global South and North, and the impact of the Two Good work program in Australia.
