Outstanding students receive medals and awards

Congratulations to students who received Medals and Certificates at the School of Physics & Astronomy awards ceremony held on 4 November 2013 in the Playfair Library.

The awards, presented by Head of School Arthur Trew, gave recognition to students who achieved outstanding marks during academic year 2012/13.

A total of 55 students from years 1 and 2 received Certificates of Merit to recognise their achievement in Physics and Maths courses. Class Medals were awarded to the Honours students with the highest overall mark for their degree programme, and to the Pre-Honours students with the highest marks achieved in core courses.

In addition, recognition was given to the top achieving students who received prizes and scholarships, including student Sabin Roman, who achieved the Tait Medal and Robert Schlapp Prize for the highest marks in Mathematical Physics.