Department of Computing and Mathematics End of Term Celebration - Award Winners and More

An afternoon of celebration for students and staff

Friday 9th December saw the students and staff of the Department of Computing and Mathematics come together to celebrate their fantastic achievements over the last year. The afternoon began with an address from Head of Department, Keith Miller, touching on the projects and research that have taken place over the last twelve months, and presenting the department's plans for development and growth in the coming year. An award ceremony followed, with the highest achieving students across each pathway over the 2015-16 academic year receiving certificates of academic achievement. The full list of award recipients was as follows:

Mathematics

Level 4

BSc (Hons) Mathematics - Mary Smith
BSc (Hons) Mathematics (part time) - Kim Steele
MMath (Hons) Mathematics - Caitlin Danner
BSc (Hons) Financial Mathematics - Josef Jackson
Combined Honours Mathematics - Hafsa Rooble

Level 5

BSc (Hons) Mathematics - Lauren Curran
MMath (Hons) Mathematics - Danielle Blake
BSc (Hons) Financial Mathematics - Holli Thakore
Combined Honours Mathematics - Evelyn Jackson

Computing & Digital Technology

Level 4

BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics & Security - Adam Afzal
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology - Jasmine Dodson
BSc (Hons) Computer Science - Thomas Scott
BSc (Hons) Computing - Nathan Emmison
BSc (Hons) Games Design & Development - Matthew Lawrence
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering - Nida Zafar

Level 5

BSc (Hons) Computer Forensics & Security - Oliver-James Simmonet
BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology - Ben Sinclair
BSc (Hons) Computer Science - Dex Aleko
BSc (Hons) Computing - Joel Turp
BSc (Hons) Games Design & Development - Sebastian Sieczkowski
BSc (Hons) Media Technology - Cairon Shirvell
BSc (Hons) Multimedia & Web Computing - Adam Lowe
BSc (Hons) Software Engineering - Joshua Hazlewood
BSc (Hons) Post Production Technology - Anastasia Webb

An additional award was also presented for Outstanding Achievement in the Professional Development Unit, sponsored by the British Computing Society. This prize was awarded to Elliot Keen.

With the academic ceremony complete, there was still one more winner to announce - the Star Baker of the Department of Computing and Mathematics Annual Bake-Off! This year saw some incredible entries, with lemon slices from Nick Whittaker, cheesecake from Keeley Crockett and a classic Victoria sponge from Jon Shiach all receiving honorable mentions. The clear star this year however, was Programme Support Tutor, Amna Eleyan, who baked not only the winning entry of cheese and thyme pastries, but enough additional cakes and bakes to feed the entire department! Many congratulations to a well deserved Star Baker!

All in all, this event was a great success and we were delighted to see so many staff and students attending to share their successes and celebrate our wonderful department community. Well done to our outstanding students and thank you to all of our bakers, origami makers, and enthusiastic attendees.