The Brian Abel-Smith Memorial Fund, hosted by the LSE’s Department of Health Policy, funds a series of prizes for MSc students in honour of Brian Abel-Smith.
As well as holding a Professorship in Social Administration at the LSE from 1965-1991, Brian Abel-Smith spent his life trying to improve that of others in the way he knew best - through academic excellence.
Brian Abel-Smith Prizes
Prizes are awarded each year to LSE students on our MSc International Health Policy / International Health Policy (Health Economics) and MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing programmes, as well as to students on Executive programmes MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management, MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences and Executive MSc in Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes.
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation is awarded to the student with the highest dissertation mark in their year group from the following programmes:
- MSc International Health Policy
- MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
- MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing
- Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE (before 23/24)
- Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance is awarded to the student with the highest overall aggregate score in their year group from the folllowing programmes:
- MSc International Health Policy
- MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
- MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing
- Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE (before 23/24)
- Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
- Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Walter Holland Prizes
The Fund also supports two prizes in memory of former colleague and public health pioneer Walter Holland. The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation and the Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance are awarded annually to MSc Global Health Policy students.
Previous winners
| Prize | Programme | Recipient |
|---|
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Eginhard Matthias Koch |
| Prize | Programme | Recipient |
|---|
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Adam Eqbal |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Christopher Bwanika |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Emily Pang |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE |
Dawn Cooper |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance |
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE |
Dawn Cooper |
| The Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Emily Baxter |
| The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Zicheng Wang |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc International Health Policy |
Cole Wyman |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc International Health Policy |
Inseo Yun |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy |
Warisa Wannaadisai |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Johannes Kenner |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Myo Myo Oo |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Caroline Bond |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Laurie Elise Seghers |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Iona Tsui |
| Prize | Programme | Recipient |
|---|
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Carlos Manuel Teixeira Carneiro |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Josephine Obel |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Kalavani Mahade |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy |
Isabel Madau |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Wanying Wang |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Juan Vilar Gallardo |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
MSc International Health Policy |
Ericia Lian |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Kirsten Gallant |
| The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Syed Sher Al Jaffree Syed Sobri |
| The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Clarissa Magdalena |
| The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Noor Wadi |
| The Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Avneet Bhullar |
winners list
| Prize | Programme | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy |
Filippos Papadopoulos |
| Best overall performance |
MSc International Health Policy |
Eleni Zachariades |
| Best dissertation |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Leana Diekmann |
| Best overall performance |
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Tijana Stanic |
| Best dissertation (Joint winner) |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Meskerem Kebede |
| Best dissertation (Joint winner) |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Joshua Monrad |
| Best dissertation (Joint winner) |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Carlos Suarez Alonso |
| Best overall performance |
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Zlatina Dobreva |
| Best dissertation (Joint winner) |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Dominic Igbelina |
| Best dissertation (Joint winner) |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Hannah Dawson |
| Best overall performance |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Hannah Dawson |
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| Prize |
MSc Executive Programmes |
Recipient |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Alexander Arthur |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Ansa Ibok |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Yasmin Köller |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Kalaivani Mahadevan |
| Best overall performance |
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy |
Mats Franzén |
| Best dissertation |
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy |
Christopher Doig |
winners list
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Gabrielle Harrow |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Robin Forrest |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Katarina Swanson |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Katarina Swanson |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Julia Zimmerman |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Aaron Hedquist |
| Best dissertation |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Aisha Dautova |
| Best overall performance |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Marselia Tan |
winners list
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy |
David Kline |
| Best overall performance |
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy |
Susanne Becker |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Qhama Zamani Cossie |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Alexandra Shields Tracy |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Claudia Walther |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Derek Chew |
winners list
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Julia Begueria |
| Best overall performance - Joint winner |
International Health Policy |
Kanya Manoj |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Lana Kovacevic |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Iva Parvanova |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Albert Ty |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Richard Tran |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Cher Huang |
| Best dissertation |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Isa Fatma N’Jai |
| Best overall performance |
MSc Global Health Policy |
Saffron Short |
winners list
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Harsha Kagodu Surendranath |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Josef Priller |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Corinne Gail
Grainger |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Panagiotis Simitsis |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Efstratios Karagiannidis |
winners list
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Evie Landry |
| Best overall performance - Joint winner |
International Health Policy |
Lusiana Manoa |
| Best overall performance - Joint winner |
International Health Policy |
Isaac Weldon |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Timothy Laurence |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Yaroslava Zemlyanska |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Daniella de Oliviera Salgado Rodrigues |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Emilie Marie Neez |
| Best dissertation (WH) - Joint Winner |
Global Health |
Natalia Jimenez Awuapara |
| Best dissertation (WH) - Joint Winner |
Global Health |
Manna Mostaghim |
| Best overall performance |
Global Health |
Alisha Kramer |
winners list
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Tian Xia |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Christoph Zielke |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Cecily Josten |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Cecily Josten |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Melody Zhang Qiu |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Ashley Miller |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Melody Zhang Qiu |
| Best dissertation |
Global Health |
Maira Salmen |
| Best overall performance |
Global Health |
Fiona Sing |
winners list
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Zephan Trent |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Holly Lang |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Zephan Trent |
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Paul Kantor |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences |
Valerio Zaca |
2015/16 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Lisa Altmann- Richer |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Yunica Jiang |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Anna Strampelli |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Andres Madriz Montero |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Emily Shearer |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Emily Shearer |
| Best overall performance |
Global Health |
Ruru Ping |
| Best dissertation |
Global Health |
Vishal Khetpal |
2015/16 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Sandra Nestler-Parr |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Erica Lester |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Ali Seif Amir Hosseini |
2014/15 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Robin Jocelyn Firth |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Alyssa Ann Marie Best |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Martina Orlovic |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Divya Mehra |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Kali Alyssa Barrett |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Kali Alyssa Barrett |
2014/15 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Giles Monnickendam |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Jaume Sanz Biset |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Alexander Manu |
2013/14 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Matthew James Renwick |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Annika Bertling |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Alexandros Christodoulakis |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Anna Tvermosegaard |
| Best overall performance – Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Margaret Moore Savage |
| Best overall performance – Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Martin Wenzl |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
No prize awarded |
2013/14 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Teresa Otero |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Holmfridur Jonsdottir |
2012/13 winners
| Prize | MSc Programme | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Christina Hoxer |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Jane Bunce |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Rayden Llano |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Ka Keat Lim |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Victoria McCreanor |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Michael Ruschel |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Ruth Young |
2012/13 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Melissa Diener |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Melissa Diener |
2011/12 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Dmitrij Achelrod |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Dale Mary Sandberg |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Olivier Johan Francis Wouters |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Carlos Javier Riumallo Herl |
| Best overall performance - Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Laura Helen Morris |
| Best overall performance -Joint winner |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Anna Wright |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Quentin Schlueter |
2011/12 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Sally Al-Zaidy |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Jose Roberto Diaz |
2010/11 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Marlene Searle |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
International Health Policy |
Deirdre Thompson |
| Best dissertation - Joint winner |
International Health Policy |
Chenxing Yan |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Koh Jun Ong |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Bernice Tsoi |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Layla Mccay |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Stephanie Kumpunen |
2010/11 winners
| Prize | Executive MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
John Steele |
| Best dissertation |
Health Economics, Policy and Management |
Indraneel Datta |
2009/10 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Stephen Pomedli |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Jessica Nicholls |
| Best overall |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Jesse Kancir |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Oana Chirita |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Zoey Diaz-Alonso |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Justine Hsu |
2008/09 winners
| Prize | MSc Programmes | Recipient |
|---|
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy |
Anupama Dijkstra |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy |
Anupama Dijkstra |
| Best overall performance |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Sean Arenson |
| Best dissertation |
International Health Policy (Health Economics) |
Joshua Weinberg |
| Best overall performance |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Lisa Trigg |
| Best dissertation |
Health Policy, Planning and Financing |
Chima Onoka |
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