We are pleased to announce that we have been kindly donated the following prizes by Winton. Our Head of Department Professor Pauline Barrieu would like to thank Winton for these donations and the Department of Statistics is extremely thankful for their continued support. A huge congratulations to the students who have worked hard and have been awarded the prizes below.
Prize: Winton Prize for Academic Excellence in MSc Statistics/MSc Statistics (Financial Statistics) and MSc Statistics (Social Statistics). This prize was awarded to the student with the highest overall mark in their assessments. One prize of £500 was awarded. Winner: HAO WEE.
Prize: Winton Prize for Best Dissertation in MSc Statistics/MSc Statistics (Financial Statistics)/MSc Statistics (Social Statistics). This prize was awarded to the student with the highest mark in their dissertation. One prize of £500 was awarded. Winner: WANQING AN.
Prize: Winton Prize for Academic Excellence in MSc Data Science. This prize was awarded to the MSc Data Science student with the highest overall marks in their assessments. One prize of £500 was awarded. Winner: VIVIAN DIRKS.
Prize: Winton Prize for Best Capstone Project in MSc Data Science. This prize was awarded to the group of MSc Data Science students with the highest overall mark in their Capstone Project. One prize of £500 was awarded (divided equally between the group members). Winners: DIVISHA MAKKAR, RHEA MALL, STUTI SUBRAMANI and AYUSH TOPPO.
Prize: Winton Prizes for Academic Excellence in Statistics with Financial Applications. This prize was awarded to two undergraduate Statistics students who have taken the Stochastics and Actuarial Methods in Finance course (ST330) and achieved the highest weighted average marks. Two prizes of £500 were awarded. Winners: SHEUNG YEN LUI and JUN KAI EU.