The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards
The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards (SET Awards) were presented to outstanding undergraduate students in the United Kingdom yearly between 1998 and 2013.[1][2][3] The award was open to students who were on a first-degree course at a university located within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as students from the Republic of Ireland.[4] The awards were presented at a dinner in London among technology students, academics, industry executives, government leaders, and the media.[5]
Categories
Awards reflected the range of Science, Engineering & Technology degrees offered by UK and Irish universities.[6] Each award was sponsored by a company, professional body, or other organisation with a particular interest in the field of the award.
- Best Aeronautical Engineering Student
- Best Biology & Biotechnology Student
- Best Chemical Engineering Student
- Best Chemistry Student
- Best Civil Engineering Student
- Best Computational Science Student
- Best Food, Nutrition & Health Student
- Best Electronic Engineering Student
- Best Information Technology Student
- Best Maritime Technology Student
- Best Materials Student
- Best Mathematics Student
- Best Mechanical Engineering Student
- Best Pharmacology Student
- Best Physics Student
The highest scoring student overall was declared the "Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year".[7]
References
- https://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/oct/01/careers.graduates5
- http://www.imperial.ac.uk/college.asp?P=5615
- http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/about/news/set1.htm
- http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/08010/08100602
- http://www.dur.ac.uk/news/newsitem/?itemno=4899
- http://www.bristol.ac.uk/civilengineering/news/2006/setpress1
- http://www.iom3.org/content/grants-and-awards-other-bodies