Academic awards and prizes

At graduation each year there are a number of prizes and awards made to students based on their academic achievements.

Those listed here are some of the awards made at graduation in July 2023. These can change across the academic year. Please check with your school to find out more. 

University Board of Governors’ Prize

The prizes are awarded to the students from a widening participation background who achieve the top ten highest undergraduate degree awards from across the university.

The prizes are possible thanks to the personal donations made by members of the university’s Board of Governors.

University of Brighton International College Awards for Outstanding Achievement

These awards are made to students who have progressed from UBIC into undergraduate or postgraduate study.

Awards and prizes available by school

School of Applied Sciences

  • The Professor Huw Taylor Prize
  • The National Pharmacy Association Prize
  • The Robert Thurston Hopkins Prize
  • The Richard Reed Prize 

School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering

  • The FDM Group Prize
  • The SiteVisibility Prize
  • The Harley Brandon Prize
  • The Dr Harry Arshi Memorial Award for Geotechnical BEngineering
  • The Dr Harry Arshi Memorial Award for Geotechnical MEngineering
  • Joseph Omar IBM Best Maths Placement Prize
  • The Chalk Architecture Award
  • The Studio B.a.d. + Chora Award 
  • The Will & Partners MA Interior Design Prizes
  • The Will & Partners MA Architecture Prizes
  • The James Latham Prize for Innovative Timber Engineering 
  • The Make Award for Excellence in Architecture - BA(Hons) Architecture
  • The Make Award for Excellence in Architecture - MArch
  • The Upstarter Award
  • HNW Architects 'Sustainable Social Legacy' MArch Prize
  • HNW Architects 'Sustainable Social Legacy' BA(Hons) Architecture Prize
  • The Feix&Merlin Architects Prizes
  • The Fred Maillardet Product Design Breakthrough Awards
  • The University of Brighton Engineering Project Prize
  • The University of Brighton Engineering Achievement Prize
  • The Frederick Chaffer Prize
  • The Frederick Chaffer Project Prize
  • The Chris Boyne Prize
  • The Elena Sazhina Prize

School of Art and Media

  • The Anna Maria Desogus Memorial Awards
  • The Cressida Cowell Illustration BA(Hons) Breakthrough Award
  • The Gerald Dennis Prize
  • The George Eady Prize
  • The Wired Sussex Prize

School of Business and Law

  • The Preston Insurance Brokers Prize
  • The Maycock HR Innovation Awards
  • The Stefan Spekesser Associate Dean Prize

School of Education

  • The Goodall Foundation Education BA(Hons) Breakthrough Award
  • The Walker May Literature Prize

School of Humanities and Social Science

  • The Peter James English Literature and Creative Writing BA(Hons) Breakthrough Awards
  • The Walker May Literature Prize
  • The Dawn Stephen Dissertation Prize
  • Jonathan Woodham Archives Prizes (open to any undergraduate or postgraduate students using the archives for their dissertation or research papers)

School of Sport and Health Sciences

  • The Kate Bennett Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievements in Undergraduate Nursing
  • The Joan Humphris Breakthrough Award for Health Practitioners 
  • The Pearl M Holt Award for Excellence in Physical Education