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On Wednesday 14 October 2026, the Department held an awards celebration to mark the achievements of students and graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) over the 2025-26 academic year. The event, run as part of the We are Chemistry programme, brought the staff and students together to celebrate the successes of our community.

The following awards were presented by Prof Nikola Chmel (Head of Department) and Dr Stephen Bromfield (Director of Teaching Laboratories):

• The Department of Chemistry Prize for Outstanding Performance in Year 1 – Finlay Garib
• The Gerald Willey Prize for Outstanding Laboratory Performance in Year 1 – Eleanor Leeves
• The David Hutchinson Memorial Prize for Outstanding Performance in Year 2 – Andriana Fantis and Amy Lawrence
• The Oxford University Press Chemistry Prize – Ethan Saiprasad
• The Medherant Laboratory Prize (for MChem non-placement students) – Erin Page
• The Mark Rodger Memorial Prize for Outstanding Performance in Year 3 – Riley Canning
• The Department of Chemistry Enterprise Prize for Outstanding Performance – Ollie Rochard and Elizabeth Wilson
• Chemistry GTA of the Year (commended) – Abbe Lowe, Alex Webster-Hirst, Todd Davey and Sam Weekes
• Chemistry GTA of the Year (winner) – Fiona Gibson, Sam Mutto, Svetlana Pavlovic and Jack Beall

Congratulations to all our winners!