Computing students’ talents recognised with society awards

Computing undergraduates from the University of Northampton have been recognised for their work with awards from a prestigious society.

Ten students received awards during the Northampton British Computing Society branch annual general meeting, which was held at Avenue Campus on Tuesday 3 October.

Gary Hill, Head of Computing at the University, said: “I’m proud that our students are receiving awards for their achievements from the British Computer Society and HMGCC.

“To have such an award win on their CVs will help to give them a competitive edge when they embark on their chosen careers.”

Jan Jaworski, left, and Ohood Sabr

The award winners were:

Best first year student – Jan Jaworski

Best final year student – Ohood Sabr

Best Barclaycard Business-related dissertation – Kelly-Nicole Maitland-Coffin

University of Babylon MSc scholarships – Ohood Sabr and Mustafa Altameemi

HMGCC (Her Majesty’s Government Communications Centre) awards were also presented during the evening to the following:

Best dissertation – Warren Haskins

Best group project – Aleexa Cresta, Mahbub Haque, Saifur Rahman, Tomas Taujanskas and Tobi Ayilara. Pictured below.