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Current and Past Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD Students

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Current Wellcome Trust 4-year PhD students
Amanda Bolt
Year of Entry 2004.
MChem (Ind) 1st Class, University of Leeds. Industrial placement at Celltech, Cambridge
Undertaking her PhD on directed evolution of new enzymes with Dr Alan Berry and Prof Adam Nelson
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Gerard Huysmans
Year of Entry 2004.
Master Degree (Great Distiction) in Bio-engineering �?? specialisation cellular and genetic engineering. Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Undertaking his PhD with Prof Steve Baldwin and Dr David Brockwell on the mechanism of membrane protein folding
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Catherine Joce
Year of Entry 2004.
MChem (Ind) 1st Class. University of Leeds. Industrial placement at GSKs Stevenage site.
Working for her PhD with Profs Adam Nelson and Peter Stockley
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Neil Syme
Year of Entry 2004.
BSc Biological Sciences with honours (1st Class) in Biochemistry. University of Edinburgh. One year spent at University of Uppsala, Sweden.
Working for his PhD with Prof Steve Homans
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Karine Deville
Year of Entry 2006.
BSc Biochemistry. University Claude Bernard, Lyon. Third year spent at University of Manchester (European Program ERASMUS). MSc Biochemistry. University Claude Bernard, Lyon.
Working for her PhD with Prof Steve Baldwin
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Ivan Campeotto
Year of Entry 2005.
1st Class Degree in Biotechnology. University of Padua, Italy.
PhD supervised by Prof Simon Phillips and Drs Alan Berry and Arwen Pearson on the X-ray crystal structures of new enzymes produced by directed evolution
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Stuart Kyle
Year of Entry 2005.
MEng 1st Class Biomedical Materials Science. University of Manchester.
Undertaking his PhD with Prof Mike McPherson on ....
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James Muldoon
Year of Entry 2005.
BSc (Upper Second) Medicinal Chemistry. University of Leeds and MSc Chemical Biology. University of Leeds.
Studying for his PhD with Drs Alison Ashcroft and Andy Wilson....
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Anthony Roberts
Year of Entry 2005.
BSc 1st Class Biochemistry. Imperial College London
Studying .... under the supervision of Prof Peter Knight and Dr Stan Burgess
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Toshana Foster
Year of Entry 2006.
BSc 1st Class Biomedical Sciences. University of Kent. One year in industry at Merck, The Neuroscience Research Centre, Harlow.
Studying ... with Prof Mark Harris
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Ottar Rolfsson
Year of Entry 2005.
BSc 1st Class Biochemistry. University of Iceland and MSc Organic Chemistry, University of Iceland.
PhD studies on .... under the supervision of Prof Peter Stockley
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Barbora Malkova
Year of Entry 2006.
Ing Biochemistry (Distinction), Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague.
PhD studies with Drs Stan Burgess and Thomas Edwards
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Nathalie Valette
Year of Entry 2006.
Diploma Chemistry, Technical Institute of Chemistry (IUT de chimie Castres, France) and MSc Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. CPE Lyon, France.
Studying for her PhD with Dr Stuart Warriner and Prof Sheena Radford
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Zu Thur Yew
Year of Entry 2006.
BSc (1st Class) Biotechnology. Imperial College London
PhD studies with Drs Emanuele Paci and David Brockwell
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Eva Petrik
Year of Entry 2007.
MSc (1st Class) in Biology (specialism in molecular biology) from Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary.
Successfully completed PhD - Postdoctoral studies in USA
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Henry King
Year of Entry 2007.
BSc (1st Class) in Biochemistry from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD - Teacher training
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Richard Malham
Year of Entry 2007.
Bsc (1st Class) Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry (Industrial Placement) from the University of Leeds.
Successfully completed PhD
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Marko Noerenberg
Year of Entry 2007.
Diploma degree (1st Class) in Biology from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Germany).
Successfully completed PhD
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Sasha Derrington
Year of Entry 2010.
BSc (1st Class) Biochemistry from the University of Sussex.
Successfully completed PhD
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Sophie Schumann
Year of Entry 2010.
BSc (1st Class equivalent) in Nutritional Science from the University of Potsdam, Germany.
Masters in Nutritional Science, University of Potsdam, Germany
Successfully completed PhD
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Joe Shaw
Year of Entry 2010.
BSc (1st Class) Biochemistry from Newcastle University.
Successfully completed PhD
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James Gowdy
Year of Entry 2010.
Integrated Masters (1st Class) in Natural Science from the University of Leeds.
Winner of the Joint Honours Prize in Biological Sciences.
Awaiting PhD viva
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Kevin Tipping
Year of Entry 2010.
BSc (1st Class) in Biochemistry from the University of Leeds.
Winner of the Frank Happold Prize in Biochemistry.
Successfully completed PhD
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Kyle Dent
Year of Entry 2008.
BSc (1st Class) in Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Successfully completed PhD
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Joanne Rushworth
Year of Entry 2008.
BSc (1st Class) in Biochemistry from the University of Leeds
1 year study/research in Paris
PGCE in Secondary Science from the University of Leeds
Winner of the Crabtree scholarship and the Organon and Frank Happold prizes in Biochemistry.
Successfully completed PhD
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Charles-Hugues Lardeau
Year of Entry 2008.
BSc (1st Class) in Chemistry from ENSIACET (The National Engineering School of Chemical and Technological Arts, Toulouse, France)
1 year ERASMUS exchange at Manchester Metropolitan University
Masters (Distinction) in Chemical Biology from the University of Leeds )
Successfully completed PhD
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Derek Revill
Year of Entry 2008.
BSc (1st Class) in Physics from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Alessandro Sicorello
Year of Entry 2008.
BSc (1st Class equivalent) in Biotechnology, University of Florence, Italy.
Masters (distinction) in Medical Biotechnology, University of Florence, Italy
Successfully completed PhD
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Lucy Chappell
Year of Entry 2009.
BSc (1st Class) in Biochemistry from the University of Bath.
1 year placement at Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia.
Winner of the Catherine Award for Enzymology.
Successfully completed PhD
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Briony Yorke
Year of Entry 2009.
MChem integrated Masters (Chemistry) (1st Class) from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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James Ross
Year of Entry 2009.
BSc (1st Class) in Molecular Biology with Industry from the University of Liverpool
1 year placement with Pfizer, UK.
Successfully completed PhD
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Theodoros Karamanos
Year of Entry 2009.
Dipolma (BSc equivalent) (1st Class) in Biology from the University of Athens (Ethniko kai Kapodistriako)
Successfully completed PhD
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Alexander Borodavka
Year of Entry 2009.
BSc (1st Class) in Biology from the University of Kiev, Ukraine
Masters (Distinction) in Virology & Microbiology, University of Kiev, Ukraine
Successfully completed PhD
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Saskia Bakker
Year of Entry 2007.
BSc (Upper Second Class) in Pharmacy from Utrecht University
Masters (cum laude) in Drug Innovation from Utrecht University.
Successfully completed PhD
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Karine Deville
Year of Entry 0.


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Anna Polyakova
Year of Entry 2011.
BSc in Chemistry from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
MSc (Distinction) in Chemical Biology from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Diana Monteiro
Year of Entry 2011.
MChem & BSc (1st Class) Medicinal Chemistry (Industrial) from the University of Leeds with a 1 year industrial placement with F. Hoffmann - La Roche (Basel, Switzerland)
Winner of Craig Jordan Prize 2011 and Robert Macrae Prize 2011
Successfully completed PhD
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Gael Radou
Year of Entry 2011.
MSc in Biophysics from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
Successfully completed PhD
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Rebecca Thompson
Year of Entry 2011.
BSc (1st Class) in Molecular Biology from the University of Cardiff
Successfully completed PhD
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Philip Morrison
Year of Entry 2011.
MChem (1st class) in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry from the University of St Andrews with an integrated year in industry at GSK (Stevenage)
Winner of Irvine Jubilee Prize/Medal and Forrester Prize 2011
Successfully completed PhD
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Christopher Bartlett
Year of Entry 2012.
BSc (1st Class) in Microbiology with Virology from the University of Leeds with an integrated year in industry at DePuy CMW (Blackpool)
Successfully completed PhD
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Emily Caseley
Year of Entry 2012.
BSc (Upper second class) in Neuroscience from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Zoe Lear
Year of Entry 2012.
BSc Animal Science (Upper second class) from the University of Nottingham MSc Infection and Immunity from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Shaun Rawson
Year of Entry 2012.
MChem (Upper second class) in Chemistry from The University of York with a 1 year industrial placement (Almac Discovery, Northern Ireland).
Successfully completed PhD
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Samuel Hickman
Year of Entry 2012.
BSc (1st Class) Biological Sciences from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Anna Lopata
Year of Entry 2012.

Wellcome/NIH student
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Jennifer Mitchell
Year of Entry 2013.
M Chem in Chemistry (Upper Second Class) from the University of Oxford
Successfully completed PhD
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Alina Zaplatina
Year of Entry .
MSc in Biochemistry from Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf
Withdrew
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Matthew Balmforth
Year of Entry 2013.
BSc in Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Leeds
Successfully completed PhD
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Phil Rowell
Year of Entry 2013.
BSc in Biomedical Sciences (1st Class) from the University of Bradford
Successfully completed PhD
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Matthias Gantner
Year of Entry 2013.
MSc in Interdisciplinary Sciences (Major in Biology and Chemistry) from ETH-Zurich
Successfully completed PhD
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Hugh Smith
Year of Entry 2014.
BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol (1st Class).
Successfully completed PhD
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Ieva Drulyte
Year of Entry 2014.
BSc in Biotechnology and Microbiology at the University of York (1st Class) with an integrated year in industry at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK.
Successfully completed PhD
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Ethan Morgan
Year of Entry 2014.
BSc in Medical Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Leeds with an Industrial Placement at Glaxosmithkline.
Donald and Marjorie Robinson Prize for Biochemistry.
Successfully completed PhD
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Anna Higgins
Year of Entry 2014.
Bsc in Biochemistry from the University of Edinburgh (Upper Second Class).
Successfully completed PhD
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Janne Darell
Year of Entry 2014.
MSc in Industrial and Commercial Biotechnology from the University of Newcastle (Distinction). BSc Chemical Engineering from HiST (Sor-Trondelag University College), Norway. MSc Best Student prize.
Successfully completed PhD
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Daniel Hurdiss
Year of Entry 2014.
BSc (1st Class) in Microbiology from the University of Leeds with an integrated year in industry at Reading Scientific Services Ltd.
Successfully completed PhD
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Caroline Seiler
Year of Entry 2015.
Bsc in Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Leeds, with an integrated Industrial placement at AstraZeneca.
Successfully completed PhD
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Rachel Johnson
Year of Entry 2015.
M Chem in Medicinal Chemistry (1st Class) from the University of Leeds. Awarded Craig Jordan Prize for Medicinal Chemistry
Successfully completed PhD
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Emma Cawood
Year of Entry 2015.
BSc in Biomolecular Science (1st Class) from the University of St Andrews. Society of Biology Top Student Award. Awarded Forrester Prize for Organic Chemistry.
Successfully completed PhD
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Gemma Swinscoe
Year of Entry 2015.
MBiol, BSc in Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Leeds. Molecular and Cellular Biology MBiol Project Prize.
Final year student
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Miles Woolfenden
Year of Entry .
BSc in Biochemistry (1st Class) from Imperial College.
Withdrew
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Brendan Farrell
Year of Entry 2015.
MBiochem in Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Oxford. Awarded Gibbs Book Prize in Biochemistry.
Successfully completed PhD
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Jonathan Foster
Year of Entry .
MPhys, BSc Physics with Nanotechnology (1st Class) from the University of Leeds Undergraduate Research and Leadership Scholar (UGRL Scholar) 2016 RSA Edward Boyle Prize Winner
Withdrew
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Sophie Moul
Year of Entry 2016.
MNatSc in Natural Sciences (1st Class) from the University of Leeds, with an integrated Industrial placement at Oxford Immunotec
Final year student
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James Murphy
Year of Entry 2016.
BSc in Biological Sciences (1st Class) from the University of Leeds, with an integrated Industrial placement at the University of Calgary, Canada
Final year student
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David Nicholson
Year of Entry 2016.
MSci in Natural Sciences (1st Class) from Churchill College, University of Cambridge Awarded Alex Hopkins Memorial Prize for Chemistry.
Final year student
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Amy Stainthorp
Year of Entry 2016.
BSc in Biochemistry (1st Class) from the University of Nottingham. Awarded course prize for BSc in Biochemistry.
Final year student
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Asif Fazal
Year of Entry 2016.
BSc MNatSc in Natural Sciences (1st class) from the University of Leeds
Final year student
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David Klebl
Year of Entry 2017.
MSc in Biochemistry from the Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf
Second year student
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Isabelle Pickles
Year of Entry 2017.
MSc in Chemistry (2i) from the University of Durham
Second year student
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Joseph Snowden
Year of Entry 2017.
BA Natural Sciences (1st Class) (Pathology) from the University of Cambridge. Staines Read Prize in Medicine in 2015 and 2016. Darwin Prize in Natural Sciences in 2017
Second year student
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Eleanor Todd
Year of Entry 2017.
MSc in Microbiology with Virology (with Industrial Placement) (1st Class)
Second year student
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Sabine Ulamec
Year of Entry 2017.
MSc in Biochemistry from the Heinrich-Heine University of Dusseldorf
Second year student
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Daniel Van
Year of Entry 2017.
BSc in Biochemistry (Hons) with Industrial Placement at UCB Celltech from the University of Leeds
Second year student
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Josh White
Year of Entry 2017.
MSc in Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) (1st Class) from the University of Sheffield. William Ferdinand Memorial Award, 2016/17
Second year student
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Francesca Chandler
Year of Entry 2018.
BSc in Biochemistry with Study in Industry from the University of Bristol (First Class Honours)
First year student
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Veronica Dejesus
Year of Entry 2018.
BSc in Biology from Mount Holyoke College, USA (First Class Honours)
First year student
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Molly Gravett
Year of Entry 2018.
BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Liverpool (First Class Honours)
First year student
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Ben Lane
Year of Entry 2018.
BSc in Biochemistry from the University of St Andrews (Upper Second Class Honours)
First year student
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Christopher Smith
Year of Entry 2018.
BSc in Human Biosciences from the University of Exeter (First Class Honours) M Res in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Birmingham
First year student
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Amy Turner
Year of Entry 2018.
M Biol in Biological Sciences at the University of Leeds (First Class Honours) . Level 2 Prize in Biological Sciences.
First year student
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Ryan Cocking
Year of Entry 2019.
MPhys Theoretical Physics (with industry) from the University of York.
Foundation year student
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Alex Flynn
Year of Entry 2019.
BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Leeds. Dean’s list 2015, 2016 and 2017 for academic achievement.
Foundation year student
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Jonathan Machin
Year of Entry 2019.
MBiochem in Biochemistry from the University of Oxford.
Foundation year student
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Linda Makhlouf
Year of Entry 2019.
MRes in Biomedical Research from Imperial College, London. BSc Biomedical Sciences (Brighton).
Foundation year student
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Upasana Mandal Sykora
Year of Entry 2019.
MSc Bioscience (Biotechnology) from the University of Leeds. BE (Biotechnology), University of Rajasthan, India.
Foundation year student
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Emma Ryder
Year of Entry 2019.
BSc Biochemistry (with Industry) from the University of York. Winner of the Stage 1 Biochemistry prize (2016)
Foundation year student
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