Graduate of the Year (UK)

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Graduate of the Year is a national competition in the United Kingdom, held annually that recognises those that made the most of university life, whether in an academic or extracurricular context. Every year hundreds of high-calibre students from across the country compete in several rounds for this prestigious award, with national press coverage and large cash prizes (the winner gets £10,000 ($17,500)). It is run by UK's largest accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK's biggest student careers magazine Real World, headhunters Moloney Search and development organisation Edge.

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[edit] 2007

The next competition will take place during summer, aiming to focus on entrepreneurial and/or philantrophic efforts.

[edit] 2006

  • Winner (£10,000) - Kirill Makharinsky [1] (Oxford) was President of Oxford Entrepreneurs, the 2nd largest society in Oxford University, runs several businesses, is a concert pianist and played several sports at university level. He achieved a double first in Mathematics and now works in Silicon Valley for Slide (website) with the multi-millionaire co-founder of PayPal, Max Levchin.
  • Runners Up (£3,000 each) - Jonathan Bailey (Oxford) was the youngest finalist in the World Debating Championships, edited the student paper and runs a charity; he now works at McKinsey, whilst trainee doctor Jennifer Lambert (Leeds) has had medical research published in journals and presented at international conferences.
  • Finalists (£1,000 each) - Harjeet Taggar [2] (Oxford) is Managing Director of Silicon Valley based student marketplace Boso.com, Adam Taylor (Warwick) set up information sharing website StudentsWall.com and is now an Investment Banker at Lehman Brothers, Shazia Saleem (Warwick) was the Chairperson of the Sports Federation at university and co-organiser of the Warwick World Cup '06 and Sadiq Jaffer (Warwick) runs a t-shirt business and has competed nationally in robot competitions.

[edit] 2005

  • Winner (£10,000) - Hazel Mowbray (LSE) was a music teacher at two schools, taught piano, played in University of London's orchestra, was a legal caseworker, rower and Disabilities Officer who has worked in Ecuador and Ethiopia, along with getting a 1st class degree. She now works for the United Nations World Food Programme in Malawi.
  • Runners-up (£2,000 each) - Anjool Malde [3] (Oxford) held 20 university society positions, worked in BBC radio and journalism, edited student papers, was Treasurer of United Nations Oxford, and ran a company during term along with vacation internships; he now works at Deutsche Bank and runs a nightclubs company. Lauren Buchanan (Belfast) led various teams for Habitat for Humanity and other charities, raised money for a Bolivia trip, runs the Methodist Society, promoted Fair Trade and volunteered in a youth group; she got a 1st class honours degree, has set up a charity The Ladybird Trust and now is studying for a PhD.
  • Finalists (£1,000 each) - Joanna Odds (Glasgow) was a student rep, resurrected the Student Charities Appeal, led percussion in the Wind Band and was President of the Music Club. Sean Delaney (Leicester) was President of Psychology Society and worked on the Union Council.

[edit] 2004

  • Winner (£10,000) - Conall Watson (Nottingham) was Environment & Social Justice Officer, who organised One World Week, got the student union to boycott Nestle, co-founded the Tibet Society and worked at the Fair Trade cafe; he is now a pharmacist.
  • Runners-up (£1,000 each) - Nicholas Fernie (Lancaster) was college charity rep, raised money for Oxfam, a homeless shelter, organised a marathon, dance lessons, and was Treasurer and Press officer for Amnesty International. Hannah Marder (Bristol) voted in Union elections, attended the AGM, read the student paper, drunk in the student bar and wore the University sweatshirt.
  • Finalists (£500 each) - Ahsan Shah (London Metropolitan) founded National Black Youth Forum, worked on TimeBank and has done anti-racism work. Katy Standish (Durham) has volunteered for Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and worked in Indonesian rainforests.

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