2026

The AI Innovator of the Year Award

Abhinav Tavva

Computing

Imperial College London

Last summer Abhinav, focused on a problem with school filters that every student recognises: the "Website Blocked" screen. He developed an AI-driven system that understands context and intent, ensuring students can access educational resources safely and without frustration. As a Computer Science student, he applied for this award to demonstrate how AI can modernise stagnant infrastructure and improve digital accessibility for every student.

finalists

Hasaan Ahmad | University of West England, Bristol | Computer Science‍

Elliot Cairnie | University of St. Andrews | Mathematics‍

James Lapslie | University of Birmingham | Computer Science‍

Dayna Martin | Kingston University | Computer Science with Foundation Year‍

Vaibhav Mehra |University College London | Robotics & AI‍

David O’Brien | University of Glasgow | Computer Science & Mathematics‍

Qistina Shafizul | University of Manchester | Computer Science‍

Farhan Shaikh | University of Nottingham | Computer Science with AI‍

Aditya Guru Revathi Suresh | Swansea University | Electronic and Electrical Engineering‍

Abhinav Tavva | Imperial College London | Computing‍

Ali Al Temamey | Lancaster University | Computer Science‍

William Ward | University of Surrey | Computer Science

The Management Undergraduate of the Year Award

Abigail Tait

Business Management with Sandwich Year

Manchester Metropolitan University

Abigail is a Business Management student at Manchester Metropolitan University, currently undertaking a HR placement year. She is a people-oriented, outgoing and ambitious individual who thrives on building connections and supporting others. Outside of work Abigail enjoys going to the gym and seeing live music with a margarita … or two! She applied for this award to further develop her skills, recognise her growth, and continue making a positive impact both academically and professionally.

finalists

Kascey Bunney | University of Bath | Accounting and Management‍

Mardhiah Alli Khan | University of Kent | Economics and Management‍

Safiy Khandker | University of Bath | Management with work placement‍

Noah Mendel | University of Leeds | French and Linguistics‍

William Neep | Nottingham Trent University | Business‍

Hope Purcell | Lancaster University | Business Management with a Year in Industry‍

Saakshi Santosh | Newcastle University | Economics and Business Management‍

Shreya Sayal | Royal Holloway, University of London | Human Resources with Management‍

Annabel Smith | Durham University | Business and Management‍

Abigail Tait | Manchester Metropolitan University | Business Management with Sandwich Year

The Multilingual Undergraduate of the Year Award

Alexandra Bykova

Economics

King's College London

Alexandra is an Economics student at King's College London, keen on building a career in finance. She was raised in a multicultural environment and attended both an English and a French school whilst living in Spain; this is how she became fluent in 5 languages! Alexandra’s primary interests beyond finance are ballet and running and she recently completed her first half marathon. She applied to this award as being multilingual has always been a part of who she is, and it would be especially interesting to see how that can be applied to global markets and data.

finalists

Federico Agosta | University of Bristol | Economics and Finance‍

Nermine Boubouh | University College London | Management Science‍

Alexandra Bykova | King’s College London | Economics‍

Dania El-Amin | University of Westminster | International Relations‍

Luna Falatar | University College London | Arts and Sciences with Study Abroad‍

Giulia Hussain | King’s College London | International Relations‍

Eren Koc | University College London | Language and Culture‍

Anton Miarka | University of St. Andrews | International Relations‍

Shaan Suri | Imperial College London | Economics, Finance and Data Science

The Undergraduate of the Year Award Celebrating Neurodiverse Talent

Athena Monteiro-Scutt

Physics with an integrated foundation year

University of Manchester

Athena is a second year Physics student at the University of Manchester. As a neurodiverse student she has embraced the unique perspective her experience brings to her studies, excelling particularly in data analytics and lab work. Outside of academia, she channels her creativity and focus into bouldering and painting. Athena is passionate about demonstrating that neurodiversity is a strength in innovative thinking and looks forward to applying it in her future career.

finalists

Musaddiq Ahmed | University of Birmingham | Medicine‍

Elijah Coleman | University of Southampton | MORSE (Maths, OR, Stats & Econ)‍

Isabella Eng | University of Bath | Accounting and Finance‍

Dineshtga Frandsen | University of Cambridge | Law‍

Jayda Jackson-Warren | University of Westminster | Biomedical Sciences‍

Zain-Ud-Deen Khan | Aston University | Accounting & Finance with integrated placement‍

Athena Monteiro-Scutt | University of Manchester | Physics with an integrated foundation year‍

Jordan Price | University of Birmingham | Money Banking and Finance‍

Haonan Zhang | Queen Mary University of London | Mathematics with Finance and Accounting

The Undergraduate of the Year Award Celebrating Social Mobility in Real Estate and the Built Environment

Ayub Abdulkadir

Architecture

University of Westminster

Ayub is an architecture student at the University of Westminster. He is also a member of the Mayor's Fund for London Youth Board and an Architects Declare Next Gen Ambassador. Ayub is interested in sustainability and how we can contribute to a greener planet through the Built Environment and hopes to do work addressing this in the future. He applied to the Undergraduate of the Year Award as he wanted to share his story and was really interested in the opportunity to work for CBRE.

finalists

Ayub Abdulkadir | University of Westminster | Architecture‍

Carwyn Crow | University of Reading | Real Estate Development & Planning‍

Aydin Hassan | University of Manchester | Planning and Real Estate‍

Rhecca Martinez | Lancaster University | Business Management‍

Thomas Morgan | University of Reading | Real Estate‍

Sarvejan Nanthakumar | King’s College London | Mathematics with Statistics‍

Qasim Qadir | University of Nottingham | Philosophy, Politics & Economics‍

Ameera Rizwan | University of Westminster | Real Estate‍

Elliana Roostalu | University College London | Sustainable Built Environments, Energy & Resources‍

Veronica Turco | University of Reading | Real Estate Finance‍

Marigona Zymeri | University of Westminster | Real Estate

The Future Lawyer of the Year Award

Cecily Luther

Law

University of Southampton

Cecily is a second-year law student at the University of Southampton, passionate about legal innovation and utilising the law to proactively increase access to justice. Through her pro bono work at the Global Legal Clinic, where she is a committee member, student advisor and McKenzie friend she has developed an adaptable, collaborative and client-focused approach, which the award recognises and celebrates. Recent experience includes legal research projects for global animal-rights organisations, assisting litigants in person in court, and legal drafting for a legal AI company, alongside working as a M&A Analyst, Course Representative, BPP Campus Ambassador and Law School Mentor.

finalists

Kayla Cunningham | University of Sheffield | Law‍

Helena de Freitas Ferrari | King’s College London | International Relations‍

Joseph Dean | The University of Warwick | Law‍

Peter Karpenko | Queen Mary University of London | English and European Law‍

Cecily Luther | University of Southampton | Law‍

Aqsa Mahmood | University of Cambridge | Law‍

Charlotte McGuigan | University of Sheffield | Law with Criminology‍

Katherine Ryan | University of Liverpool | Law‍

Lucianelle Semou | University of Birmingham | Law‍

Levana Starkey | University of Aberdeen | Law with English Law

The Career Changer of the Year Award

Chloe Lowin

Criminology

University of Central Lancashire

Chloe is a Psychology graduate and trainee educator who transitioned from administrative work into teaching and now research, driven by a commitment to social impact. She is currently completing a Master’s in Criminology, where her research explores violence against women and girls, institutional responses, and neurodivergence. Chloe draws on both academic and lived experience to challenge systemic barriers and aims to progress to doctoral study this year, with the goal of influencing policy and improving support for those often overlooked within existing systems.

finalists

Amanda Baiarda-Harris | King’s College London | Medical Ethics and Law‍

Paula Calvo Chaparro | The Open University | Computing & IT‍

Lauren Cuthill | University of Liverpool | Medicine and Surgery‍

Aoife Leong | University of Glasgow | Scots Law‍

Chloe Lowin | University of Lancashire | Criminology‍

Natasha Smith | University of Bristol | Neuroscience‍

Richard Thomas | University of Bristol | Composition of Music for Film and Television‍

Finn Weddle | Edinburgh Napier University | Biological Sciences (Biotechnology)

The Semiconductor Undergraduate of the Year Award

Datis Reyhani

Engineering

University of Cambridge

Datis is a student at St Catharine's College, at the University of Cambridge, studying Engineering. He is extremely interested in semiconductor technologies, all the way from processor architectures to transistor design. Datis enjoys how semiconductor engineering combines materials science, physics, and electrical engineering. In his free time, he enjoys indoor bouldering, rowing, running, and archery, alongside his academic endeavours.

finalists

Treya Creffield | University of York | Electrical and Electronic Engineering‍

Mahan Das | University of Bristol | Electrical and Electronic Engineering‍

Maadhav Kashyap | The University of Edinburgh | Electronics and Computer Science‍

Harmehar Kaur | King’s College London | Computer Science with Year in Industry‍

Rayn Lakha | University of Oxford | Engineering Science‍

Krush Patel | Imperial College London | Electrical and Electronic Engineering‍

Datis Reyhani | University of Cambridge | Engineering‍

Muhammad Shah | University of Cambridge | Engineering‍

Maja Sliwinska | University of Leeds | Physics‍

Guneet Sohanpal | Imperial College London | Physics

The Undergraduate of the Year Award for Shaping the Future

Delcy Gandhi

Chemistry

The University of Warwick

Delcy is a Finance student at the University of Warwick with a curiosity for how businesses grow and make big decisions. She enjoys working with startups and entrepreneurial teams, learning to navigate new and often unclear challenges. Outside academics, Delcy is usually dancing, getting lost in a good book, baking desserts, or hunting down the best cafés in town.

finalists

Radhika Agarwal | University of Manchester | Management (ISE)‍

Delcy Gandhi | The University of Warwick | Management with Finance‍

Minanga Jayasekera | Imperial College London | Chemical Engineering‍

Amritha Madhankumar | The University of Warwick | Philosophy, Politics & Economics‍

Alaiqa Patro | The University of Warwick | Economics & Global Sustainable Development‍

Suhani Ramchandani | Durham University | Economics‍

Ishita Somwanshi | University of Manchester | Materials Science and Engineering‍

Rosie Thompson | University of Bristol | Aerospace Engineering‍

Tyler Welby | King’s College London | History and International Relations‍

Dina Yaneva | Royal Holloway | Management with Marketing and Year in Business

The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award

Emily Kanagasabay

Design Engineering

Imperial College London

Emily is an MEng Design Engineering student at Imperial College London and developed technical breadth through defence focused analytical modelling during her most recent placement. Outside her academic studies, she enjoys contributing to the mechanical redesign of Imperial’s student rover through the Imperial Planetary Robotics Lab, strengthening both her systems level reasoning and hands on engineering capability.

finalists

Oliver Bennett | University of Birmingham | Mechanical Engineering‍

Charlotte Cole | Imperial College London | Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Industry‍

Rimarna Ewan | University College London | Mechanical Engineering‍

Dylan Hobbs | University of Surrey | Mechanical Engineering‍

Kaustubh Joshi | King’s College London | Electronic Engineering‍

Emily Kanagasabay | Imperial College London | Design Engineering‍

Poppy Phillips | Loughborough University | Automotive Engineering‍

Ihsaan Rahman | King’s College London | General Engineering‍

Surith Thogulava | Imperial College London | Aeronautical Engineering‍

Oscar Winsley | Durham University | General Engineering

The Software Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award

James Mottashed

Computer Science with an Industrial Year

University of Birmingham

James is a Computer Science undergraduate at the University of Birmingham, has been awarded the UK Excellence Scholarship for academic achievement. Through teaching coding and robotics, sports leadership, and committee roles, he excels at teamwork, adaptability, and mentoring others. He applied for the award to connect with a community of innovators who value both technical excellence and social responsibility.

finalists

Vadym Dmytrenko | City St George’s, University of London_|Computer Science‍

Elliot Frame | University of Glasgow | Computing Science ‍

Niki Mahmoudi | University of the West of England, Bristol | Computer Science‍

Ergun Malay | City St George’s, University of London | Computer Science with Cyber Security‍

Gloria Mmare | Coventry University | Computer Science with AI‍

James Mottashed | University of Birmingham | Computer Science with an Industrial Year‍

Oluwalayomi Ogungbe | University of Essex | Computer Science‍

Simi Olusola | Loughborough University | Computer Science‍

Jasper Sion | University of Sheffield | Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence

The Future Insurance Professional Undergraduate of the Year Award

Olaide Oduntan

Chemistry

The University of Warwick

Olaide is a third-year Chemistry student at the University of Warwick, with a strong interest in energy and materials, and a passion for sustainability, entrepreneurship and making a difference. Alongside her degree, she leads Enactus Pathways, a social enterprise coordinating over 30 volunteers at a primary school in Coventry. She is excited to build a career in insurance, where she can put her enthusiasm for analytical thinking, client relationships, and positive change into practice.

finalists

Ruby Boddy | The University of Edinburgh | Economics‍

Ayan Butt | Imperial College London | Economics, Finance and Data Science‍

Jasmine Charize Carpiz | The London School of Economics and Political Science | Actuarial Science‍

Ho Fung Kum | Imperial College London | Mathematics‍

Kai Lindo | University of York | Actuarial Science with a YOI‍

Anne-Sophie Mueller | Lancaster University | International Business Management (France)‍

Jumanah Nour | City St George’s, University of London | Economics‍

Olaide Oduntan | The University of Warwick | Chemistry‍

Katie Partridge | Durham University | Natural Sciences (Mathematics & Biology)‍

Finn Regan | Durham University | Economics‍

Yash Sawad | University College London | Economics‍

Simeon Wyatt | University of Nottingham | Economics with Placement Year

The Male Undergraduate of the Year Award

Patrick McClintock

Medicine

Barts & the London Queen Marys School of Medicine & Dentistry

Paddy is a fourth-year medical student with a strong passion for sport, resilience, and mental health advocacy. Alongside his studies, he has competed in numerous Ironman triathlons and ultramarathon races. Over the last 15 months he has launched and grown Check in on a mate, a mental health charity focused on raising awareness for mental health and suicide prevention through the medium of sports. Through medicine, sport, and advocacy, Paddy aims to make a positive and lasting impact within the world.

finalists

Rakan Al-Manary | King’s College London | International Relations‍

Joseph Bacon | University of Exeter | Natural Sciences with International Study‍

Emanuel Cavalheiro da Silva | University of Greenwich | Marketing and Brand Mgt‍

Jude Dudley | University of Strathclyde | Marketing and Economics‍

Ayaan Halim | Queen Mary University of London | Economics, Statistics and Mathematics‍

Paddy McClintock | Barts & the London Queen Marys School of Medicine & Dentistry | Medicine‍

Harrison McSweeney | University of Cambridge | Geography‍

Daniel Mewett | University of Brighton | Geography‍

Declan Musto | University of St Andrews | Mathematics‍

Noah Lewis Sinclair | Northumbria University | Graphic Design

The Undergraduate of the Year Award Celebrating Social Mobility

Seriena Rahimi Ho-Shing

Medicinal Chemistry

University of Liverpool

Seriena is a driven first-generation university student who is proud of how far she has come and excited for what lies ahead. What once felt like a distant dream has become a reality through education, shaping her ambition to create a better future for herself. Alongside University, she serves as Client Director at 180Degrees Consulting Liverpool, leading student teams to deliver projects that create real impact for charities. She is committed to developing her professional skills and making a tangible difference. Seriena applied for this award to inspire others to believe their future is not limited by where they start.

finalists

Mark Beasley | Lancaster University | Accounting & Finance‍

Maryna Bieliavtseva | University of Brighton | Physiotherapy‍

Seriena Rahimi Ho-Shing | University of Liverpool | Medicinal Chemistry‍

Mia Jones | Queen Mary University of London | English and History‍

Dann Lacea | University College London | Business and Health‍

Xu Jie Li | University of Manchester | International Business, Economics and Finance‍

Ayan Naeem | University of Leicester | Law‍

Sahiba Saifi | University of Leeds | Law‍

Chelsea Semou | University College London | Information Management for Business‍

Olivia Zheng | Durham University | Economics

The Female Undergraduate of the Year Award

Siobhain Doyle

Chemical Engineering with Placement Year

University of Bath

Siobhain is a fourth-year Chemical Engineering student at the University of Bath, currently on placement working on energy transition projects including sustainable aviation fuel and power-to-X. Alongside her studies, she was recognised as the top Academic Representative in the Faculty of Engineering and served as Vice Chair of the Chemical Engineering Society. She has represented Malaysia internationally in triathlon and track, and is a BUCS Division 1 Women’s Basketball (W1s) player.

finalists

Mimi Andrew | Bournemouth University | Software Engineering with Sandwich Year‍

Isabella Barker | University of Bristol | Chemistry‍

Anna Burt | University of York | Computer Science with a Year in Industry‍

Jenna Clark |Lancaster University | Architecture‍

Siobhain Doyle | University of Bath | Chemical Engineering with Placement Year‍

Chloe Munjoma | University of Nottingham | Chemical Engineering‍

Ashrita Nandula | Imperial College London | Aeronautical Engineering‍

Emily Ramsdale | University of Southampton | Biomedical Engineering‍

Faith Varlow | University of Sheffield | Geography‍

Hollie Wilson | University of Sheffield | Structural Engineering and Architecture

The Black Heritage Undergraduate of the Year Award

Valerie Fiamavle

Medicine

Queen's University Belfast

Valerie is a third-year medical student at Queen's University Belfast, Intercalating at Imperial College London, where she is studying iBSC Management. With a strong commitment to leadership and innovation, she serves as Social Media Officer for Melanin Medics, where she has significantly increased engagement and widened access to opportunities for aspiring Black medical students. As the former President of her university’s African Caribbean Society, she led high-impact initiatives that led to increasing the society's revenue by 700% and established long-standing traditions. Valerie is also a content creator, using her platforms to empower students.

finalists

Amelie Abass | University of Surrey | Politics‍

Somaya Abdi | King’s College London | Biochemistry‍

Yemi Abe | Imperial College London | Design Engineering‍

Gianni Austin | Imperial College London | Biomedical Engineering‍

Tanitoba Ewedemi | The London School of Economics | Historical and Philosophical Studies‍

Valerie Fiamavle | Queen’s University Belfast | Medicine‍

Boluwatife Ogunmodede | University of Manchester | Computer Science‍

Muna Okorie | University College London | Global Humanitarian Studies‍

Bukunmi Oloyede | The University of Warwick | Civil Engineering ‍

Emmanuel Togoh | Durham University | Psychological and Behavioural Sciences

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