The course is run jointly with the Departments of Psychiatry and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience, together with essential contributions from allied departments and institutions in Oxford.
Professor Philip Burnet, Course Director, said:
The academic performance of the cohort was high, but particular credit should be given to those students who persevered in spite of encountering some difficulties, including those arising from world events.
After much deliberation, the Exam Board judged that the following candidates deserved special recognition:
Kristel Bietru Diaz (Physiologist) received the Dissertation Prize for: “Characterizing clinical features of autoimmune psychosis: comparing antibody-positive and antibody-negative PPIP2 participants”.
Amaris Lewis (Neuroscientist) received the Essay Prize for: “Assessing the role of genetically engineered zebrafish in autism spectrum disorder research”
Lynn Sophie Guldin (Neuroscientist) received the Best Poster Prize for outstanding performance in the poster viva voce examination where she presented: “Characterising proliferative and apoptotic phenotype in novel 3D Microfluidics-produced stem cell constructs in vitro”
Emma Harris (Neuroscientist) received the Runner up Poster Prize for excellent performance in the poster viva voce examination where she presented: “Assessing the impact of HPI coil between-session variation on speech perception decoding in MEG”.
Amelia Thornton (Psychologist) received the Most Engaged with the Course Prize for attending all teaching elements delivered on the course- a rare achievement!
All prize winners have received an Amazon Gift voucher. Professor Burnet and Deputy Course Director Professor Zam Cader wish the whole class the very best of luck with their future endeavours.