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Congratulations to the 2025 School of Social and Political Science (SPS) graduates! 

Graduation ceremonies for our students took place on Saturday 22 November in McEwan Hall.

Following the ceremonies, SPS graduates and their families were invited to celebrate at our reception at the University’s Playfair Library.

View our graduation gallery here
 

2025 Prize Winners

The School awarded prizes to graduates for exceptional performances in their studies. 
Professor Devaney, Head of School, handed out the prizes at a gathering of winners during the graduation reception. 

Congratulations to our 2025 prize winners!

Prize name	Winner
Best Overall Performance in MSc(R) Science and Technology Studies	Tyler John Harvey
Best Overall Performance in MSc Africa and International Development	Sandrah Kahumuza
Best Overall Performance in MSc International Development	Kit Whitten
Best Overall Performance in MSc International Development (Online Learning)	Natalia Schuurman
Same Shepperson Award for Best MSc Dissertation in African Studies on a historical topic	Sandrah Kahumuza
Best Overall Performance in MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society	Julia Robert
Best Overall Performance in MSc Global Environment, Politics and Society	Katherine Troeller
Best Overall Performance in MSc International and European Politics	Isabelle Honey
Best Overall Performance in MSc International Relations	Alexandra Lamy
Best Overall Performance in MSc The Middle East in Global Politics	Lana Pain
Best Overall Performance in MSc Medical Anthropology	Tanith Jone
Best Overall Performance in MSc Social Anthropology	Lauren Collins
Best Overall Performance in MSc Comparative Public Policy	Huaiwen Cui
Best Overall Performance in MSc Global Health Policy	Esther Hayes
Best Overall Performance in MSc Global Health Policy (Online Learning)	Veronika Rasic
Best Overall Performance in MSc Public Policy	Caleb Lee
Best Overall Performance in MSc Global Mental Health and Society	Charlotte Day
Best Overall Performance in PGCert Advanced Social Work Studies (Mental Health Officer Award)	Sarah Westland
International Consortium for Social Development Best Student Award (International Placement)	Leonie Hopkins
Marjorie A Brown Memorial Award for Outstanding Master of Social Work Student	Leonie Hopkins
Best Overall Performance in MSc Digital Sociology	Emily Allan, Sarah Berno
Best Overall Performance in MSc Sociology and Global Change	Olivia Rye
Best Overall Performance in MSc Social Research	Sara Cumming
David Edge Prize (Best Overall Performance in MSc Management of Bioeconomy, Innovation and Governance)	Yuran Zhao
David Edge Prize (Best Overall Performance in MSc Science and Technology in Society)	Yiming Feng
Award for the Best Masters Dissertation	Charlotte Day, Tyler Harvey
Best Overall Performance in MSc Nationalism in Global Perspective	Molly Shewan
Best Overall Performance in MSc Conflict, Security & Development	Marie Cox