Congratulations to Thomas Wilson, a Philosophy, Politics and Economics student at Warwick, who has been awarded a Scholarship for Excellence (SfE). He is currently studying at the University of Hong Kong.

The Scholarships for Excellence are an excellent opportunity for students studying at higher education institutions in England to spend from a semester up to a year studying in Hong Kong as part of their degrees. Thomas is one of only 18 students from 12 UK institutions to receive this scholarship in 2014/15.

For more details of the award and this news item are available here.

The final year board of examiners in Economics has awarded prizes to three PPE students for their dissertations in EC331 Research in Applied Economics. Congratulations go to Matthew Bailey, Stefano Piano, and Ross Taylor.

Congratulations to Matthew Bailey, Caitlin Tan, and Ross Taylor, joint winners of the PPE final year examiners' prize awarded on 26 June 2013.

Of five Warwick students who will receive Outstanding Student Contribution Awards at the degree ceremonies in July, two are from the PPE programme: Muhammad Ali Chaudhry, nominated for his work as leader and founder of educational charity Renaissance Pakistan, and Jure Jeric, nominated for his role as Editor of Reinvention: an international journal of undergraduate research. More information.

Our congratulations to Jay Shah, a second-year undergraduate in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme. Jay has won second place in a contest for essays about the future of Africa. The competition for undergraduates and young professionals was sponsored by the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, in conjunction with a conference, "Africa's Turn?"

Jay's essay, Progress and Growth in Africa, presented Africa as the world's latest investment frontier. Jay, who lived in Kenya prior to starting his degree at the University of Warwick, said that the contest offered him a way to express opinions on issues for which he has a passion.