Award Winners
Award in 2008
Research Student Award (Joint winners)
“The agricultural sector and urbanisation patterns: Some evidence from Indian states”
Massimiliano Cali (London School of Economics and Political Science)
“Multiple dimensions of regional economic growth: The Brazilian case, 1991-2000″
Guilherme Mendes Resende (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“The development of a knowledge-based GIS to support land consolidation plans”
Demetris Demetriou (University of Leeds)
Undergraduate Student Award
“Moving Yorkshire Forward Together: Coherence and consultation in a regional economic development strategy”
Christopher Stainton (University of Oxford)
Commendation – Special commendation awarded to Matthew Bridger (University of Reading) for his work entitled: “Driving congestion out of town: Road pricing to tackle congestion in Reading”
Award in 2007
Research Student Award
“Analysing migrations from a New Economic Geography approach: Some evidence for the Spanish case”
Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, London School of Economics and Political Science
Commendation – Amaya Vega (National University of Ireland, Galway) received a commendation for her work on “Residential location and travel to work mode choice under central and suburban employment destination patterns”
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“The determinants of airport cargo volume: An empirical analysis of the location of express package and air cargo activity in the United States”
Benjamin Dachis, London School of Economics and Political Science
Undergraduate Student Award
“Why are there so many smokers in China? A Multi-level Analysis of geographical variations in smoking Prevalence”
Jenny Runnacles, University of Bristol
Award in 2006
Research Student Award
“Health outcomes and income inequality: A multilevel analysis of the Wilkinson hypothesis”
Min Hua Jen, School of Geographical Sciences and Centre for Multilevel Modelling, University of Bristol
Commendation – Allan Little (University of Lancaster) received a commendation for his work on “The spatial pattern of hidden unemployment: people or place effects?”
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“Regional paths to the knowledge economy: can all regions be knowledge-based?”
Pedro Miguel Marquis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Undergraduate Student Award
“Urban congestion charging: A suitable policy option for Oxford?”
Matthew Scott, University of Sheffield
Commendation – Joel Strange also receives a commendation for his work on “The low gross value added of Wales: sources and solutions”
Award in 2005
Research Student Award
“The Implications of Advanced-Telecommunications on the Spatial Structure of the Urban System”
Michael Howard Slivka, Department of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow (PhD in Urban Studies)
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“European Structural Funds and Economic Disparities among British Regions”
A. M. Kowalski, University of Southampton
Undergraduate Student Award
“Socio-economic polarisation in the Wirral”
Hannah Whitfield, University of Sheffield
Commendation – Ben Taylor also received a commendation for his essay on: “Peripheralisation of stadia: Bolton Wanderers and Reebok Stadium”
Award in 2004
Research Student Award
“Policing neighbourhoods: exploring the geographies of crime policing and performance assessment”
David Ashby, Department of Geography and CASA, UCL (PhD in GIS and Spatial Analysis)
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“The Geographic Distribution of Indonesia’s East Java Manufacturing Industries”
Andi Irawan, Department of Geography and Environment, LSE (MSc Regional Science)
Undergraduate Student Award
No prize was awarded this year.
Award in 2003
Research Student Award
“Determinants of FDI-induced externalities: new empirical evidence for Mexican manufacturing industries”
Jacob Jordaan, Department of Geography, LSE (PhD Economic Geography)
Taught Postgraduate Student Award
“An Analysis of the Delegation of Regional Policy”
David Learmonth, Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde (MSc Economics)
Undergraduate Student Award
“Commuting Patterns in Leeds and Manchester: A Spatial and Compositional Analysis of Commuting”
Amy Burrage, Department of Geography, University of Leeds (BA Geography and Transport Planning)
