Institute Awards and Prizes

Awards / Prizes

Current Recipient(s)

Manuel López-Rey Graduate Prize

The Manuel López-Rey Graduate Prize is awarded annually for the best academic performance on the MPhil programme.

(2023) Ashna Devaprasad

Felix Enterkin and Bethany Currie were awarded proxime accesserunt.

Nigel Walker Prize

The Nigel Walker Prize is awarded annually for an outstanding PhD in the field of Criminology, completed by a member of the University of Cambridge (Statutes and Ordinances (2023), Chapter XII, pg: 953).

(2025) Nicholas Goldrosen

Kathleen McDermott Award

This prize is awarded on the MSt in Applied Criminology, Penology and Management in honour of the late Kathleen McDermott, for a thesis in which the author has demonstrated a gift for fieldwork which captures the excitement and promise of research.

MSt in Applied Criminology, Penology & Management Years 1 and 2 Informal Prize

This prize is awarded annually to students in both year who achieve the best academic performance overall in their cohort.

(2023) Liz Wheen (Year 1) and Katy Hopkins (Year 1)

(2024) Ruth Stevens (Year 2)

Sir Richard Mayne Award

The Sir Richard Mayne Award is given for outstanding academic achievement on the MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management.

Sir Robert Peel Medal

The Sir Robert Peel Medal is awarded annually for Outstanding Leadership in Evidence Based Policing.

Victor Lissack Prize

The Victor Lissack Prize is given to the MSt in Applied Criminology and Police Management student who achieves the highest and most consistent marks in Year One. It is awarded in memory of Victor Lissack.