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Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 4:23 am
The abstracts of winning entries, 2017 and 2016, demonstrate possibilities for undergraduate students to write dissertations on important topics.
For example, Victoria Smith, our saudi arabia rcs data 2016 first prize winner, examined victim reporting of partner abuse using the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Now a Senior Research Officer at the UK Home Office, Victoria was enthused to use nationally representative survey data to examine a topic she cared deeply about.
Reflecting on the experience, she explains how winning the award increased her confidence in her data skills and helped her demonstrate competence in job interviews.
“I was overjoyed to win the award. It gave me confidence in my ability to analyse and report on data because although you receive your dissertation grade from the university, it was great to have that recognition externally as well…. I’ve been able to talk about winning first prize in job applications and interviews which has undoubtedly helped to demonstrate my competence in quantitative data analysis”
For example, Victoria Smith, our saudi arabia rcs data 2016 first prize winner, examined victim reporting of partner abuse using the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Now a Senior Research Officer at the UK Home Office, Victoria was enthused to use nationally representative survey data to examine a topic she cared deeply about.
Reflecting on the experience, she explains how winning the award increased her confidence in her data skills and helped her demonstrate competence in job interviews.
“I was overjoyed to win the award. It gave me confidence in my ability to analyse and report on data because although you receive your dissertation grade from the university, it was great to have that recognition externally as well…. I’ve been able to talk about winning first prize in job applications and interviews which has undoubtedly helped to demonstrate my competence in quantitative data analysis”