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Two Queen’s University Belfast students have been named category winners in the 2013 Undergraduate Awards, the only international, pan-discipline academic awards programme in the world.
The awards celebrate and support the world’s brightest and most innovative undergraduate students, by recognising their best coursework and projects.
Simon Gallaher from Helen’s Bay won in the Historical Studies category with an essay entitled, “Why was Klan violence effective as a means of conservative opposition to Reconstruction?” Amy Burnside from East Belfast won the Literature category with her essay, “An Examination of Gender Relations in James Joyce’s Ulysses”.
The essays were selected from almost 4000 submissions in more than 180 colleges and universities across the world. The winners in each category were selected by an international judging panel, made up of academics and industry experts. Winners will attend The UA Global Summit, taking place in Dublin in November . Professor Shane O’Neill, Dean of Faculty Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen’s said: “To be recognised as winners in the 2013 Undergraduate Awards is an outstanding achievement for both Simon and Amy. This is a highly prestigious international competition, and their selection as winners in the Historical Studies and Literature categories is testament to their outstanding scholarly talents. Their teachers at Queen’s are very proud of their achievements and we know that they will be excellent ambassadors for the University at the Summit for all the winners, to be held in Dublin in November.
The awards programme has been operating in Ireland since 2009 and globally since 2011 and encourages inter-disciplinary and international co-operation between students.
