Queen’s students named as Undergraduate of the Year Awards Finalists!
Two students from Queen’s have been shortlisted in the TargetJobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards.
Tadgh Foley and Eoin Cunningham have been named as finalists by Rolls-Royce, the award partner for Undergraduate of the Year Celebrating Neurodiverse Talent. They have been chosen out of the 100’s of applicants that applied after completing an online application and psychometric tests.
The award organisers were looking for students who bring different perspectives, creative problem-solving skills and unique strengths to help solve some of the world’s biggest challenges.
A spokesperson for Rolls-Royce, the award sponsor, said: “People at Rolls-Royce know that diverse perspectives and experiences make for better ideas and solutions. They’ve seen how their neurodivergent people help them innovate through different ways of thinking, working, evaluating and communicating.”
The award was open to first and second year students on three-year courses and first, second and third year students on a four-year course with a neurodivergent condition, such as autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD or ADHD, or Tourette syndrome.
Prizes include a ten-week, paid summer internship starting in June/July 2022, an Apple watch and Rolls-Royce-branded gifts. The winner will also spend a working day shadowing a Rolls-Royce leader – a fantastic opportunity to discover how decisions are made and to build your network.
The Rolls-Royce spokesperson said: “There are undoubted benefits for us in attracting and retaining a more neurodiverse workforce and supporting neurodivergent people as change agents, thought disrupters and innovators. After all, we already know that neurodivergent individuals often have particular success in STEM careers – Elon Musk, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates among them. Many traits associated with some neurodivergent conditions would be a particularly good fit within the Innovation Hub and R2 Data Labs [at Roll-Royce] and we look forward to supporting you to make the most of your talents.”
The finalists have now been invited to an award ceremony where the winner will be announced on the 29 April 2022.
More details can be found here:
https://undergraduateoftheyear.com
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