The British Pharmacological Society is proud to announce its 2026 student award and prize winners, recognising outstanding achievement and supporting talented students as they take the next steps in their studies, research and careers in pharmacology.
Clinical Undergraduate Prize
UK Medical students are recognised for their performance in examinations, the Prescribing Safety Assessment, and intercalated research projects.
- Lara Amjad, Cardiff University
- Melika Barzegar, University of Southampton
- Ethan Chong, University of Oxford
- Cate Goldwater Breheny, Imperial College London
- Mina Habaka, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Andrew Hamilton, University of Dundee
- Ria Harlekar, University of Liverpool
- Iqra Khan, Queen Mary University of London
- Ceciley Macgregor, University of St Andrews
- Áine McCormack, University College Cork
- Ethan Khee Wei Hon, University of Birmingham
- Igor Pereszczako, Anglia Ruskin University School of Medicine
- Ruby Schwinge, University of Nottingham
- Serena Yin Shih, Queen Mary University of London
Schachter Award
This award gives postgraduate students the opportunity to visit an international laboratory and learn a new technique.
- Katie Coubrough, University of Strathclyde
Sir Colin Dollery Clinical Pharmacology Training Award
This award encourages medical students to pursue Clinical Pharmacology as a specialty and increases basic pharmacology skills for medical students pursuing a career path within industry.
- Kieron Christie Downie, Imperial College London
- David Luk, University of Cambridge
- Aishani Paul, Imperial College London
Student Contribution to Pharmacology Prize
This prize recognises students' contributions to promoting pharmacology within their university.
- Ibrahim Ali, University of Westminster
- Kacey Campbell, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Aidan Cruddace, King's College London
- Laura Ghilardi, University of Leeds
- Matthew Goodman, Kingston University London
- Zaira Tanveer, Kingston University London
Undergraduate Pharmacology Prize
UK science students are recognised for their performance in the final year of their degree.
- Amelia Cook, University of Oxford
- Yinglun Ding, University of Portsmouth
- Katie Eley, Newcastle University
- McKenna Fellman, University of Leeds
- Elizaveta Goloshchapova, University of East Anglia
- Nanthana Gunathilagan, Queen Mary University of London
- Sophie Haydock, University of Bath
- Natalie Heywood, Glasgow Caledonian University
- Katie Janes, University of Birmingham
- Ellie Jones, Cardiff University
- Cameron Lipscombe-Holt, University of Westminster
- Megan Lipsett, University of Aberdeen
- Rosie Longman, The University of Manchester
- Georgia Marston, Bangor University
- Charlotte Martin, University of Liverpool
- Doireann McFadden, The Queen's University of Belfast
- Mulaibah Mushtaq, Nottingham Trent University
- Hardik Nagarkar, The University of Nottingham
- Janki Vidhi Patel, University of Leicester
- Yashvi Patel, Kingston University London
- Nicole Salem, King's College London
- Samia Shafi, University of Central Lancashire
- Hasti Shams, University of Huddersfield
- Ruby Wells, Swansea University Medical School
Congratulations
Congratulations to all our 2026 student prize and award winners! We’re proud to celebrate their achievements and support the next generation of pharmacologists as they develop their skills, build their networks and progress their careers.
Could you be next?
Could you be one of our future award recipients? Explore our prizes, awards, grants and bursaries to discover the opportunities available to support your development and research. Many of these opportunities are available exclusively to members, so join the British Pharmacological Society to become part of our community and be eligible to apply in the future.
