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Joint Winners of the BMAF Student Voice Competition 2010

The BMAF Network are delighted to announce that Stephanie Anderson of the University of Strathclyde and Ernests Jenavs of Manchester University are joint winners of this year's Student Voice competition. Reviewers decided that both these submissions were of a similarly high standard, with Kirsty Chalmers, also of Strathclyde, as the third place runner up.

Stephanie and Ernest each received a cheque each for £250 from the BMAF Network and an iPod Touch from the Association of Business Schools; and their universities were presented with certificates to recognise their student's successes. Kirsty received a cheque for £150. 

Presentations at Strathclyde Business School took place on Thursday 10th June with Richard Atfield, BMAF Assistant Director, and Joe Clark, Policy Development Officer for the Association of Business Schools.
With colleague Steve Paton, Professor Val Belton, received the certificate on behalf of Strathclyde Business School. Val is also the Key Contact between the school and BMAF. For more information visit the Strathclyde Business School website.

The presentation to Ernests Jenavs at Manchester Business School took place on Thursday 8th July with Richard Atfield and Vicky Robinson from the Association of Business Schools. Professor Pete Naude, Deputy Director for Undergraduate Programmes at Manchester, accepted the certificate on behalf of MBS. and congratulated both Ernests for all his achievements and the School team.

You can read the Press Release here.

It is hoped that the outcomes of this competition will be aggregated and shared with business and management schools and students, and that some of the students contributing to this competition may be involved in future BMAF/ABS activities.

The winning entries can be downloaded below.

Winning Articles:

• Ernests Jenavs
• Stephanie Anderson

Runner up: Kirsty Chalmers

A further selection of entries from students across the UK:

• Abhishek Gopalakrishnan
• Sandra Norum
• Jeanette O'Connell
• Neelam Patel
• Nicola Thomson
• Vincent Tsang Ling Chin

About the Competition

This competition was open to all students studying UK undergraduate programmes in business, management, finance and allied subject areas. Submissions covered a variety of media and considered:

• The characteristics of assessment and/or feedback you have experienced which has had a positive impact on your learning
• Why it was effective for you
• What students and academic staff could learn from your experience