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Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences 2026 Placement Award winners

A list of the winning students, staff and placement providers from the 2026 Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Placement Awards.

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Student Winners

Category Student name
Economics Placement Student of the Year Mila Deist (BlackRock)
Education Placement Student of the Year Beth Parsons (Whitchurch High School)
Health Placement Student of the Year Olivia Perry (Army Health and Performance)
Languages Placement Student of the Year Evie-Jean Davies (CapEnglish)
Politics Placement Student of the Year Madeleine Byers (DGA)
Psychology Placement Student of the Year Lily Herbert (University of Birmingham)
SPS Placement Student of the Year Esme Lock (GSK)
Social Work Placement Student of the Year Leah Humphries (Bath & North East Somerset Council)
Placement Excellence Award Naz Gogus (EY)
Future Talent Award Owen Jenkins (Marpe Health)
Resilience & Growth Award Harry Worth (Candy Kittens)
Contribution & Impact Award Erin Chapman (Cornwall Council)
Community Leadership Award Lily Sky Butterworth (Volkswagen Group)
Digital Innovation Award Finnius Towle (Bentley)

Student Highly Commended

Category Student name
Economics Placement Student of the Year Luke Chandler (Wellington Management) and Shrey Srivastava (Pension Protection Fund)
Health Placement Student of the Year Harvey Creasy-Cottle (CrossFit Devizes) and Amit Mevorach (NSW Waratahs)
Languages Placement Student of the Year Eleanor Lynch Williams (Language Connexion) and Fraser Christie (ZChocolat)
Politics Placement Student of the Year Harry Boczkowski (Airbus) and Sam Darley (Airbus)
Psychology Placement Student of the Year Josh Watts (Autism Somerset) and Harlan Cole (Bosch)
SPS Placement Student of the Year Amelie Huxtable (Melksham Town Council)
Placement Excellence Hannah Blyth (Disney) and Anna "Bia" Zuccaratto (World Nuclear Association)
Future Talent Kiera Roberts (Rocket Food) and Mia Beastall (University of Cambridge)
Resilience & Growth Kian Jones (Somerset County Cricket Club), Holly Levine and Chiara De Sa Subiotto
Contribution & Impact Freya Chant (Nustream Limited)
Community Leadership Jacob Alexander (WBD) and Beth McCallum (Counter Terrorism Policing)
Digital Innovation Nick Sherlock (Lighthouse Partners)

Placement Provider Winners

Category Placement Provider name
Charity/NGO Placement Provider of the Year Access Sport
Clinical Health Placement Provider of the Year Cotswold House Marlborough
Corporate Placement Provider of the Year Amazon
Education Placement Provider of the Year Monkton Combe Senior School
International Placement Provider of the Year Australian British Chamber of Commerce
Public Sector/Government Placement Provider of the Year Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters
Research Placement Provider of the Year Centre for Research in Autism and Education
SME/Start Up Placement Provider of the Year Nustream
Social Work Placement Provider of the Year Wiltshire Council North Adult Community Team
Social Impact Placement Provider of the Year DelAgua
Sport/Health Placement Provider of the Year Porsche Human Performance

Placement Provider Highly Commended

Category Placement Provider name
Charity/NGO Placement Provider of the Year The Mindful Life Group
Clinical Health Placement Provider of the Year Swansea Bay University
Corporate Placement Provider of the Year PA Consulting
Education Placement Provider of the Year Meath School
Public Sector/Government Placement Provider of the Year CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, Jameson Business & Transformation Team
Research Placement Provider of the Year The AccEPT Clinic, University of Exeter
SME/Start Up Placement Provider of the Year Precision Fuel & Hydration
Sport/Health Placement Provider of the Year Active Cornwall

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