ASET Competitions

The 2020 ASET Student Competition is open to students at all ASET member institutions.
To encourage the next cohort of placement students, ASET sponsors this annual competition to highlight what students have gained from their recent placement or internship. We are looking for short accounts (no more than 900 words) that articulate the value of work experience, clearly express the value of the learning, and do so in a lively and enthusiastic manner. The competition allows students to reflect on the impact their placement experience has had on their personal development and future plans, and to reflect on how it relates to their academic studies. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, and midful of the difficulties and changing circumstances experienced by many placement students, we have adapted our competition to enable as many students as possible to qualify for a chance to win.  So, whether their Placement/Internship/Work experience was undertaken in the UK or overseas, remotely or in person, we want to hear about the experiences. What has been learnt about themselves, their strengths, and how they managed to adapt to change? What have they learnt about working with colleagues, perhaps face to face, and then remotely? Have their experiences shaped their plans for the future? We are particularly interested to hear how students have overcame adversity faced due to Covid-19.

The winning entry will receive a prize of £400, and there will also be two Highly Commended awards of £100 each.

The competition will be open for entries from 1st October 2020. We are looking for up to 900 words, on the value of work experience and the value of the learning. Accounts should be lively and enthusiastic, and encouraging to the next cohort.

You can download the competition flyer here. The 2020 competition is open for entries from 1st October 2020. Entries must be submitted via email to the ASET Office using 2020 ASET Student Competition entry form

2019 Competition Winners
Last year the judges  were pleased to award cash prizes to the following students:
For Placement/Internship/Work Experience undertaken in the UK or Ireland
Winner : £400   Oliver Symes, Cardiff University 

Highly Commended
£100 Emma Scriven, Anglia Ruskin University 

For Placement/Internship/Work Experience undertaken Overseas

Winner : £400   Tiffany Cavinato-Ward, Queen Mary, University of London

Highly Commended
£100 Hannah Phillips, University of Manchester

Previous Years’ Winners
2018 UK & Ireland -Holly Kembrey, Nottingham Trent University
(Highly Commended – Sophie Compton, University of Kent)
Overseas – Karen O’Connell, University College Dublin
(Highly Commended -Holly Hinds, University of Hertfordshire)
2017 UK & Ireland – Andreas Kangari, University of Nottingham
(Highly Commended – Grace Kilpatrick, University of Exeter)
Overseas – Clare Farrell, University College Dublin
(Highly Commended -Harriet Meakin, Nottingham TrentUniversity)
2016 UK & Ireland – Harvey Steele, Loughborough University
(Highly Commended – Sophie Hazelden, Nottingham Trent University)
Overseas – Nikita Crane, Sheffield Hallam University
(Highly Commended -Victoria Powell, Glasgow University)
2015  UK & Ireland – Charlotte Cheesely, Bournemouth University
Overseas – Savannah Mukeshi, Sheffield Hallam University
2014  Kishan Somani, De Montfort University
(Highly Commended – Andrew Head, UCLan and Callum Blumire, University of Bournemouth)
2013  Stephanie Arnold, Royal Veterinary College
(Highly Commended – Julie Forbes, Queen’s University Belfast and Richard Lira, University of Salford)
2012  Chetan Kotur, Loughborough University
(Highly Commended – Shea O ‘Sullivan and Blake Keinanen, NTU, David Jones, Derby University and Danial Chowdhury, Loughborough University)
2011   Paul Brack, Loughborough University
2010  Laura Boggeln, University of Sheffield
(Runner Up – Rebecca Murphy, NTU)
2009  Lucy Armstrong, University of Bath
(Runner Up – Christopher Pagett, LJMU)
2008  Tim Chapman, University of Kent
(Runner Up – Alyxandra Milne, LJMU and Stephanie Rostron Leeds Metropolitan)
2007  Clare Dinham, University of Surrey
(Runner Up – Joshila Oree, Brunel)
2006  Grant Wilson, Robert Gordon University
(Runner Up – Ian Graney, Sheffield Hallam)
2005  Jonathan Walton, University of Kent
2004  Stacey Shepherd, University of Surrey
2003  Georgios Christos Fragiadakis, University of Kent
2002  Timothy White, Sheffield Hallam University