20.15 Ceremony

Watch the ceremony below:

Dean's welcome

Faculty of Medicine

Congratulations, graduands of the Faculty of Medicine!

I’m delighted to welcome all of you, your families and friends to Graduation Day 2024. Imperial’s graduation ceremonies are our most important annual events, bringing together an outstanding student community from across our schools and departments to celebrate your achievements together.

You have worked long and hard for this distinction and join the ranks of distinguished Faculty of Medicine alumni who are a source of great pride and admiration to us all. Your time with us has not only given you the opportunity to grow your knowledge and showcase your ability, but to encounter and overcome challenges, forge new friendships and collaborations, and be part of the excitement of developing solutions that have real and positive effects on people’s lives.

You are part of a vibrant and collaborative medicine community here at Imperial. Our scale and strength as a science community combines with an institutional inheritance of close NHS partnerships, boldness of aspiration, inspiring academic environments and valuable interdisciplinary developments with other Faculties to create outstanding opportunities for all students across our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study. I hope this agile and innovative approach to scientific challenge has motivated and supported you all in your own work and I do not doubt that you will continue to contribute greatly to medical care, science and innovation throughout your careers.

I also hope that as alumni you will continue to be part of this dynamic community and help us write the next chapters of our shared Imperial story. But for today, please simply take pride in your success, thank those who supported you through those important years and enjoy the ceremony!

Professor Deborah Ashby

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine

Vice Provost's welcome

Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, and the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship

I am delighted to offer my wholehearted congratulations to all of you on your achievement.

By choosing to study education and humanities-oriented subjects in a science, engineering, medicine and business environment, you have gained unique insights that will be highly sought-after and serve you extremely well in the future.

Today, 46 students graduate from the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, including one with a PhD. The others have studied at Imperial’s Science Communication Unit, following courses which combine knowledge of the humanities and social sciences with skills in TV and radio production, journalism, exhibition and web design. These graduands join almost 1,000 science communication alumni pursuing careers in the media, policy, museums and public engagement. The programmes’ particular style of teaching celebrates our students’ collaborative and creative instincts, breeding a distinct type of communicator: thoughtful, critical, and imaginative.

Today also sees 24 students graduate from the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship with a Master’s in University Learning and Teaching. Their studies have challenged them to reflect deeply on their own teaching, learning and educational leadership and to engage critically with the evidence base for educational practice and innovation. In doing so these students not only become experts in teaching and learning in their disciplines but also inspiring ambassadors for the learning and teaching community at Imperial as a whole. By investing significantly in education, Imperial is empowering those with educational expertise such as this to design and deliver the high-class educational experience that prepares Imperial students to solve present and future global challenges.

Today’s graduands will remain a key part of Imperial’s community, providing inspiring examples to future generations of students. I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with you and your family and friends who have supported you during your time at Imperial. I hope that today’s ceremony will be an enjoyable and memorable occasion for you all.

Professor Peter Haynes

Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience)

Order of procession

All rise when the procession enters the Hall and remain standing until the Chair of Council is seated.

GROUP 1

Imperial College School of Medicine Student Union President, Mr Haider Nazerali
Imperial College Union President, Ms Camille Boutrolle

GROUP 2 and GROUP 3

Faculty Operating Officer, Dr Chris Watkins
Academic Registrar, Mr David Ashton
Vice-Dean (Education), Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Mr Martin Lupton
Head of Department, Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, and Professor of Hepatology, Professor Mark Thursz
Interim Head, National Heart and Lung Institute, and Vice-Dean (Institutional Affairs), Faculty of Medicine, Professor Clare Lloyd
Reader in Public Health, School of Public Health, Dr Filippos Filippidis
Head of Department, Surgery and Cancer, Professor George Hanna
Director, Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication, Dr Ana Costa-Pereira
Director of Academic Quality and Standards, Mrs Judith Webster
Faculty of Medicine staff
Centres staff

GROUP 4

Registrar and University Secretary, Mr Richard Martin
Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Professor Deborah Ashby
Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience), Professor Peter Haynes
Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise), Professor Mary Ryan
Recipient of the President's Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement, Dr Lindsay H Dewa
Imperial College Medallist, Professor Peter JM Openshaw

GROUP 5

Mace Bearer, Mrs Susi Underwood
Provost, Professor Ian Walmsley
President, Professor Hugh Brady
Chair of Council, Mr Vindi Banga

Order of ceremony

Fanfare
The Archbishop’s Fanfare – Francis Jackson (1917–2022)

Student orator
President, Imperial College Union, Ms Camille Boutrolle

Chair’s welcome

Chair of Council, Mr Vindi Banga

Presentation of graduates
Presentation of postgraduates from the Faculty of Medicine to whom the degrees of intercalated MSc, MPH, MRes, MD(Res), MPhil and PhD have been awarded. See names of graduating students here.

Musical interlude

Pequeña Czarda – Pedro Itturalde (1929–2020) arr Thomas Bettley

Solo performed by James Taylor (Third year Electronic and Information Engineering)

Presentation of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award

The Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience) presents the Outstanding Student Achievement Award to:

Miss Aglaia Freccero
Dr Tunde Oyebamiji

Presentation of the President’s Medal

The Vice-Provost (Research and Enterprise) requests the President to award the President’s Medal to:

Dr Lindsay H Dewa, Excellence in Societal Engagement

Presentation of the Imperial College Medal

The Provost requests the President to award the Imperial College Medal to:

Professor Peter JM Openshaw

Presentation of graduates

Presentation of postgraduates from the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, and the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication to whom the degrees of MSc, MEd and PhD have been awarded. See names of graduating students here.

Valediction

President, Professor Hugh Brady

National anthem

Recession

Nun danket alle Gott Op 65 No 9 – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)

Graduate prize winners

Faculty of Medicine

The following awards and prizes are given to students with a record of exceptional achievement in scholarship in the Faculty of Medicine.

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Course Prize for Reproductive and Developmental Biology

Margaret Lister

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Allergy

Rosalind Capelin-Jones

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Applied Genomics

Yuewen Zhong

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care)

Nicole Tan

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection)

Briac Lemetais

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Data Science)

Yujie Ni

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Main Stream)

Yashoda Nicolle Jayal

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Microbiome in Health and Disease)

Sindija Dzalbe

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Biomedical Research (Respiratory and Cardiovascular Science)

Zhiyi Wan

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Cancer Biology

Amy Walker

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Cancer Informatics

Aaron Mamane-Logsdon

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare

Bethany Lane

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Clinical Research (Diabetes and Obesity)

Lauren Mason

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Clinical Research (Human Nutrition)

Muhe Guo

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Clinical Research (Translational Medicine)

Jiahui Chen

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Digital Health Leadership

Nicholas Black

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Epidemiology for Best Overall Performance

Oliver Simmons

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Experimental Neuroscience

Catherine Rebecca Whittle

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Genes, Drugs and Stem Cells - Novel Therapies

Hannah Carys Scheucher

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Genomic Medicine

Nicole Benfield

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Global Master of Public Health

Mayar Al Mohajer

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Health Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Best Overall Performance

Jaidip Gill

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Health Policy

Olivia St. Croix

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Healthcare and Design

Deborah R Rozansky

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Human Molecular Genetics

Elena Tybulewicz

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Immunology

Andrea Flores Esparza

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Medical Robotics and Image-Guided Intervention

Seungyeop Kang

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Medical Ultrasound (Echocardiography)

Cherlyn Ng Jia Ming

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Medical Ultrasound (Vascular)

Melika Bankipour Fard

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Molecular Biology and Pathology of Viruses (Virology)

Yuchen Lin

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Molecular Medicine

Mohamed Roshdy

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Patient Safety

Sharon Howarth

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Reproductive and Developmental Biology

Ruya Abdulsalam

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Surgical Innovation

Emma Fossett

Faculty of Medicine Dean's Prize for Translational Neuroscience

Charlotte Sutherland

Galen Prize for Excellence in Biomedical Research

Amelia Margaret Lias

Global Master of Public Health Prize for Best Dissertation

Orison O Woolcott

Hamlyn Prize

Yufeng Shi
Xinlu Xu

Highest Overall Performance for the Master of Public Health Course Award: Highest Overall Distinction Grade

Prasad Palanisamy
Mayank Goel (proxime accessit)
William Gibbs (proxime accessit)

Joint Best Dissertation for the Master of Public Health Course Award

Nasara Al-Hassan

Magill Prize for Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care

Yuze Tang

MSc Digital Health Leadership Prize for Best Dissertation

Mala Dixon

MSc Epidemiology Prize for Best Dissertation

Alia Saphia Rafiq

MSc Health Data Analytics and Machine Learning Prize for Best Dissertation

Seth Howes

MSc Health Policy Dissertation Prize

Olivia St. Croix

MSc Healthcare and Design Dissertation Prize

Caroline Marina Sjöström

MSc Patient Safety Dissertation Prize

Clare Thorogood

NHLI Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement - MSc Genomic Medicine Programme

Natalie Taylor Bergan

NHLI MSc Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare Award

Tasnia Noor Salim

NHLI MSc Genes Drugs and Stem Cell Award for Outstanding Achievement

Emma Chesny

NHLI MSc Medical Ultrasound (Vascular) Award

Eleni Costara

Richard Batchelor Prize in Immunology

Olivia Andersen

Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, and the Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication

The following awards and prizes are given to students with a record of exceptional achievement in scholarship in the Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship.

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MEd University Learning and Teaching Dissertation Prize

Charlotte Kestner

PG Diploma University Learning and Teaching Library Project Prize

Andreia Vargas-Seymour

Rees Rawlings Prize

Camille Gajria

Award winners

Outstanding Student Achievement Award

Miss Aglaia Freccero

Miss Aglaia Freccero is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Brain Sciences at Imperial College London.

Miss Freccero researches the potential for using AI-informed digital behaviour interventions to support adolescent mental health in schools. Alongside this work, she is also Mental Health Officer for the Imperial Students’ Union, where she advocates for students’ mental health needs and works to improve wellbeing provisions throughout the university. Due to her expertise in mental health advocacy, student representation and her educational background, Miss Freccero has been invited to join the university’s Mental Health Strategy Steering Group and the Learning Analytics Steering Group. In these roles, Miss Freccero plays a key role in influencing how Imperial approaches mental health and aligns its mental health strategic goals with the use of evidence and learning data. She also represents the university and her own personal activism through the media and in volunteering positions, including within the Student Advisory Committee at Student Minds.

Outstanding Student Achievement Award

Dr Tunde Oyebamiji

Dr Tunde Oyebamiji was a postgraduate student in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London.

Dr Oyebamiji’s work combines technology and public health services to improve maternal and child health in Nigeria. He was a Chevening Scholar at Imperial from 2022–2023, during which time he developed Mediverse, software that allows healthcare facilities to digitise their operations so they can better access patient information and provide services in underserved communities. Since its inception in October 2022, Mediverse has supported over 50 health facilities to serve more than 1.2 million patients. He also co-founded Lend An Arm, a social venture that tackles shortages of safe blood and blood products in rural areas by using AI, drones and emerging technology. The organisation also carries out sensitisation work to improve understanding of blood donation. They have saved thousands of lives.

In 2021, he won the Diana Legacy Award for his work in Nigeria and in 2022 he was awarded the African Digital Innovator of the Year.

President's Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement

Dr Lindsay H Dewa

Dr Lindsay Dewa is an Advanced Research Fellow in Mental Health in the School of Public Health at Imperial College London.

Dr Dewa works across the clinical and public mental health interface, using participatory and mixed methods approaches to investigate the acceptability, development, evaluation, and implementation of digital technologies to support better mental health in young people. Her work primarily focuses on preventing and detecting youth mental health deterioration using digital devices and lifestyle factors (such as sleep and social connection). She is deeply committed to co-producing research and its outputs with young people to ensure her work is accessible to their peers. For example, she worked closely with young people to co-create a symposium, a mini magazine, and a short film on the impact of COVID-19 on youth mental health. The innovative nature of the film and the research findings it outlines led to great publicity for the work across the media, NHS and academia. This has led to a new systematic review covering the impact of COVID-19 on young people’s mental health across Europe, increased exposure for her co-produced research, the film being archived by the British Film Institute and new international collaborations.

Imperial College Medal

Professor Peter JM Openshaw

Professor Peter Openshaw is Professor of Experimental Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London.

Professor Openshaw is a respiratory physician and immunologist, studying how the immune system protects against viral infection but also causes disease. He has worked on Respiratory Syncytial Virus and influenza since the 1980s and is Director of the HIC-Vac consortium, which promotes the use of human experimental infection to accelerate vaccine development. He is Head of the Respiratory Infections Section within the National Heart and Lung Institute and Senior Investigator on ISARIC4C, a UK-wide consortium established to study the COVID-19 pandemic, and provided scientific advice to the government through his work on NERVTAG. Professor Openshaw is also a College Proconsul, working with senior leadership to ensure integrity and honesty in academic matters, and fairness in the treatment of staff and students.

He is Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Society of Biology. In 2022, he was awarded a CBE in recognition for his service to Medicine and Immunology.