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UEA 2021 maths prize winners announced, well done to you!
August 3, 2021- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications Prizes: William Card, Kayleigh Jones;
- The Graham Everest Memorial Prizes: Hector Betteridge, Jared Carpenter, Shay Jordan;
- The School of Mathematics Year 1-3 Prizes: Callum Gorham, Jake Harvey-Le Grice, Luke Kelly, Ben Phair, Tia Seagust;
- The School of Mathematics Final Assessment Prizes: Bradley Brown, Katie Orbell, Kraig Wymer-Webb;
- MMath Final Year Project Prize: Edward Betteridge, Bailey Franke;
- The Dominic Russell Prizes: Molly Leeder, Dylon Thoo;
- The Felix Klein Prize: Katie Orbell.
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