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ACADEMIC REPORTS
1 UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS RESULTS, 2016 324 students took Tripos and Preliminary examinations. The numbers in each class were as follows: Class 1, 88; Class 2.1, 164; Class 2.2, 27; Class 3, 6; first year undivided Class 2, 21 and Pass, 16; 2 students failed. The number of Firsts awarded by subject were: Architecture, 2; Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, 2; Chemical Engineering, 7; Classics, 1; Computer Science, 2; Economics, 2; Engineering, 10; English, 3; Geography, 2; History of Art, 1; History, 3; Human, Social & Political Sciences, 6; Law, 6; Mathematics, 4; Medical Sciences, 6; Modern Languages, 5; Music, 2; Natural Sciences (Biological), 12; Natural Sciences (Physical), 7 ; Philosophy, 2; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, 1. Starred Firsts were awarded to: F Aquarone (Human, Social and Political Science), N Clanchy (Philosophy), R Fan (Chemical Engineering). Advanced students who obtained Firsts: T Charalambos (Master of Law), E Methymaki (Master of Law). Pass with Distinction was awarded to: K Suchodolski (Prelims to Classics). Advanced students (not classed in Tripos) who obtained Distinctions: V Barbour Smith (Master of Engineering Part IIB); C Micou (Master of Engineering Part IIB); M Nussbaumer (Master of Engineering Part IIB); T S Tse (Master of Engineering Part IIB), K Macfarlane (Master of Mathematics Part III), D Ng (Master of Mathematics Part III). University Prizes were awarded as follows: S Siddiqui (Clinical Medicine), Kermode Essay Prize; C McAleer (Architecture), David Wyn Roberts Memorial Prize; C Wan (Natural Sciences: Biochemistry), Richard Perham 2nd Prize; F Aquarone (Human, Social & Political Science) Polity Prize for Part IIB Sociology; M Nussbaumer (Engineering) Institute of Mechanical Engineers Best Student Certificate; P Tze (Engineering), Institute of Mechanical Engineers Frederic Barnes Waldron Best Student Prize; E Thicknesse (Classics), Browne Classical Scholarship. Senior Tutor’s Report In the Baxter tables, taken over all years we fall eleven places from 2nd place to 13th and are perched just above the University average. In the finalist-only line-up we remain in 6th place and are almost 1 standard deviation above the University average. The graduating year proved academically weak in the Arts (16th) but extremely strong in
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