13th December 2007

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Professor Anne Moran, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ciaran Monaghan, Bethany Waterhouse Bradley and Professor Norman Black, PVC Academic Development and Student Services

Two University of Ulster students have received awards for their exemplary work with Ulster’s Science Shop.  Each student worked on a community based project as part of their undergraduate degree.

The first prize of £650 went to Bethany Waterhouse Bradley, a social policy student from the Jordanstown campus, who worked with Hosford House exploring the difficulties for remand prisoners in finding temporary accommodation upon release from custody. 

“Working with the Science Shop allowed me to conduct a research report that was not only interesting and exciting, but also provided me with the hands-on experience I needed to secure admission to a post-graduate course,” said Bethany. 

“The Science Shop made it possible for me to work with a voluntary agency on a subject that was important in the community.”

Bethany is now completing a PhD at the University of Ulster. 

The second prize of £350 went to Ciaran Monaghan, a law student at the University’s Magee campus who worked in partnership with the charity Rainbow examining civil partnership legislation, and identifying if it remedies inequalities.

 “Working on this topic gave me a real insight into the factors that can prejudice the effectiveness of law in operation.  My project documented that the Rainbow Project and the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender community in general, welcomed the introduction of this Act in 2004. It supports equality, but most participants acknowledged there is always room for improvement.” 

Claire Mulrone, Science Shop Administrator added: “I am delighted for both students. They took on the challenge of a Science Shop project in their final year achieving great personal success while helping local community groups.” 

The Science Shop operates within the Academic Development and Student Services portfolio and is funded through the Higher Education Innovation Fund.

For further information, please contact:

Trina Porter
Telephone: 028 71675511
Email: Trina Porter