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Take a look at some reflections from the 2122 winners:<\/p>\n
Dr Rana Alkattan, Dental Materials for Operative and Restorative Dentistry<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Olakunle Oginni, Behavioural Genetics<\/strong><\/p>\n I really enjoyed learning about twin models and applying this knowledge to understand the health disparities among lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals compared to those who are heterosexual. I am very grateful to my supervisors \u2013 Prof. Fr\u00fchling Rijsdijk (who was the overall winner of the 2020\/21 Supervisory Excellence Award<\/a>) and Dr. Patrick Jern (of the Abo Akademi University, Finland); the SGDP community, my family and friends, and the UK Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Since completing my PhD, I have continued work as a lecturer and honorary consultant psychiatrist at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria; and I am a part-time postdoctoral research associate at Prof. Thalia Eley\u2019s EDIT Lab at the SGDP Centre.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Julia Burrill, Molecular Biology<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m very grateful to receive this award and must, of course, thank my supervisors, Dr. Nunzianda Frascione and Dr. Barbara Daniel. Doing a PhD can be a real roller coaster and I’m so glad the rest of the gang in King’s Forensics was along for the ride. For those of you en route to submission, keep it up! Everyone thinks of chucking it in at some point, but it helped me to keep reminding myself of why I was passionate about the work in the first place. And remember to take breaks, whether it is going for a run or to the pub. My passion for the topic has now led me back to the U.S. to do a postdoc in Forensic Science Communication in the Courtroom at Stony Brook University, but I will always remember my time in London and at King’s with great fondness.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Giles Masters, Musicology<\/strong><\/p>\n It was a lovely surprise to be awarded this prize! I am, of course, very delighted and honoured. There are so many people I could thank, but I\u2019ll just mention two. First, I\u2019m very grateful to everyone at the Music Department at KCL \u2013 a truly vibrant community of intellectual and artistic endeavour \u2013 and especially my dedicated and brilliant supervisor Heather Wiebe. Second, I\u2019d like to express my love and appreciation for my wonderful friend Clara Benjamin, who died last year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Laura Knopfel, Law<\/strong><\/p>\n It is an honour to win this outstanding thesis prize in law for a socio-legal project. I thus read the award as an appreciation and encouragement for interdisciplinary and empirical research in legal scholarship. My thanks go to my supervisors Prof. Peer Zumbansen and Prof. Davina Cooper as well as the Law Department, in particular Dr. Eva Pils, the department’s former Director of Doctoral Studies, who gave me the freedom and possibility to pursue my research and supported me throughout the PhD journey at KCL.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Harriet Cook, Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr Sophie Carruthers, Psychology<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/doctoralstudies\/files\/2022\/05\/Rana.jpg\")
<\/a>As my time as a PhD student at King\u2019s has come to an end, I look back at it as a period of growth, learning, and opportunities. My experience, although it had its ups and downs, was truly a positive and rewarding adventure. For this, I must thank my supervisors, family and friends who were with me every step of the way. I am honoured to have been recognized by King\u2019s for my work, and am very grateful for all the time I spent here and all that I have learned.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>I’m incredibly grateful to have been nominated for this award and it feels exciting to be able to share a few very public ‘thank you’ notes in this blog post. Firstly, to my supervisor Julian Weiss who has continuously supported me and shared in any and all of my cantiga<\/em>-related excitement. Secondly, to my examiners whose kindness and encouragement during my viva meant so much to me. Thirdly, to my friends and colleagues in medieval studies at King’s and the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, all of whom I really look up to. Finally, thank you to the medieval troubadours I care so much about and who I hope know the relevance their poetry continues to have today. Roll on more cantiga <\/em>moments for me and the world at large! And to PhD candidates nearing completion, I wish you all a lot of luck as you complete your projects and decide what you’d like to do next \u2013 I send my admiration your way!<\/p>\n<\/a>I was very fortunate to complete my PhD under the supervision of Professors Tony Charman and Andrew Pickles, who generously invested in my learning and development, ensuring it was a wonderful experience. A special mention to the PACT-G Consortium and all the families who participated in the research for their contributions.<\/p>\n