Dean’s List 2023/24. Congratulations to our top performing students!

The Dean’s List is a way of recognising the success of students who have enjoyed exceptional academic success within the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences, and is published each academic year. Typically, this recognition is reserved for the top 5% of the graduating class who meet the threshold criteria.

It is a fantastic achievement to feature on this list. Congratulations to all of you. We are incredibly proud of all of our students, and look forward to seeing what they accomplish in the future!

Undergraduates

• Yu Xuan Cheng, BSc Political Science and Economics with Social Data Science
• Tasha Chan Yi Jing, BSc Political Science and Philosophy with Social Data Science
• Wynsey Chen Yunxi, BSc Politics and International Relations
• Elena Sofia Massacesi,  BSc Politics and International Relations
• Felix Patrick Sedgwick Wallis, BSc Politics and International Relations
• Miri Yin-Toe Aung, BSc Political Science and Philosophy with Social Data Science
• Lucy Blue Draper, BSc Politics and International Relations 

Postgraduates

• Antonia Browne Russo, MPA Public Administration and Management  
• Natalia Griaznevich , MPA Public Administration and Management  
• Jessica Motley, MA Human Rights
• Jessica Montenegro Fernandes, MA Human Rights 
• Samuel Rechek, MA Legal and Political Theory
• Maya Carruthers, MA Legal and Political Theory  
• Julia Marszalkowska, MSc Global Governance and Ethics  
• Hannah Kroker, MSc Global Governance and Ethics
• Rachel Dodimead, MSc Global Governance and Ethics
• Luna De La Llama Kempeneers, MSc International Public Policy
• Iben Bø, MSc International Public Policy
• Ella Remande-Guyard, MSc International Public Policy
• Nicola Marsico, MSc International Public Policy
• Marisol Beaufrand, MSc International Public Policy
• Dave Aw, MSc Public Policy
• Lily Donahue, MSc Security Studies
• Philip Hutchinson, MSc Security Studies
   

Dean's List Award Criteria

Each year, the Department of Political Science honours its most exceptional students by nominating a select group for the prestigious Dean’s List.

For undergraduate programmes, candidates must achieve an overall First-Class average with no module marks below 60.00 across their final two years (or Years 2 and 4 for those studying abroad). Postgraduate nominees must secure an overall distinction with no marks below 60.00.

Given UCL’s competitive environment and the consistently high performance of our students, not all those who meet the baseline criteria can be included. As a result, the Department may apply additional measures to identify the very best candidates for this distinguished recognition.

Dissertation Prize

In addition, we want to give a big congratulations to Elena Massacesi and Tasha Chan Yi Jing on being awarded the dissertation prizes for BSc Politics and International Relations and BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics respectively. Their dissertation titles are:

• Massacesi, Elena (2024) Do some Paper Promises Burn Less than Others? An empirical study of how European Companies' Sustainability Strategies Link to their Emissions. UCL undergraduate dissertation.
• Chan Yi Jing, Tasha (2024) Testing the Terror Management Theory in COVID-19: Did death anxiety increase anti-immigration sentiment. UCL undergraduate dissertation.

Read more about Elena and Tasha's achievements on Instagram.