Downpatrick Ulster Uni Student Gets Excellence Award

Student from Downpatrick celebrates success at Ulster University Business School 2025 Awards ceremony 

A student from Downpatrick has received an Award at Ulster University Business School’s Excellence Awards, led by the Department of Management, Leadership and Marketing. 

Erin Mason, a BSc Hons Business Studies undergraduate student from Downpatrick, received the Grant Thornton Award for the Highest mark in Cybercrime and Forensic Technology. 

Now celebrating their fourteenth year, the awards are an opportunity to acknowledge exceptional talent across a range of subjects including Marketing, Management, Business Studies and Human Resource Management.   

Awards were presented to the 29 top-performing students in a variety of subjects including the highest achieving first, second and final year student, excellence in placement and highest mark on various modules. 

xa0Ulster University prize winner Erin Mason (centre) from Downpatrick pictured with Samuel McCormick (left) from award sponsor Grant Thornton and Course Director Paul Dickson.

Last year, Ulster University was awarded University of the Year 2024 at the Times Higher Education Awards. This year, Ulster University’s Business School will celebrate 50 years of excellence, showcasing their commitment to excellence as they continue to shape careers for generations to come. 

The awards were held at Ulster University’s Academy Restaurant at the Belfast Campus across two afternoons, one for undergraduate students and another for postgraduate students. 

Dr Mary Boyd, Head of Department, congratulated all of this year’s winners: “Congratulations to all  our award winning students.

“It’s truly inspiring to witness such a diverse pool of talent across our management, leadership and marketing programmes and it’s great to be able to come together to celebrate their hard work and dedication at the awards.

“It’s also fantastic to be able to host these at our very own Academy Restaurant on campus. Here at Ulster University Business School, we are dedicated to preparing students with the relevant skills to become leaders in their various fields.

“It wouldn’t be possible to hold these awards year on year without our sponsors, so I’d like to say thank you to each of them for their support.

“The Awards are particularly special to us this year as we also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Business School later this year.” 

Award sponsors included Chartered Accountants Ireland Ulster Society, CIM, CIMA (Ireland), Deloitte, Factor, Grant Thornton, Hastings Hotels Group, Hunter Savage, Labour Relations Agency, Lynas Foodservice, Ocorian, Pilgrim’s Europe (formerly Moy Park), Professor Julie Hastings Scholarship, Red Star Brands, Shred Bank Ltd, Staffline Recruitment, The Belfast Telegraph, The Marketing Institute of Ireland, Whale, and the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators. 

For more information, visit:

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ulster-university-business-school 

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