Brian Abel-Smith and Walter Holland Prizes are awarded each year to recognise chosen students' outstanding overall performance and dissertations
The Brian Abel-Smith Memorial Fund, hosted by the LSE’s Department of Health Policy, funds a series of prizes for MSc students in honour of Brian Abel-Smith.
As well as holding a Professorship in Social Administration at the LSE from 1965-1991, Brian Abel-Smith spent his life trying to improve that of others in the way he knew best - through academic excellence.
Brian Abel-Smith Prizes
Prizes are awarded each year to LSE students on our MSc International Health Policy / International Health Policy (Health Economics) and MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing programmes, as well as to students on Executive programmes MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management, MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences and Executive MSc in Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes.
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation is awarded to the student with the highest dissertation mark in their year group from the following programmes:
MSc International Health Policy
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE (before 23/24)
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance is awarded to the student with the highest overall aggregate score in their year group from the folllowing programmes:
MSc International Health Policy
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE (before 23/24)
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Previous winners
Prize
Programme
Recipient
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Clinical Sciences
Shan Yin Audry Lee
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc Healthcare Decision-Making, in collaboration with NICE
Savvas Vlachos
Prize
Programme
Recipient
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Ayaka Saito
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Ayaka Saito
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy
Sebastiao Alves Rodrigues
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy
Ishan Rola
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy - Health Economics
Aarna Galhotr
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy - Health Economics
Nan Yan
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Ankur Nair
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Ankur Nair Shad Omar
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Lesley Roberts
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Dan Peterson
Prize
Programme
Recipient
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Mueed Ijaz
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Xiaoxin Su
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy
Elena Deamant
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy
Neha Joshi
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy - Health Economics
Philipp Liedtke
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy - Health Economics
Ariana Floropoulou
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Christopher Shah
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Miho Funatsu
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management
Josie Louise O’Heney
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management
Karim El-Shakankery
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Filippo Paoletti
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Marco Yeung
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Tendai Madidi
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Ali Althunayyan
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Eginhard Matthias Koch
Prize
Programme
Recipient
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Adam Eqbal
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Christopher Bwanika
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Emily Pang
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Dawn Cooper
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
Executive MSc Evaluation of Health Care Interventions and Outcomes, in collaboration with NICE
Dawn Cooper
The Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Emily Baxter
The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Zicheng Wang
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy
Cole Wyman
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy
Inseo Yun
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy
Warisa Wannaadisai
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Johannes Kenner
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Myo Myo Oo
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Caroline Bond
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Laurie Elise Seghers
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Iona Tsui
Prize
Programme
Recipient
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Carlos Manuel Teixeira Carneiro
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
Executive MSc Health Economics, Policy and Management
Josephine Obel
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
Executive MSc Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Kalavani Mahade
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy
Isabel Madau
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Wanying Wang
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Juan Vilar Gallardo
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
MSc International Health Policy
Ericia Lian
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Kirsten Gallant
The Brian Abel-Smith Prize for Best overall performance
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Syed Sher Al Jaffree Syed Sobri
The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Clarissa Magdalena
The Walter Holland Prize for Best Dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Noor Wadi
The Walter Holland Prize for Best Overall Performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Avneet Bhullar
winners list
Prize
Programme
Recipient
Best dissertation
MSc International Health Policy
Filippos Papadopoulos
Best overall performance
MSc International Health Policy
Eleni Zachariades
Best dissertation
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Leana Diekmann
Best overall performance
MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Tijana Stanic
Best dissertation (Joint winner)
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Meskerem Kebede
Best dissertation (Joint winner)
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Joshua Monrad
Best dissertation (Joint winner)
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Carlos Suarez Alonso
Best overall performance
MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Zlatina Dobreva
Best dissertation (Joint winner)
MSc Global Health Policy
Dominic Igbelina
Best dissertation (Joint winner)
MSc Global Health Policy
Hannah Dawson
Best overall performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Hannah Dawson
Prize
MSc Executive Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Alexander Arthur
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Ansa Ibok
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Yasmin Köller
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Kalaivani Mahadevan
Best overall performance
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy
Mats Franzén
Best dissertation
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy
Christopher Doig
winners list
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Gabrielle Harrow
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Robin Forrest
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Katarina Swanson
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Katarina Swanson
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Julia Zimmerman
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Aaron Hedquist
Best dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Aisha Dautova
Best overall performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Marselia Tan
winners list
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy
David Kline
Best overall performance
LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy
Susanne Becker
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Qhama Zamani Cossie
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Alexandra Shields Tracy
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Claudia Walther
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Derek Chew
winners list
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Julia Begueria
Best overall performance - Joint winner
International Health Policy
Kanya Manoj
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Lana Kovacevic
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Iva Parvanova
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Albert Ty
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Richard Tran
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Cher Huang
Best dissertation
MSc Global Health Policy
Isa Fatma N’Jai
Best overall performance
MSc Global Health Policy
Saffron Short
winners list
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Harsha Kagodu Surendranath
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Josef Priller
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Corinne Gail Grainger
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Panagiotis Simitsis
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Efstratios Karagiannidis
winners list
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Evie Landry
Best overall performance - Joint winner
International Health Policy
Lusiana Manoa
Best overall performance - Joint winner
International Health Policy
Isaac Weldon
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Timothy Laurence
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Yaroslava Zemlyanska
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Daniella de Oliviera Salgado Rodrigues
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Emilie Marie Neez
Best dissertation (WH) - Joint Winner
Global Health
Natalia Jimenez Awuapara
Best dissertation (WH) - Joint Winner
Global Health
Manna Mostaghim
Best overall performance
Global Health
Alisha Kramer
winners list
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Tian Xia
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Christoph Zielke
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Cecily Josten
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Cecily Josten
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Melody Zhang Qiu
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Ashley Miller
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Melody Zhang Qiu
Best dissertation
Global Health
Maira Salmen
Best overall performance
Global Health
Fiona Sing
winners list
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Zephan Trent
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Holly Lang
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Zephan Trent
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Paul Kantor
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Outcomes and Management in Cardiovascular Sciences
Valerio Zaca
2015/16 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Lisa Altmann- Richer
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Yunica Jiang
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Anna Strampelli
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Andres Madriz Montero
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Emily Shearer
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Emily Shearer
Best overall performance
Global Health
Ruru Ping
Best dissertation
Global Health
Vishal Khetpal
2015/16 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Sandra Nestler-Parr
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Erica Lester
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Ali Seif Amir Hosseini
2014/15 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Robin Jocelyn Firth
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Alyssa Ann Marie Best
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Martina Orlovic
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Divya Mehra
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Kali Alyssa Barrett
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Kali Alyssa Barrett
Best overall performance
Health, Population and Society
Hannah Ruth Harniess
2014/15 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Giles Monnickendam
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Jaume Sanz Biset
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Alexander Manu
2013/14 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Matthew James Renwick
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Annika Bertling
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Alexandros Christodoulakis
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Anna Tvermosegaard
Best overall performance – Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Margaret Moore Savage
Best overall performance – Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Martin Wenzl
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
No prize awarded
2013/14 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Teresa Otero
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Holmfridur Jonsdottir
2012/13 winners
Prize
MSc Programme
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Christina Hoxer
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Jane Bunce
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Rayden Llano
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Ka Keat Lim
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Victoria McCreanor
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Michael Ruschel
Best dissertation - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Ruth Young
2012/13 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Melissa Diener
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Melissa Diener
2011/12 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Dmitrij Achelrod
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Dale Mary Sandberg
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Olivier Johan Francis Wouters
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Carlos Javier Riumallo Herl
Best overall performance - Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Laura Helen Morris
Best overall performance -Joint winner
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Anna Wright
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Quentin Schlueter
2011/12 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Sally Al-Zaidy
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Jose Roberto Diaz
2010/11 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Marlene Searle
Best dissertation - Joint winner
International Health Policy
Deirdre Thompson
Best dissertation - Joint winner
International Health Policy
Chenxing Yan
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Koh Jun Ong
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Bernice Tsoi
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Layla Mccay
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Stephanie Kumpunen
2010/11 winners
Prize
Executive MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
Health Economics, Policy and Management
John Steele
Best dissertation
Health Economics, Policy and Management
Indraneel Datta
2009/10 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Stephen Pomedli
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Jessica Nicholls
Best overall
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Jesse Kancir
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Oana Chirita
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Zoey Diaz-Alonso
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Justine Hsu
2008/09 winners
Prize
MSc Programmes
Recipient
Best overall performance
International Health Policy
Anupama Dijkstra
Best dissertation
International Health Policy
Anupama Dijkstra
Best overall performance
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Sean Arenson
Best dissertation
International Health Policy (Health Economics)
Joshua Weinberg
Best overall performance
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Lisa Trigg
Best dissertation
Health Policy, Planning and Financing
Chima Onoka
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