Farr Prize
The Farr Prize is named in honour of William Farr, (1807-1883) a pioneering figure in medical statistics and one of the field’s founding contributors. He also worked as an actuary.
The Farr Prize dates back to the 1920s and was awarded by the School until 2005, when responsibility for the prize was returned to the departments.
The prize is awarded to the BSc student in the Department of Mathematics or the Department of Statistics who achieves the highest performance in their final examinations.
Recipients receive a certificate and a prize of £250.
| Year | Winner(s) | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Xinyi Yang | BSc Mathematics with Economics |
| 2023/24 | Ines De Rivera Samper | BSc in Mathematics and Economics |
| 2022/23 | N/A | N/A |
| 2021/22 | Yue Tang & Jake Webb | BSc Mathematics with Economics, and BSc Mathematics and Economics |
| 2020/21 | Natasha Tai | BSc Financial Mathematics and Statistics |
| 2019/20 | Yixuan Li, Valentin Pechnikov & Yuliia Tereshchuk | BSc Financial Mathematics and Statistics, BSc Mathematics and Economics, and BSc Mathematics and Economics |
| 2018/19 | Jianbo Sun & Natalia Yi Ling Hong | BSc Mathematics and Economics, and BSc Actuarial Science |
| 2017/18 | Bo Wei Ooi | BSc Mathematics and Economics |
| 2016/17 | Charlotte Yuen | BSc Actuarial Science |
| 2015/16 | Xiang Lee & Shi-Xian Tay | All BSc Actuarial Science |
| 2014/15 | Run Xian Tan | BSc Actuarial Science |
| 2013/14 | Jiawen Wu | BSc Actuarial Science |