Prizes for Law and Criminology undergraduates in the 2025-26 academic year include the following, with winners' names in brackets when available. These prizes are awarded to students achieving the best performance (highest mark) in specified modules and parts, as calculated after the summer undergraduate examiners’ meeting. Please note that this list may be updated each academic year.

Part 1 prizes

The David Tyzack KC Prize – Best overall performance in Part 1 Law

The Keith Wright Memorial Prize – Best overall performance in Part 1 Criminology

Part 2 prizes

The Keith Wright Memorial Prize – Best overall performance in Part 2 Law

The Keith Wright Memorial Prize – Best overall performance in Part 2 Criminology

Part F prizes

The School of Law Prize – Best overall performance in Part F Law

The School of Law Prize – Best overall performance in Part F Criminology

The 4-5 Gray's Inn Square Prize – Best performance in International Human Rights Law

Learn more about 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

The BARBRI Prize – Best performance in Commercial Law

Learn more about BARBRI

The Oxford University Press Law Prize – Best performance in the Law Dissertation

Learn more about the Oxford University Press Law Prize

The Stowe Family Law Prize – Best performance in Family Law

Learn more about Stowe Family Law

The University of Law Prize – Best performance in Medical Law

Learn more about The University of Law

The Keith Wright Memorial Prize was established in 1984 by donations in memory of Mr Keith Wright, Lecturer in Law at the University of Reading from 1979 until his death in 1983.

Students

Several Law modules have a prize for the student achieving the highest mark. Winning a prize helps to highlight your achievements to family, friends and future employers.

Donors  

The Law School is grateful to donors who have sponsored prizes for our students. Several prizes are awarded to the student achieving the highest mark in a module. Some modules are currently available for prize sponsorship by generous donors. Prospective donors are invited to contact law.events@reading.ac.uk.