About The SET Awards

The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards are established as Britain's most important awards for science and engineering undergraduates and are also open to students studying at universities in the Republic of Ireland.

If you are a student or a lecturer at a British or Irish university, then this site will give you details of how to enter, plus any other information you may need about the awards. We only accept entry for the awards electronically on this website. Please go to 'Entries' to enter for an award.

The 2008 Awards are sponsored by:

  • 3M
  • Airbus
  • AstraZeneca
  • AWE
  • Balfour Beatty
  • Bentley
  • Cadbury Schweppes
  • e2v Technologies
  • GKN
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • IET
  • Laing O'Rourke
  • Lloyd's Register Educational Trust
  • Microsoft Research
  • Morgan Crucible
  • National Physical Laboratory
  • RPS Group


and are supported and judged by the following institutions:

  • The British Computer Society
  • The British Pharmacological Society
  • The Institute of Biology
  • The Institute of Food Research
  • The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
  • The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining
  • The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
  • The Institute of Physics
  • The Institution of Chemical Engineers
  • The Institution of Civil Engineers
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • The Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  • The London Mathematical Society
  • The Royal Aeronautical Society
  • The Royal Institution of Naval Architects
  • The Royal Society of Chemistry


The Awards are multidisciplinary, to reflect the wide range of degrees our universities offer and individual awards are made in the following categories:

  • Best Aeronautical Engineering Student
  • Best Biology & Biotechnology Student
  • Best Chemical Engineering Student
  • Best Chemistry Student
  • Best Civil Engineering Student
  • Best Computational Science Student
  • Best Food, Nutrition & Health Student
  • Best Electronic Engineering Student
  • Best Information Technology Student
  • Best Maritime Technology Student
  • Best Materials Student
  • Best Mathematics Student
  • Best Mechanical Engineering Student
  • Best Pharmacology Student
  • Best Physics Student
  • Student of the Year
  • Lecturer of the Year

The Awards are presented at a magnificent ceremony before an audience comprising of hundreds of technology students, academics, senior industry executives; as well as senior figures from government, scientific and technical institutions and the media.

The 2008 Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year Awards Gala Dinner and Presentation Ceremony takes place on the evening of Friday, 26th September at the Royal Lancaster, London.

The most outstanding student is declared the GKN Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year. This award is sponsored by GKN (www.gknplc.com) and is given to the highest scoring winner of all the previous categories.