What is The Gresham Competition?
Gresham College runs an annual oracy competition for state school students in Year 12 (England and Wales), S5 (Scotland) and Year 13 (Northern Ireland) to promote the art of communicating complex information in a clear, concise and compelling way. Students are asked to submit a five-minute, recorded presentation on a given topic. The competition:
• supports the development of oracy skills
• helps students with UCAS applications and job interviews
• promotes a deeper understanding of the topic discussed
• introduces students to the inspiring research of world-class academics
Shortlisted candidates are invited to present in person in London. There are three awards for the best presentations (including prizes for the student and the school).
Why Enter?
- Participating in the Gresham Students competition helps students develop oracy and presentation skills useful for interviews and public speaking opportunities; it will also enhance CVs and UCAS applications
- The first place winner will receive £9,250 towards their first year of university tuition and £1,000 towards a laptop, the second place winner will receive £800 towards a laptop, and the third place winner will receive £600 towards a laptop
- Other benefits including mentoring possibilities
- Schools of the winners will receive £1,000 for the first place winner, and £500 for the second and third place winners to go towards enhancing the school curriculum activities
The 2023-24 Competition
This year we broadened the topics to include music, law, AI, science and others. The overall winner of the Gold Award was Nikhil Banerjee, of Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet who impressed the judges with an exploration of the ethics of genome editing to eradicate genetic diseases. Nikhil will receive £9,250 towards their first-year university tuition and £1,000 for a laptop. His school will recieve £1000.
Read more about the 2023-24 competition and final
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