Report from LSA Prize awards at Nottingham Trent University Graduation ceremony

A new initiative for the Lead Sheet Association is sponsoring prizes for two students graduating in surveying at Nottingham Trent University. I was delighted to be at the University's School of Architecture on Thursday to meet students and staff and present the prizes.

Hannah Sedgwick received her prize for an excellent Conservation Research Project and Katie Hillier for her outstanding work in Building Surveying Practice. Chatting to Hannah after the presentation ceremony, I was fascinated to learn that her course had included a placement year in the works department of one of our most iconic buildings - Buckingham Palace.

It's probably sexist to mention that the university chose to make the first of the new prizes to women. I think it's a sign of the attraction of careers in construction which, despite the efforts of many, remain dominated by men.

Congratulations to Hannah and Katie. I look forward to hearing how their careers progress. From what I've learnt, they both deserve to go far.


Richard Diment,
LSA Executive Manager