Hereford Student Recognised for Academic Excellence with Repeat Award

An aspiring solicitor from Hereford has been recognised for academic excellence after earning a prestigious £1,000 scholarship for the second consecutive year.

Alice Jackson, 20, is in the third year of her LLB Law degree at the University of Worcester and received the Academic Scholarship Award in recognition of her consistently high academic achievement.

“I am extremely honoured and proud of myself for earning this award for the second time,” said Alice. “It is a massive confidence boost in my own abilities. It’s reassuring that my resilience and hard work has paid off and this also provides me with excitement and encouragement for my future career within Law.”

Collecting her second Academic Scholarship award, Alice reflected on her time at the University of Worcester.

She said: “I have loved doing Law at Worcester. My course has a small and close-knit feel to it which is what has benefitted me the most. The groups are smaller and more personalised and so you get exceptional support and sense of community.”

Alice added: “Each and every member of staff genuinely wants you to succeed and they’re always willing to take the extra time to support you, this has been the highlight of my experience.”

Alice, who hopes to go on to qualify as a solicitor, is studying at the University of the Year for Graduate Jobs 2027 in the Daily Mail University Guide, with judges describing a performance that “leaves many of the Russell Group in the shade”.

The University of Worcester is this year shortlisted for the Outstanding Support for Students in the Times Higher Education Awards for the efforts of staff to raise money for student scholarships and hardship funds.

Professor David Green CBE, DL, Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University, said: “Every year, thanks to the generosity of alumni, philanthropists and friends of the University, we are able to award academic scholarships to students who perform outstandingly well – typically gaining straight As across their studies. Achieving such excellent results consistently requires dedication, ability and sheer hard work.”

“All of us at the University are very proud of all our scholarship winners who come from across the range of our courses and from many backgrounds,” he added. “Every year this includes scholarship winners who are students who did not particularly excel at school but find that the intellectual and professional challenge of university combined with the expert education provided at Worcester brings out the very best in them.”