Oxoid Award Presented to Mature Student

Thermo Fisher Scientific recently announced that the Winner of the 2011 Oxoid Award for Excellence for the best performance on a BSc (Hons) Applied Biomedical Science degreecourse at the University of Portsmouth, was Mrs

Gailyn White.

“We are delighted that, on recommendation from the University board, Gailyn has received this Award”, said Myra Wilkinson, Course Leader at the University of Portsmouth. “She is a mature student, who has consistently produced work at a high standard and achieved the highest total of marks on the course. She has graduated with a First Class Honours Degree”.

Gailyn has worked in the Clinical Pathology Department at the Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for nine years and undertook her degree course on a part-time basis. “I am thrilled to have received the Oxoid Award for

Excellence, it is the icing on the top of my graduation cake,” said Gailyn, who thanked her tutors, work colleagues, friends and family for their support.