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Jun 3, 2024 · Running from 3 June 2024 to 23 August 2024, the Prize is an opportunity for undergraduate students with an interest in constitutional studies to contribute to public debate about the UK constitution.
Each year a large number of Oxford and Cambridge colleges run essay competitions for Year 12 students. Candidates are expected to produce extensively researched, clearly written and well-referenced essays ranging well beyond the set curriculum.
A political opinion writing competition for 16-18 year olds. The Young Hugo Award is now part of our main Hugo Young Award. You can enter yourself or your students into the 16-18 age category and find out everything you need to know by visiting the link below. Find out more. Writing tips.
THE SHORT LIST FOR THE 2024 GLOBAL ESSAY PRIZE WAS RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY, 31 JULY. The John Locke Institute encourages young people to cultivate the characteristics that turn good students into great writers: independent thought, depth of knowledge, clear reasoning, critical analysis and persuasive style.
- Expectations vs Reality
- Essay Preparation
- Do Some Wider Reading
- Give Your Essay Some Structure
When I started university, I felt confident that I’d have no issues with writing essays, as it was something I was well practised in thanks to my A levels. When I received feedback suggesting that my approach to academic essays and writing wasn’t quite right, I felt my confidence waver and I was unsure how to adapt my skills. Through a bit of trial...
Throughout first year, I noticed that my skills improved as I read more academic articles. These exposed me to academic writing, and just through reading them for seminar work, I noticed that I was becoming more accustomed to the style. When I first started writing essays, I found looking back at articles an easy way to remind myself of the style a...
When I plan an essay, I like to start by reading some of the key resources on the topic to ensure that I have a good understanding of the central debates. I usually look through the reading list on the VLE, as this tends to have the most relevant resources. As I’m reading these, I will make a note of the resources they reference, as this is another...
Once I feel that I have read enough resources to give me a good overview of the topic, I think of how I want to structure my essay, using the existing literature to develop my own argument. I start by creating a rough structure of the essay using bullet points and brief notes of what will be said where. I then start to expand the bullet points by a...
Aug 14, 2021 · Our Annual Essay Competition has returned! Essay Question 2021: To what extent have emerging social movements caused politicians to respond with effective social change? In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis galvanised the Black Lives Matter movement in an unprecedented manner.
Essay Submission Deadline: 10th May, 2024. Result Announcement: 20th June, 2024. Award Ceremony and Dinner at the University of Cambridge: 30th July, 2024. We welcome talented high school students from diverse educational settings worldwide to contribute their unique perspectives to the competition. Entry to the competition is free.
