Every module inevitably demands some degree of enterprising challenge. This can take many different forms and the award is intended to be open to a wide range of alternative expressions of an enterprising mind. There are many forms of enterprising activity.
For instance - based on their studies in AH2002 Art, Culture and Politics from 1900 to Now - our 2019 winners, Alexandra Stephenson and Zoe Berkeley, co-founded and organised a lecture series with the title Alternative Art Histories. These lectures were hosted on a monthly basis in an informal pub setting and address art that is often marginalised within the Art History canon. The judging panel were impressed with how Alex and Zoe were able to take their passion for the subject and start-up an accessible series of talks which brings like-minded people together.
Below are five further invented case studies which are designed to be purely suggestive, rather than to define or limit the scope of submissions.
- I wrote an essay for my module in Sustainable Development on catering waste. I developed an innovative idea related to plate sizes for minimising leftover food. My tutor was impressed with the novelty of my suggestion. Determined to realise the full potential of my idea, I took the opportunity to reach out to the University’s Environment Team and their Living Labs project to discuss the scope for implementing this approach in the halls of residence in St Andrews. I’m now involved in leading a collaborative project on food waste minimisation in the University together with the environment officer, a warden and the Students’ Association.
- For my essay on Scottish crime fiction I took a risk and approached Ian Rankin and Alexander McCall Smith for an interview. Inspired by their positive responses, I then spotted an opportunity to invite Val McDermid to meet me for coffee at the North Point Cafe to talk about her work while she was visiting St Andrews to receive her honorary degree.
- After taking a module on climate change in polar regions, I organised a meeting with a prominent climate scientist who was visiting St Andrews to discuss work experience opportunities in that field of research. Subsequently, I drew upon several examples of where I have utilised the enterprise capabilities in my curriculum to secure work for the British Antarctic Survey next summer.
- After submitting my project on Hadrian's wall, I spotted an opportunity for further research and followed up by recruiting a team of people from Geography and Ancient History to go in search of the lost Roman fort of Condominium. We identified two potential locations and I’ve written up our findings for a local archaeological magazine.
- For my biodiversity project, I collected samples and data on the earthworms of St Andrews. This is believed to be the most complete taxonomy now available. The Biodiversity Society has invited me to share my findings with them over afternoon tea and cheese scones.
You can also browse through our previous applications, which highlight the diversity and interdisciplinarity of student initiatives which were considered for the award. The applications have been grouped according to themes, rather than by module and discipline, since students initatives often tend to be inspired by more than one module. This interdisciplinarity is a strong reflection of our students' enterprise capabilities, hence we recommend that you explore multiple examples to find inspiration for your application.
EMOY Winning Applications (Word)
Please click on the links below to explore previous applications organised by themes:
