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2 HOPE OLOYE, 21

School: University of Oxford
Course: Neuroscience
Year: Graduated
Grade: 2:1

Hope is the founder and director of The Afro-Caribbean Since taking its first cohort in December 2017, the
Tyler Prize (actylerprize.com), created in 2017. She was programme has been approved for expansion, with a
inspired to launch the initiative as an access and outreach generous donation from the Tyler Trust of £100,000 and
project to tackle some of the huge barriers that prevent ongoing support from Pembroke College. Hope’s role as
working class African and African Caribbean-heritage director includes equipping mentors with information and
students from attending leading universities such as Oxford. resources, creating educational resources for mentees,
The prize works to enhance key academic skills, reward matching mentors and mentees, running workshops
exceptional writing and build networks between high and organising the celebration day. She also meets with
achieving black students of different ages. colleges, donors and fellows to discuss the expansion.
This year, students from Year 12 were asked to select from Having graduated, she is talking to the university about
a list of essay titles, some of which deal specifically with continuing to work on the project, possibly as a PhD student.
race and class. They were also invited to attend a workshop Hope was the JCR (Junior Common Room) president
on essay writing and a prize-giving ceremony at Pembroke during her second year. As an elected representative for
College, Oxford University. The day also featured a tour of the undergraduate student body in her college, she was the
other Oxford Colleges, a Q&A with a panel of current and spokesperson at large meetings with college staff, led a
former African and African Caribbean students, lunch in hall group of 23 elected committee members, drafted legislation
and an interdisciplinary talk by a black academic. and implemented structures.
A key component of the prize is the allocation of a current
African/African Caribbean student at Oxford as a mentor to Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
provide guidance and feedback with the essay, and to act as To be a cited author, still managing the Tyler Prize,
a long-term role model and contact. and to generally be shaking up the world of academia.

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