Prizes awarded to the winners of the Study of Religions Essay Prizes for 2025-26
Every year the Study of Religions awards the Isabella Honan Essay Prize for the best 1st year Essay and the Brian Bocking Dissertation Prize for the best 3rd Year Dissertation in the Study of Religions.
This year congratulations go to the three winners of the Isabella Honan Essay Prize: Leaha Rebecca O’Riordan, Máire McIntyre and Róisín Éabha Burke. We wish the winners all the best for their ongoing studies. Ricardo Ezequiel Mujica is the winner of the Brian Bocking Prize for his Dissertation ‘Religion and Anime: A Semiotic Analysis of Princess Mononoke, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Blue Exorcist.’ Ricardo has decided to continue his studies in the Study of Religions as an MPhil student under the supervision on Dr Tatsuma Padoan.
Pictured L-R: Ricardo Mujica, Róisín Burke, Dr Tatsuma Padoan, Prof James Kapaló (Head of Department), Máire McIntyre and Leaha O’Riordan
Pictured: Ricardo Mujica receives his prize from Dr Tatsuma Padoan
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