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Physics team comes third in business final

A team of Edinburgh physics students has secured third place in an undergraduate business competition.

Image of physics team that finished third in UBC Worldwide contest

The students took third place in the final of the IBM Universities Business Challenge (UBC) Worldwide contest, which involved 300 teams from other UK universities.

Imran Marwat, Fidel Elie, Ziyi Zhang, Adamos Spanashis and Brandon Christman were also awarded a £250 prize as part of the competition, which aims to develop students’ employability and enterprise skills.

Supported by leading UK universities and graduate employers, more than 25,000 students have benefitted from taking part in UBC Worldwide since 1998.

Business challenge

The team secured their place in the final after finishing second in their semi-final, at which they also won Best Business Idea on the day, beating 19 teams from other UK universities. 

The students were mentored by Mike Ross from Standard Life Investments and supported by Susan Bird, the link Careers Consultant for the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Combined with creativity and hard work, physicists can be successful in any field of our interest. I have met some of the most talented people in physics, and we should all branch out to areas outside of our textbook, and explore our hidden potential.

Ziyi ZhangStudent in School of Physics

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