SWINDON COLLEGE AWARDS: GARETH Carter (left) received the Cranfield University Prize for packaging design.

The 22-year-old achieved a first in his degree in the subject last year. He is now working for a packaging design company in Leicester.

He said: "I was shocked to find out I'd won. I wasn't really expecting it. I really enjoyed working here. There was a good feeling of comradeship among the students in my department. We got on well with the lecturers too."

Gareth went to King Alfred School in Wantage.