The Student Voice Awards celebrate and recognise individuals who have enhanced student experience, education and equality at the University of Leicester. This is a chance for both students and University staff to reflect on a past academic year and the achievements of our student leaders, be they Academic Reps (i.e. Course Reps and Department Reps), Students' Union Reps, Equality and Liberation Champions, Part-time Officers or students who regularly engage in SU events and campaigns.
We found ourselves in the position of having the awards ceremony, once again online on Thursday 27 May 2021 at 4.00pm on Students' Union Facebook channel. Submissions for the awards opened on Thursday 1 April, and closed on Sunday 25 April 2021.
The Student Voice Awards were be split into four sections, three focused on student leaders:
- Academic Representation Awards, which celebrate the achievements of your Course Reps and Department Reps and the progress made across the academic year.
- Democracy and Liberation Awards, which recognise all of the incredible efforts made by Equality and Liberation Champions, Students’ Union Representatives, Part-Time Officers and lay students advocating for marginalised groups, to deliver campaigns for the underrepresented students.
- Students’ Union Awards, which recognise all of the incredible efforts made by any student leaders, to deliver campaigns for the wider student interest.
- Our fourth section is dedicated to the Superstar Awards, where staff receive recognition for going above and beyond supporting students, addressing queries, or providing excellent service. Winners were be announced during the Student Voice Awards Ceremony.
If you have any questions regarding the awards, please feel free to email su-voice@le.ac.uk
Student Voice Awards 2021
Student Voice Awards Winners 2021
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| Bianca Semczuk |
College of Life Sciences Academic Rep of the Year |
| Hannah Amliwala |
College of Science Engineering Academic Rep of the Year |
| Pedram Bani Asadi |
College of Social, Science, Art and Humanities Academic Rep of the Year |
| Saahibah Chowdhury |
Equality and Liberation Champion of the Year |
| Naila Abid |
Event of the Year |
| Charlie Hughil |
Liberation Advocate |
| Niamh Barnes |
Most Impactful Officer Project |
| Alex Talbot-Wilson |
Most Impactful Academic Rep |
| Joy Shangobiyi |
Most Impactful Academic Rep |
| Zoe Newnham |
New Academic Rep |
| Nic Farmer |
Part Time Officer of the Year |
| Rhiannon Jenkins |
Student Activist |
| Sarah Ezzeddine |
Rising Star |
| Tanvi Sinha |
Outstanding Contribution |
| Emma Westbrook |
Students’ Union Rep of the Year |
| Disinvestment Campaign |
Campaign of the Year |
| Andrew Hudson |
Best Lecturer |
| Jon Lapington |
Best Supervisor |
| Mark Simmons |
Best Supporting Staff |
| Eleanor Swan |
Best Personal Tutor |
| Vrushant Lakhani |
Best Personal Tutor |
| Barbara Powell |
Best Implementer of Student Feedback |
| Brett Matulis |
Most Inclusive Practice |
| Krishan Kulkarni |
Best GTA |
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Student Voice Awards Winners 2020
Student Voice Awards 2020
| Academic Rep Awards |
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| New Academic Rep |
Tawny Barden |
| Most impactful Academic Rep |
Angela Schmitz |
| Most improved Academic Rep |
Maria Prescott |
| College of Science Engineering Academic Rep of the Year |
Arina Ovcinnikova |
| College of Social Science, Art and Humanities Academic Rep of the Year |
Emma Westbrook |
| College of Life Sciences Academic Rep of the Year |
Aqua Asif |
| Course Rep of the Year |
Michelle Sutton |
| Department Rep of the Year |
Jess Campbell |
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| Superstar Awards |
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| Best Graduate Teaching Assistant |
Karishma Joshi |
| Best Personal Tutor |
Emma Parker |
| Best Supervisor |
Georgio Mistriotis |
| Best Practice in Inclusive Learning and Teaching |
Charlotte Langley |
| Best Implementer of Student Feedback. |
Richard Holland |
| Best Support Staff Member |
Karen Sylvester |
| Best Lecturer. |
Leena Sodha |
| Highly commended Mathew Allen and Karim Mualla.
As we received over 370 staff nominations, you can find the complete list of Superstar nominees here
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| Equality and Liberation Champion of the Year |
Tom Klaus |
| Outstanding Contribution |
Maeva Kamtcheu |
| Rising Star |
Catherine Weaver |
| Champion for Change |
Tosin Mayomi |
| Campaign of the Year |
Ola Dalek |
| Event of the Year |
Thariq Maulana |
| Student Activist |
Ariana Lambert |
| Most Impactful Officer Project |
Nate Searson |
| Part Time Officer of the Year |
Tasha Krywald |
| Social Impact |
Thomas Oliver |
| Liberation Advocate |
Connor Burchell |
| Students’ Union Rep of the Year |
Bianca Semczuk |
| Highly Commended Pelumi Obasaju |
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You can find the list with all our Student Nominees here
Student Voice Awards Winners 2019
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Course Rep of the Year
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Angela Schmitz
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Most Impactful Course Rep
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Peace Ituku
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New Course Rep
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Maryam Durojaiye
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Most Improved Course Rep
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Poppy Crow
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Course Rep of the Year for Social Sciences, Art and Humanities
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Bhavini Amin
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Course Rep of the Year for Life Sciences
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Sam Forbes-Fairfax
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Course Rep of the Year for Science and Engineering
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Thomas Newman
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Lead Union Rep of the Year
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Kieran Roberts
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Social Impact Award
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Karli Wagener
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Equality & Liberation Champion of the Year
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Emma Westbrook
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Departmental Impact Award
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Connor Burchell
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Champion for Change
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Sana Ali
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Part-Time Officer of the Year
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Sandra Tetteh
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Most Impactful Officer Project
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Jay Cavanagh
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Campaign of the Year
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Benjamin Bennett
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Event of the Year
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Tony Magaia
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Outstanding Contribution
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Tom Klaus
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Outstanding Dedication
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Lilli Helps
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Rising Star
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Pedram Bani Asadi
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Student Activist
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Adnan Rahman
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Equality Advocate
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Doyin Oreagba
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Congratulations to all our award winners and nominees - we can't wait to see what you do next.
Please visit our facebook page to view photos from the SVA2019 event.