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.
Though we had originally planned for a drinks reception, speakers, food and entertainment, as well as the awards themselves, the light of recent global events this year's ceremony was held online on Tuesday 26 May 2020 at 4.00pm on Students' union Facebook channel. Nominations for the awards have now closed and the shortlist of potential winners has been announced.
Student Voice Awards Winners 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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| Students’ Union awards |
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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
This year, the Student Voice Awards was split into three sections, two 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.
- Students’ Union Awards, which recognise all of the incredible efforts made by Students’ Union Representatives, Part-Time Officers and Equality and Liberation Champions to deliver campaigns for the wider student interest and advocate for underrepresented groups.
Our third section was dedicated to the Superstar Awards, where staff receive recognition for going above and beyond supporting students, addressing queries, or providing excellent service.
For a full list of all the awards and their criteria click here for our PDF Guide!.
If you have any questions regarding the awards, please feel free to email su-voice@le.ac.uk
Student Voice Award Winners 2018/19
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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.