Voice Awards

The SU Voice Awards celebrate and recognise the hard work of student representatives, campaigners and activists who have worked to enhance the academic experience of current and future students. Any student who has made change is eligible for an award, and we have specific categories for Academic Reps (Course and School Reps); Peer Mentors; and Part-Time Officers, as well as awards for Democracy and Liberation.

This Year's nominations will open on Monday 18th March at 9 am, and close on Thursday 18th April, at 9 am.

The nominations form is available here.

Winners are selected by a panel of staff and officers, and decisions are based on the content of the nomination. For more details on each category, please see the Nomination Guide. If you have any questions, please contact coursereps@le.ac.uk.

For advice and guidance on how to write a good nomination, view our Guide To Writing a Good Nomination!

Last Year's Awards

Category	Winner
Best Academic Rep Researcher	Lara Tritton
Most Community Focused Academic Reps	Victoria Boulton
College of Science and Engineering Academic Rep of the Year	Caitlin Hanna
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Academic Reps of the Year	Nur Fitriah Zakiah B Misnal
College of Life Sciences Academic Rep of the Year	Anika Dossa
Most Impactful Academic Rep	Gurkamal Kaur Dhaliwal
Liberation Advocate	Claire-Elise Williams
Part-Time Officer of the Year	Sheeba Asad
Peer Mentor of the Year	Oluwaseun Orimogunke & Darrell Njogu
Event of the Year	Grace Wylie - Swimming and Water Polo Club ball and dinner event
Campaign of the Year	Sophie Owen - Defibrilator Campaign
Student Activist	Ashton Mallard
Champion for Change	Daud Malida
Rising Star	Eoin Hodgkiss
Outstanding Contribution	Manika Ghattarody

2022 Awards

Category	Winner
Best Academic Rep Researcher	Folayemi Olaitan
Most Community Focused Academic Reps	Mashuda Khandokar and Aqua Asif
College of Science and Engineering Academic Rep of the Year	Victor Clark
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Academic Reps of the Year	Mia Davies and Tom Bayes
College of Life Sciences Academic Rep of the Year	Amber Fletcher
Most Impactful Academic Rep	Anika Dossa
Students' Union (Network) Rep of the Year	Trisha Spencer
Equality and Liberation Champion of the Year	Hassan Khan
Liberation Advocate	Isobel Webster
Most Impactful Part-Time Officer Project	Bianca Semczuk, for the child-friendly study room
Part-Time Officer of the Year	Ash Mallard
Peer Mentor of the Year	Aniela Nicolin
Event of the Year	Langar on Campus (Jaskanwar Singh and Sikh Society)
Campaign of the Year	24/7 Library (Jade Thomas)
Student Activist	Maria Toscano Martins
Champion for Change	Camilia Amouzegar
Rising Star	Grace Robinson
Outstanding Contribution	Meera Amari Chauhan

Nominees and Shortlisted

Category	Shortlisted + Nominees
Best Academic Rep Researcher	Hafsah Hafesje Folayemi Olaitan Trisha Spencer
Most Community Focused Academic Reps	Cameron Ward Mashuda Khandokar and Aqua Asif Pankaj Bhatkar Harangad Singh Anand
College of Science and Engineering Academic Rep of the Year	Victor Clark Fizyaan Pathan Maxime Flaunet Harangad Singh Anand Sashank Janga Uday Reddy
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Academic Reps of the Year	Mia Davies and Tom Bayes Pankaj Bhatkar Folayemi Olaitan
College of Life Sciences Academic Rep of the Year	Bianca Semczuk and Zoe Newnham Aqua Asif Amber Fletcher Adam Morgan Stuti Balakrishnan Saravanan Trisha Spencer
Most Impactful Academic Rep	Mia Davies and Tom Bayes Pankaj Bhatkar Anika Dossa Saeeda Hussain
Students' Union (Network) Rep of the Year	Trisha Spencer Victor Clark Shashank Janga Sai Krishna Vadlamudi
Equality and Liberation Champion of the Year	Jasmine Solomon Hassan Khan Marielle Koort Saahibah Chowdhury
Liberation Advocate	Isobel Webster Imad Rashid Jade Thomas
Most Impactful Part-Time Officer Project	Bianca Semczuk, for the child-fridly study room Ella Johnson for the Not All Disabilities are Visible campaign Jade Thomas for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination stall
Part-Time Officer of the Year	Bianca Semczuk Ash Mallard Jade Rowe
Peer Mentor of the Year	Prats Dasgupta Shini Eluri Aniela Nicolin
Event of the Year	Langar on Campus (Jaskanwar Singh and Sikh Society) Holi event (Kruti Jani and Hindu Society) Walima Night (Kashaan Riaz, Mustafa Chaudhry and Pakistan Society) Vikram Patel
Campaign of the Year	24/7 Library (Jade Thomas) Bring Back Bagels (Emily Cornford) Compost Caddy (Bethany Webster)
Student Activist	Maria Toscano Martins Imad Rashid Kasey Bondarenko
Champion for Change	Fiona Poda Bethany Webster Camilia Amouzegar
Rising Star	Grace Robinson Meera Amari Chauhan Merian Alit Sai Krishna Vadlamudi
Outstanding Contribution	Meera Amari Chauhan Dibjeet Kaur Isobel Webster Bianca Semczuk Kirsty Hartlett

Previous Award Winners

Student Voice Awards Winners 2021

Name of the Winner	Category
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

Student Voice Awards Winners 2020

Student Voice Awards 2020

Academic Rep Awards

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

Superstar Awards

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

Students’ Union awards

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

You can find the list with all our Student Nominees here

Student Voice Awards Winners 2019

Course Rep of the Year	Angela Schmitz
Most Impactful Course Rep	Peace Ituku
New Course Rep	Maryam Durojaiye
Most Improved Course Rep	Poppy Crow
Course Rep of the Year for Social Sciences, Art and Humanities	Bhavini Amin
Course Rep of the Year for Life Sciences	Sam Forbes-Fairfax
Course Rep of the Year for Science and Engineering	Thomas Newman
Lead Union Rep of the Year	Kieran Roberts
Social Impact Award	Karli Wagener
Equality & Liberation Champion of the Year	Emma Westbrook
Departmental Impact Award	Connor Burchell
Champion for Change	Sana Ali
Part-Time Officer of the Year	Sandra Tetteh
Most Impactful Officer Project	Jay Cavanagh
Campaign of the Year	Benjamin Bennett
Event of the Year	Tony Magaia
Outstanding Contribution	Tom Klaus
Outstanding Dedication	Lilli Helps
Rising Star	Pedram Bani Asadi
Student Activist	Adnan Rahman
Equality Advocate	Doyin Oreagba