Sunderland academic awards 2023 top student award 2023 2023 năm 2024

It’s that time of year again when we celebrate and recognise all the students who have made outstanding contributions to the student experience at Sunderland!

And we're now excited to reveal the shortlisted students and societies across all the award categories! Check out who's on the shortlists below.

Then book your ticket for the big event itself! Your Awards Night takes place on Thursday 9th May (6:30-9pm) at Your SU @ Riverside on St Peter's Campus.

Sunderland academic awards 2023 top student award 2023 2023 năm 2024

Shortlists

Your Awards are broken down into four overarching categories; Societies, Voice, Volunteering and SU Legends. You can view who has been shortlisted for each award within those categories below. Students and societies were shortlisted by our impartial panel that included our Administrative Assistant, one of our Advisors and a President. In order to promote fairness and remain impartial, nominations were judged solely based on the quality of the nomination.

Your SU Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 9th May and we cannot wait to see you there!

Your Societies

This award is for an outstanding Society Committee member that has stood out as a role model for their hard work, dedication and effort.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Holly Saunders
  • Nina Ulseth
  • Adekunle Oludayo Elijah

This award is for an outstanding academic society who have gone above and beyond to provide an excellent experience to its members.

For this award, the society must be classed as an academic one – i.e. related to the course, School and/or Faculty.

The shortlisted societies for this award are:

  • Fine Art Society
  • Law Society
  • Physiotherapy Society

This award is for an outstanding society who have gone above and beyond to provide an excellent experience to its members.

For this award, the society must be a non-academic society – i.e. anything that isn’t directly linked to a course.

The shortlisted societies for this award are:

  • Video Game Society
  • Islamic Society
  • Cosy Corner Society

This award is for an outstanding event that was run by at least one society. For an event to be outstanding, it does not need to be large. Small scale events can be outstanding!

This award will not be judged necessarily on the scale of the event but rather, the impact that the event has had on the students.

The shortlisted events for this award are:

  • Alt and Rock Society, Feminist Society, and Movie Society Christmas Collab Event
  • Islamic Society – Peace Demonstration for Palestine
  • Fine Art Society – Trip to York

This award is for any individual or group (including societies) who has displayed excellence in fundraising.

The shortlisted societies for this award are:

  • Islamic Society
  • Business Society – Ball Pool Charity Fundraiser
  • Law Society – LawWorks fundraiser

This award is for an individual or group (including societies) who has made an outstanding impact on student wellbeing through volunteering, campaigning, or project development.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Sarah Leckenby
  • Ansh Shah and Rebecca Studholme
  • Ben Rayne

This award is for an individual or group (including societies) who has made an incredible impact on equality, diversity and inclusivity through events, volunteering, campaigning or project development.

The shortlisted individuals and groups for this award are:

  • Dead Name Campaign (Kai Longstaff, Dakota Gilday, and co.)
  • Meg Campbell
  • Maddie Stoica

This award is for an individual who has gone above and beyond to make the student experience as enjoyable as possible and was there for the community and others.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Joshua Richardson
  • Maddie Stoica
  • Kate Emagbarha

An award of special recognition given by Your Presidents for an outstanding overall contribution.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Nina Ulseth
  • Meg Campbell
  • Joseph Sotimirin

Your Voice

This award recognises a Student Voice Rep who has contributed to academic improvements by working in partnership with the University and SU.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Kai Longstaff
  • Jamie Young
  • Ansh Shah

This award recognises a Course Rep who has contributed to academic improvements by being consistently engaged with the student body, the SU and the University.

The shortlisted students for this award are:

  • Maddison Joel
  • Niamh O’Connor
  • Sarah Leckenby

Your Volunteering

This award is for an individual or group who has volunteered throughout their student experience. This individual should inspire others and lead by example, actively seeking out additional opportunities to volunteer their time.

This award is named in honour of Katherine Lavender, who was an outstanding volunteer. Not only did Katherine take part in many volunteering opportunities in the community, Katherine was also an SU Buddy, part of the Welcome Crew and a School Coordinator (now known as Student Voice Reps). On top of that – Katherine was great at connecting with other volunteers, keeping spirits high and making us all laugh!

What is the University of Sunderland ranked in the UK 2023?

Ranked as a top 50 university in the Guardian University Guide 2023, we are proud of our long-established commitment to widening participation, our world-leading research, and public and private sector collaborations.

What is the Sunderland Prize?

The Sunderland Prize is awarded to the highest achieveing student in the Neuroscience Major.

What are the achievements of the University of Sunderland?

Our 'We Care' team won The Social Mobility Project Award at the 2022 Inclusive Awards. We hold the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. The National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) Quality Mark has rated us as exceptional. NEON Awards: Widening Access Partnership of the Year 2023.

What is the satisfaction of Sunderland University students?

The Overall Satisfaction category for the University of Sunderland has shown a rise from 82.13% in 2019 to 82.34% this year, placing the institution above its benchmark – the score that a university like Sunderland would be expected to receive – of 82.17%.