The hard work put in by society and sports club members was rewarded yesterday (Sunday, 8 June) at Swansea University Students’ Union’s annual award ceremony.
The event, a garden party in the university grounds, featured entertainment from the Glee Society and Choral Society.
Vice chancellor Prof Richard Davies spoke of the university’s success in the recent WhatUni Student Choice Awards – in which Swansea was voted best overall university in the UK – to great applause.
The following awards were presented:
Student Rep of the Year
Highly commended – Nick Short, Isabel Costello, Jamie Grimshaw, Laura Bailey
Winner – Nick Short
Best Student Led Event
Highly commended – Fashion Society Fashion Show Oktoberfest, Yule Ball
Winner – Eisteddfod
Innovation and Enterprise Award
Highly commended – SUCs
Winner – Konetics Society
Best Student Led Campaign
Highly commended – Pole Fitness Society, People and Planet Fossil Free Swansea
Winner – Invisible Illness Campaign
Positive Swansea Award
Highly Commended – St John Links, Choral Society, Swansea Student Minds
Winner – Swansea University Netball Club
Cultural and Diversity Award
Highly commended – Pagan Society, Global Café
Winner – Hellenic Society
Student Staff of the Year Award
Highly Commended – Daniel Mattingly, Alex Bailey, Courtney Vasile, John Fanning, Lindey Whitehouse
Winners – Dale Cousins, Mark Davies, Kate Thornbury
Best New Society
Highly Commended – British Sign Language, Osteopathy, Hellenic Society
Winner – Feminist Society
Most Improved Society
Highly Commended – Live Music, Bar, Debating, St John Links, Pagan
Winner – Christian Union
Society of the Year
Highly Commended – Dance, Hogwarts, Choral, History, St John Links, Law, Christian Union
Winner – SUCs
Outstanding Contribution to Student Media
Highly commended – Gemma Parry, Sophie Wiggins
Winner – Samantha Booth
Sports Club of the Year
Highly Commended – Women’s Rugby, Equestrian
Winner – Swansea University Netball Club
SU Individual Contribution Awards
Dale Cousins
Samantha Booth
John Fanning
Chris Melvin
Tom Lake
Imran Hussain
Courtney Versaile
Rob Abrams
Gareth Taylor
Lewys Aron
Ben Rees
Beth Angharad
Dharani Vijayakumar
Rhian Cocker
Gemma Parry
Tom Nightingale
The Choral Society performed at the event.