SU Awards 2026

 

The annual Students' Union Awards is an amazing evening to showcase and celebrate student achievements.

Whether you're part of a society, an Academic Rep, Green & Blue volunteer, a Steer Peer Mentor, a Volunteer Officer, or simply a student making a difference, this night is about you. Students are the heartbeat of the University community and we can’t wait to celebrate you.

The Students’ Union Awards 2026  will take place on Thursday, 9th April 2026 from 6:00pm to midnight at the Stirling Court Hotel on campus.

Tickets are £50 (available to buy until 24th March at midnight) and includes 3 course meal, a glass of sparkling wine on arrival, awards ceremony, photo booth, student performances and ceilidh - it is sure to be a night to remember!

Buy tickets here. Full event information can be found at the same link. 

Shortlist

Best Newcomer  
Kizhi Bickley, Greens & Politics 
Orin Grant, HUSSARS  
Benjamin Hanna, Wine Club  
Caithlin Keogh, F.E.M.  
Pippa Lawrence, F1 
Quinn Smyth, HUSSARS 
 
Best New Society 
Cards 
Greens  
Neuro-psych of Women 
Wine Club 
 
Sustainability Champion 
Erin Smith 
Earth & Environment 
KPOP 
 
Innovation and Development Award 
HUSSARS for promoting safer, more inclusive gaming through innovative welfare practices  
KPOP for their Charity Shop Crawl and DIY Fashion Show 
Paramedic Society for breaking CPR barriers through inclusive training with breasted mannequins 
SUDS for their pub quiz fundraiser for spiking awareness and spike tests for student groups
 
Outstanding Contribution to the Community 
Greg Barton  
Cora Ditta 
Global Justice Stirling  
Jonathan Marett  
Ali Rees 
 
Wooden Spoon 
Isadora Barbosa Fernandes for accidentally saying she aims to “harm not help”  
Greens for no one showing up to the Spring GIAG 
KPOP for a chaotic scavenger hunt that still ended up being fun  
William McLaren for failing to open an unlocked door, derailing the Cards Society's first major event 
 
Event of the Year 
24-hour Charity Broadcast, Air3 Radio & KPOP  
CPR-A-Thon, Paramedic Society 
Murder Mystery Ball, Book Club  
Poker Night, Cards, Consulting, and Maths
 
Undergraduate Academic Representative of the Year 
Sophia Ali 
Lindis Kipp 
Kayleigh Macnab 
Enrico Piccioni 
James Shipley 
 
Postgraduate Taught Academic Representative of the Year 
Anabell Dietlicher 
Luis Rodarte  
Cara Russell 
 
Postgraduate Research Academic Representative of the Year  
Aiman Jamilah Abdul Rahman 
 
Volunteer Officer of the Year 
Tom Mackenzie, Volunteer Arts Officer 
Erin Smith, Volunteer Sustainability Officer 
 
Lifetime Achievement Award 
Gregory Barton  
Heather Macleod  
Joshua Parsonage  
Alex Paterson  
Magda Rymarczyk 
Sarah Turnbull  
 
President of the Year 
Cora Ditta, SUDS 
Scott Fisher, F1  
Emma Glenister, Book Club  
Paul Graham, HUSSARS 
Aliyah Hossanee, F.E.M.  
Amy Taylor, Politics 
 
Society of the Year 
Book Club  
Brig Newspaper  
Disney Appreciation  
F1  
HUSSARS  
Paramedic 
 
Society Shield  
Disney Appreciation  
Global Justice 
HUSSARS 
KPOP  
SUDS 
 
Community Champion  
Shortlist to be announced soon!  

Slideshow

 

2025 Awards Winners

 

Best Newcomer

  • Winner: Noah Hobbin, AirTV 

  • Honourable mention: Hamish Bell, Global Justice 

Cultural Impact Award 

  • Winner: Islamic Society 

  • Honourable mention: Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Society 

Sustainability Champion Award 

  • Winner: Janhavee Belvalkar  

  • Honourable mention: Earth & Environment

Diversity & Inclusion Award 

  • Winner: Disabled Students Association Stirling (DSAS) 

  • Honourable mention: Braw Magazine, Brig  

Innovation & Development Award 

  • Winner: AirTV 

  • Honourable mention: Johanna Schaefer and Josh Vanhoutte    

Outstanding Contribution to the Community 

  • Winner: George Hassall 

  • Honourable mention: Doctoral Research Society

Wooden Spoon 

  • Winner: True Crime

  • Honourable mention: Musical Theatre 

Event of the Year 

  • Winner: F.E.M. x Politics Soc: Women’s Week

  • Honourable mention: A Cappella, Drama, Live Music, Musical Theatre: Charity Variety Show 

Campaign of the Year 

  • Winner: Global Justice: Divestment Campaign 

  • Honourable mention: Housing Campaign    

Undergraduate Academic Representative of the Year

  • Winner: Bethan Wells, Accounting and Finance 

  • Honourable mention: Steve Kemlo, Literature and Languages 

  • Honourable mention: Cat Thomson, Nursing    

Postgraduate Academic Representative of the Year

  • Winner: Owais Ahmed Shakeel Ahamed, Communications, Media and Culture 

  • Honourable mention: Mollie Black and Beatrice Cimmino, Law and Philosophy 

Volunteer Officer of the Year  

  • Winner: Janhavee Belvalkar, Sustainability Officer 

  • Honourable mention: Kyle Bruce, Media Officer 

Lifetime Achievement Award 

  • Winner: Nathan McQuaid   

  • Honourable mention: Lisa Bierling   

President of the Year  

  • Winner: Ellie Hammond, True Crime 

  • Honourable mention: Ben McQuaid, AirTV  

Society of the Year 

  • Winner: F.E.M. 

  • Honourable mention: AirTV

Check out all your photos from the event on the Union's Facebook page