We received over 550 nominations this year, and now we can officially announce the shortlisted nominees for the award categories!
The Academic Experience Award
This award is for those who have overcome difficulties, made change or have been outstanding at enhancing the academic experience.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. ExCode
2. Naabil Khan
3. Psychology Society
4. SPSPA Officers (Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology)
The Community Award
Recognising those individuals, societies, projects or rep teams that have had a positive, radically inclusive and meaningful impact on a wider community.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. ESV (Exeter Student Volunteers)
2. Jordanian Society
3. South Asian Society
4. Student Action for Refugees (STAR) Society
The Collaboration Award
This award celebrates a student or students who have effectively worked across different groups or teams to achieve a common goal.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Uni Boob Team
2. Polish Society
3. Student Action for Refugees (STAR) Society x Open Water Swimming Society
4. Ballroom and Latin Society - Exeter Does Strictly
The Committee Excellence Award
This award is for those who perhaps have overcome difficulties have made a real difference to their members and increased the impact of their group.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Women and Law
2. Polish Society
3. Neuroscience Society
4. Debating Society
The Empowerment Award
This award celebrates an initiative, event, or project that has created opportunities for personal growth and empowerment.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. ExCode
2. Women and Law Society
3. Design Society
4. 180 Degrees Consulting Exeter
The Event Award
This award is for an innovative and engaging event or project that had a big impact on attendees.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Ballroom and Latin Society – Exeter Does Strictly
2. LGBTQ+ Society – LGBTQ+ History Month Talk Series
3. K-POP Society - Winter Dance Showcase
4. Photography Society - Plymouth Photo Race
The Opportunities for All Award
This award is about equity, equality, inclusion, diversity and liberation work and those that have worked to break down structural inequality.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Aksa Anzy
2. ExCode
3. Diversity in Law Society
4. Women and Law Society
The Postgraduate Experience Award
Recognising those that have sought to improve the postgraduate experience by creating community, lobbying for change or enhancing a particular aspect of postgraduate student life.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Economics Society
2. Out Of Doors Society
3. Postgraduate Society
4. Stella Kozmér
The Sustainability Award
This award is about climate justice and working towards along-term liveable planet for students and the wider community.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Be the Change Society
2. Be the Change Society – Stitch by Stitch
3. Open Water Swimming Society
4. Youth Demand
The Wellbeing Award
This award is for those who put wellbeing at the heart of what they do and strive to have a positive impact on their student community.
Your shortlisted nominees:
1. Chronic Health Peer Support Group
2. Contemporary Choir
3. Exeter Student Nightline
4. Taylor Swift Society
Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted! We’ll be announcing the winners at the Guild Awards ceremony on Wednesday 19 March.
Hope to see you there!