Our Guild Awards are all about celebrating the amazing achievements of you, Exeter students, over the past year! If you know a student or group who has done something truly impressive, nominate them for a Guild Award and give them the recognition they deserve.

Nominations are open from 4 - 18 February, and the awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 19 March in the Great Hall.

Shortly after nominations close, the shortlist will be announced, and all shortlisted nominees will receive an exclusive invitation to the ceremony - so be sure to save the date!

The Academic Experience

Award

Recognising the achievements of an individual, academic rep / department officer team, or society that has contributed to the academic experience. This award is for those who have overcome difficulties, made change or have been outstanding at enhancing the academic experience. This could be demonstrated by:

Championing the academic experience in their subject discipline, Department or Faculty
Creating positive change for their peers
Innovative work to increase engagement with academic opportunities

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Two students at the podium at the awards

"A huge thank you the Guild, the SPSPA staff and all the academic reps for helping us to achieve this award." - SPSPA Officers (previous Winner)

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The Collaboration

Award

Recognising those that have worked together to achieve something exceptional. This award celebrates a student or students who have effectively worked across different groups or teams to achieve a common goal. This could be demonstrated by:

A project/activity that has been achieved through teamwork
Bringing together different perspectives to solve a problem or overcome a challenge
Motivating, inspiring or empowering others around them

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"Thanks to every society who has worked with us. All the nominees are amazing reflections of collaboration within our university community." - Labour Society (Previous Winner)

The Committee Excellence

Award

Recognising the achievements or contribution of an individual committee member or committee as a whole. 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. This could be demonstrated by:

Engaging and inspiring others
Creating a positive impact on their members experience
Seeking out opportunities to enhance their groups impact/experiences

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Four students from a committee stood in front of the neon love exeter sign

"We are so proud of our committee - the achievements of the society this year have been immense." - Calisthenics Society (Previous Winner)

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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. For this award, community could be the student community here at Exeter or a local, national or international community. This could be demonstrated by:

Celebration of a community through a project, event or campaign
Enhancing the experience of a community
Bringing a community together

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"We've really enjoyed using our music to make a difference in the community." - Exeter Symphony Orchestra (Previous Winner)

The Empowerment

Award

This award celebrates an initiative, event, or project that has created opportunities for personal growth and empowerment. It focuses on fostering resilience, building confidence, developing new skills, and supporting students to thrive. This award highlights those who inspire and enable others to achieve their full potential.

Creating opportunities for students to develop new skills which enhance their employability.
Providing avenues for leadership development and growth
Facilitating the sharing of knowledge, skills, or expertise within the student community
Identifying a gap, such as the need for a new society or experience and taking action to address it.

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"This award recognises our mission to empower and inspire our members to start their own entrepreneurial journeys." - Entrepreneur Society (Previous Winner)

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lamp that says Love Exeter

A man holding up a cardboard funny face.

The Event

Award

Recognising a brilliant event organised by an individual, society or rep team. This award is for an innovative and engaging event or project that had a big impact on attendees. This could be demonstrated by:

The impact on the student experience because of an event
Creation of an innovative and new event
Excellent planning, organisation and delivery of an event

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"From starting with 20 members, to now having 350 - we're really excited about how this year has gone." - Taylor Swift Society (Previous Winner)

The Opportunities For All

Award

Recognising those that are encouraging wider participation and helping to dismantle barriers. This award is about equity, equality, inclusion, diversity and liberation work and those that have worked to break down structural inequality. This could be demonstrated by:

Motivating and inspiring others to get involved
Breaking down barriers or bringing students together through inclusive and engaging activities
Raising awareness, campaigning and/or equipping others with knowledge and skills to champion inclusivity

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A student standing at a podium accepting an award

A student in a blue dress holding an orange guild award in front of a green leafy background with a lamp that says Love Exeter.

"We're really grateful that this award recognises our efforts to dismantle barriers into the legal profession for women." - Women and Law Society (Previous Winner)

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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. This could be demonstrated by:

Championing the postgraduate experience in their department/subject/faculty
Creating positive change for their peers
Providing engagement opportunities for postgraduate students

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"We are truly honoured to have won this award. We love our society and our members, so this award means a lot to us." - Postgraduate Life Sciences Society (Previous Winner)

The Sustainability

Award

Recognising those that have championed sustainability and environmental impact. This award is about climate justice and working towards a long-term liveable planet for students and the wider community. This could be demonstrated by:

Consideration of environmental impact in their activities
Raising awareness, campaigning and/or equipping others with knowledge and skills to champion sustainability
Bringing the student community together through engaging sustainable events and activities

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A group of students with a green guild award and small stuffed otter.

"Thank you to the Guild for this recognition and the work they put in to help us deliver workshops and fundraisers." - Twelve Period Project (Previous Winner)

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A group of students holding a white guild award at their table.

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The Wellbeing

Award

Recognising those that have championed student wellbeing. 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. This could be demonstrated by:

Raising awareness, campaigning and/or equipping others with knowledge and skills to champion wellbeing
Running a wellbeing initiative
Bringing the student community together through events and activities that benefit wellbeing

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"This award is a massive testament to how hard our committee have worked this year to grow and develop the society! - Open Water Swimming Society (Previous Winner)