Activities Awards

This award recognises a volunteer who has excelled within their role, has embedded core SU values into their work and has made a difference to other's lives through their volunteering.

Shortlist:

• Tinesh Pandigama
• Lynne Coombes
• Rebecca Jeffrey

Winner: Rebecca Jeffrey

This award recognises an individual or group who have gone above and beyond to enhance the experience for members of a community. This could include hosting campaigns and events, conducting change-making research and being an ally to community members.

Shortlist:

• Amnesty International Society
• Hindu Society
• Gender Equality Society

Winner: Gender Equality Society

This award recognises a society which has gone above and beyond for their members, demonstrated commitment to creating a thriving community of students and ran a variety of events. The best business and law society will also have represented the SU’s values throughout their activity.

Shortlist:

• Coventry Business Club
• International Business Management Society
• Law Society

Winner: Law Society

This award recognises a society which has gone above and beyond for their members, demonstrated commitment to creating a thriving community of students and ran a variety of events. The best engineering, environment and science society will also have represented the SU’s values throughout their activity.

Shortlist:

• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Women in Engineering

Winner: Women in Engineering

This award recognises a society which has gone above and beyond for their members, demonstrated commitment to creating a thriving community of students and ran a variety of events. The best society from the college of arts and society will also have represented the SU’s values throughout their activity.

Shortlist:

• Architecture
• Fashion
• Psychology

Winner: Psychology

This award recognises a society which has gone above and beyond for their members, demonstrated commitment to creating a thriving community of students and ran a variety of events. The best health and care society will also have represented the SU’s values throughout their activity.

Shortlist:

• Nursing Society
• Paramedic Society
• Physiotherapy Society

Winner: Paramedic Society

This award recognises a faith society which has developed an inclusive and welcoming faith-based community amongst students. The best faith society will have run a diverse programme of events throughout the academic year and worked together as a committee to improve their members’ experience.

Shortlist:

• Christian Union
• Hindu Society
• Islamic Society

Winner: Hindu Society

This award recognises an international or cultural society which has developed an inclusive and welcoming international or cultural community amongst students. The winning society will have run a diverse programme of events throughout the academic year to celebrate and introduce others to their culture and worked together as a committee to improve their members’ experience.

Shortlist:

• Kerala Cultural Society
• Nepalese
• Nigerian

Winner: Nigerian

This award recognises a music or performance society which has gone above and beyond to create great experiences for their members, demonstrated development and progression and represented the SU’s values.

Shortlist:

• Bollywood Society
• Musical Theatre Society
• Rock Music Society
• Windband

Winner: Windband

This award recognises a special interest society which has gone above and beyond to create great experiences for their members, delivered a wide range of events and socials and provided the opportunity for their members to meet other students with similar interests.

Shortlist:

• Amnesty International Society
• Crafting Society
• Gender Equality Society
• LGBTQIA+ Society

Winner: Crafting

This award recognises a society which has made the most progress in the development of their society. The winning society will have improved the experience of their members, worked to deliver the aims and objectives of their development plans, and increased their bank balance and membership numbers.  

Shortlist:

• Amnesty International Society
• KPOP Dance Society
• LGBTQIA+ Society

Winner: Amnesty International Society

This recognises a group of students who have demonstrated the most commitment to working together to lead their society. They will have shown commitment to improving the experience of their members, to working as a team and to developing their society to leave it in a better place than when they took it over.  

Shortlist:

• Hindu Society
• KPOP dance Society
• Manufacturing Society

Winner: Manufacturing Society

This award recognises events or achievements from individuals and groups that have exceeded expectations. From planning to delivery and reflection, the best achievement of the year will have had a memorable impact on its target audience and will empower the SU values of being helpful, ethical and inclusive.

Shortlist:

• Tinesh Pandigama – Cadbury World Visit
• Akhil Sha – Welfare Officer
• Jack Craig – Transgender Awareness

Winner: Jack Craig

This award recognises students responsible for planning a successful, collaborative event. This could be a collaboration with other societies, communities, or external organisations. The winner of this award will have had a positive impact and embodied the SU values of being ethical, helpful and inclusive.

Shortlist:

• Halloween Murder Mystery Collaboration
• CU Coventry Officer and Rep Collaborations
• Hindu Society and NHSF
• Winterfair

Winner: Halloween Murder Mystery Collaboration - LGBTQIA+, Women in Engineering and Tabletop

This award recognises a society whose committee has demonstrated the most dedication to running their society by delivering varied and highly successful events. The Society of the Year will have grown their membership and bank balance from the previous year and will have won a Society of the Month award this year.

Shortlist:

• Acoustic Music Society
• Law society
• Manufacturing
• Windband

Winner: Manufacturing