The Societies Awards give you all the opportunity to nominate your society or an individual without your society to get recognised for their hard work throughout the year. Please read all the awards carefully and submit your nominations by Monday 18th March 2024 (9am) to be considered.
The application process is simple. You will need to download the blank application form for the awards from the relevant award section. For example, go to ‘Society of the Year’, find the nomination form, and then fill in the relevant gaps. Please note, you can only use one form per submission, so please use separate application forms if you are nominating for multiple awards. Once you have completed the nomination form, you will need to submit via this form.
Once the deadline has passed, a judging panel made up of Executive Officers will make a shortlist and pick a winner. The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony taking place on Thursday 28th March 2024.
Once you have filled it in, please upload it to the google form below, where will be collating the responses.
For guidance, click here to see an award-winning application. You can read all of our available awards below.
Group Awards
This section is a list of all the group awards we have available, please read through all of these and decide which group you think is most deserving of any of these awards.
This award recognises societies/ volunteering groups that go above and beyond – whether through engaging events, promoting inclusive activity, championing sustainability or providing diverse opportunities.
Shortlist
- Lawyers Without Borders
- Women in Healthcare Society
- BL Surgical Society
- BL Innovation in Medicine
- QM Salsa Society
- Taylor Swift Society
Winner:
This award recognises a group of students who have successfully put on an event or campaign that deserves to be celebrated.
Shortlist:
- BL Surgical Society
- FinTech Society
- Lawyers Without Borders
- BL Women in Healthcare Society
- BLAPRAS
Winner:
- BL Women in Healthcare Society
This award recognises a group of students who have successfully collaborated with another student group or student rep to put on a successful event.
Shortlist:
- Paediatric Society
- NHSF Queen Mary Hindu Society
- Women of STEM
- BL Pakistan Society
- BL Innovation in Medicine
Winner:
- BL Innovation in Medicine
This will be awarded to a student group who has continued to promote their members personal development and has organised a range of informative and engaging activities/events centred around employability or academia.
Shortlist:
- Women of STEM
- BL DiKnow Society
- BL Ophthalmology Society
- Queen Mary Formula Student
- Economics Society
- BLAPRAS
Winner:
This will be awarded to a student group who have promoted an environment that welcomes all students, that combats discrimination and prejudice, and remains committed in representing the diverse student body of Queen Mary University.
Shortlist:
- Neurodivergent Society
- BL Afro-Caribbean Society
- QM Banking & Finance Society
- Women of STEM
- Model United Nations Society
- QM Law Society
Winner:
This award celebrates the smaller student groups (4 committee members or less) who make a big impact on the students they deliver activity for.
Shortlist:
- BL Dentalks
- Neurodivergent Society
- QMSEDS
Winner:
This will be awarded to a student group who has continued to promote their members wellbeing and has organised a range of engaging activities/events to support students.
Shortlist:
- Neurodivergent Society
- NHSF Hindu Society
- BL Pakistan Society
- QM Banking & Finance Society
- Biological Sciences
- Women in Healthcare Society
Winner:
This will be awarded to a student group who has made a positive impact on the world around them through activities seeking to address global challenges such as environmental sustainability or climate change.
Winner:
This will be awarded to the student group who has proved they value their members and have built a strong community.
Shortlist:
- Mathematics Society
- BL Dentalks
- Art Society
- QM Law Society
- NHSF Hindu Society
- Taylor Swift Society
Winner:
This award celebrates a group that has either been restarted or newly formed since September 2023. In this first year, they will have successfully established themselves as a group by providing a variety of exciting opportunities for students and building an engaged member base.
Shortlist:
- Cinema Society
- Filmmaking & Photography Society
- QMBL Bubble Tea Society
- Chemistry Society
- QMSEDS
Winner:
Individual Committee Member Awards
We also know that behind each student group, is a number of a committee members working hard to deliver their group alongside their studies and personal lives. To recognise this, we also have individual awards available:
As a committee member, students are required to balance their university work, personal lives and student group activities. This will be awarded to the committee member who has committed themselves to their student group despite personal challenges.
Shortlist:
- Aurora Hafidza – Economics Society
- Maryfaith Azogu – Commuters Society
- Andreea Savin – Salsa Society
- Divyani Bhudia – BL CLASS Society
- Ahrshana Kirubakaran – BL CLASS Society
Winner:
- Aurora Hafidza – Economics Society
This will be awarded to a committee member who has used their communication skills to effectively promote their student group and to collaborate effectively within their student group. They will have listened carefully to the perspectives of other individuals.
Shortlist:
- Michelle Che Ting Yick – BL Cardiology Society
- Anastacia Ogilvie – QM Formula Student
- Ali Zeead Jangeerkhan – QM Model United Nations Society
- Dhairya Govardhan – NHSF Hindu Society
- Ehtisham Akbar – BL CLASS Society
Winner:
- Ali Zeead Jangeerkhan – QM Model United Nations Society
This will be awarded to the committee member who has worked well within their committee, through acting with integrity and fairness. They will have shown respect for their members and taken responsibility.
Winner:
- Augusto Di Augustino - Queen Mary Banking and Finance Society
This will be awarded to a committee member who has used critical and creative thinking to address challenges that their student group has faced this academic year.
Shortlist:
- Viktoriia Sereda – Neurodivergent Society
- Kyra Sinha – Lawyers Without Borders
- Nazanin Heidari – BL Dentalks
- Shirin Sadat Massroor – BL CLASS Society
- Yusouf Shohid – Economics Society
Winner:
- Kyra Sinha – Lawyers Without Borders
This will be awarded to the committee member who has reflected on the world around them and used this to create a positive environment. They will have striven to make their student group inclusive, diverse and sought to address external challenges such as environmental sustainability, inequality, climate change, peace and justice.
Shortlist:
- Mx. Adam Khan – LGBT+ Society
- Haleemah Abdul-Razakq and Ayesha Bhutta – Dentsoc
- Kyra Sinha – Lawyers Without Borders
- Nazanin Heidari – BL Dentalks
- Nilton Borges Aranda Neto – QM Model United Nations Society
Winner:
- Nazanin Heidari – BL Dentalks
This will be awarded to the committee member who knows Queen Mary Students’ Union’s policies like the back of their hand! They can’t get enough of training, and always work to make sure that their student group adheres to procedures to be the best they can be.
Shortlist:
- Kyra Sinha – Lawyers Without Borders
- Karen Socorro – Economics Society
- Cara Fox – QM Formula Student
- Prathmesh Agarwal – QM Law Society
Winners:
- Cara Fox – QM Formula Student
- Prathmesh Agarwal – QM Law Society
This will be awarded to a student group who has continued to promote their members wellbeing and has organised a range of engaging activities/events to support students.
Shortlist:
- Viktoriia Sereda – Neurodivergent Society
- Nazanin Heidari – BL Dentalks
- Athina Basio – Economics Society
- Priyam Agarwal – QM Formula Student
- Elizey Mirza – BL Pakistan Society
Winner:
- Viktoriia Sereda – Neurodivergent Society