Societies Awards

The shortlist and winners for our Student Group Awards are here! We received so many wonderful applications and shortlisting for this was no easy feat! You have all achieved so much this year and should be so proud of yourselves, we are incredibly lucky to have you all here at QMSU and want to thank you all for your hard work.

The shortlist and winners is as follows:




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 that go above and beyond – whether through engaging events, promoting inclusive activity, championing sustainability or providing diverse opportunities.


Shortlist:
  • Barts and The London Dental Society
  • Queen Mary Yoga Society
  • Barts and The London Surgical Society
  • Banking and Finance Society
  • Barts and The London Islamic Society

Winner: Barts and The London Islamic Society

This Award recognises a group of students who have successfully put on an event that deserves to be celebrated.


Shortlist:
  • Queen Mary Legal Innovation Society
  • Teddy Bear Hospital
  • Environmental Society
  • Barts and The London Surgical Society

Winner: Barts and The London Surgical Society

This award recognises a group of students who have successfully put on a collaborative event that deserves to be celebrated.


Shortlist:
  • Banking and Finance Society
  • Queen Mary Model United Nations Society
  • Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society

Highly Commended:

Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society x BL Pakistan Society


Winner: Banking and Finance Society

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:
  • Banking and Finance Society
  • Barts and The London Surgical Society
  • Barts and The London Medical Education Support Society
  • Law Society
  • Barts and The London Islamic Society

Winner: Barts and The London Medical Education Support Society

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:
  • Food Society
  • Barts and The London Afro-Carribean Society
  • Barts and The London Women in Healthcare Society
  • Law Society

Winner: Barts and The London Afro-Carribean Society

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:
  • Knit and Knatter Society
  • Pokémon Society
  • Art Society

Winner: Knit and Knatter 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:
  • Queen Mary Yoga Society
  • Sober Socials
  • Knit and Knatter
  • Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society
  • Barts and The London Craft Society

Winner: Sober Socials

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.


Shortlist:
  • Hyperlink Society
  • Environmental Society

Winner: Hyperlink Society

This will be awarded to the student group who has proved they value their members and have built a strong community. There are two awards in this category, to recognise our different communities: Mile End students, BL students.


Shortlist:
  • Law Society
  • Queen Mary LGBTQ+ Society
  • Barts and The London Refugee Crisis Foundation Society
  • Food Society
  • Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society

Winner: Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society



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:
  • Mashael Ishaque – Barts and The London Friends of MSF Society
  • Sung Chi Sum Hannah – Barts and The London Cardiology Society
  • Leilani Van Someren – Sober Socials Society
  • Eileen Lee Jia Huey – Barts and The London Craft Society
  • Abdelmadjid Zinet – Barts and The London Islamic Society

Winner: Mashael Ishaque – Barts and The London Friends of MSF 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:
  • Cassia Dexter - Sober Socials Society
  • Cassia Dexter - QM Yoga Society
  • Andrew Demetriou- Environmental Society
  • Jin Zi - Barts and The London Cardiology Society

Winner: Cassia Dexter - Sober Socials Society/ QM Yoga 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.


Shortlist:
  • Khaw Yi Lun – Barts and The London Surgical Society
  • Nafisa Anjum Hussain – Barts and The London Islamic Society
  • Medhini Pathirana - Queen Mary Model United Nations
  • Hossein Farahbakhsh – Sober Socials Society

Winner: Nafisa Anjum Hussain – Barts and The London Islamic 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:
  • Lily Throssell – Sober Socials Society
  • Eileen Lee Jia Huey – Barts and The London Craft Society
  • Eileen Lee Jia Huey – Project Play
  • Olivia Staniaszek – Art Society

Winner: Eileen Lee Jia Huey – Barts and The London Craft Society / Project Play

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:
  • Amraha Sajid – Barts and The London Women In Healthcare Society
  • Rukiya Choudhury – Barts and The London Refugee Crisis Foundation Society
  • Rahma Hegy – Barts and The London Islamic Society
  • Victoria Ajileye – Barts and The London Afro-Carribean Society
  • Leilani Van Someren - Sober Socials

Highly Commended:

Rahma Hegy – Barts and The London Islamic Society


Winner: Leilani Van Someren - Sober Socials

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.

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:
  • Aliyah Oliveros - Formula Student Society
  • Viktoriia Sereda - Neurodivergent Society
  • Aaron Cuthbertson - Board Games Society

Winner: Viktoriia Sereda - Neurodivergent Society