The Times Higher Education Awards 2015 took place on Thursday 26th November 2015, with QMSU's Community Sport one of two Queen Mary nominations for this year's awards. The awards, held at London's Grosvenor Hotel, are a celebration of the fantastic work occurring throughout higher education and are one of the most prestigious amongst universities in the UK.
QMSU's Community Sport programme was nominated in the "Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community" category for its work in the 2013-14 year, when 29 students gained sports coaching and refereeing qualifications across 8 sports, volunteering almost 500 hours of their time to help facilitate sport in the community.
Unfortunately QMSU did not take home the award that was eventually won by another University of London institution, Royal Holloway, for their fast mobilisation and great involvement in the response to the heavy flooding in Egham in 2014.
It was such a fantastic achievement for Community Sport just to be nominated for such an award, and a massive thank you must go to the students who have been part of the project for their ambition, enthusiasm and hard work.
QMUL also finished as runners' up in the Outstanding Contribution to Innovation and Technology category for their digital supply chain management project, Actual Experience.
We are always looking to increase our work in the community, so if you are a student interested in being part of the Community Sport programme, please complete this form.
More details on the Times Higher Education awards can be found on their website.