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STAR Awards

Celebrating the achievements of our student volunteers at Strathclyde.

What are the STAR Awards?

The annual Student Achievement and Recognition (STAR) Awards is one of the biggest and most important events in our calendar.

The STAR Awards exist to recognise and thank all our student volunteers for their incredible work over the year, within the Union, University and in our community.

STAR Awards took place on Thursday 22nd May 2025!

Light box letters spelling out STAR

2025 Winners

Sport

Sports Club of the Year

Winner: Strathclyde University Dance Club

Shortlisted:

  • Strathclyde Fencing Club
  • Strathclyde University Dance Club
  • Strathclyde Warriors
  • University of Strathclyde Netball Club

Sports Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Freya Stevenson

Shortlisted:

  • Ahmed Al Fuwaires
  • Amy MacKenzie
  • Freya Stevenson
  • Kanzis Mattu
  • Rebecca Davie

Education

Rep of the Year

Winner: Jude Dudley

Shortlisted:

  • Amey Kadam
  • Jude Dudley
  • Alex McDougall-Page
  • Akshay Kumar

Most Impactful Project of the Year

Winner: Engineering Social Space

Shortlisted:

  • Access to Equipment in Architecture
  • Curriculum Development Work
  • Engineering Social Space

Community

Community Project of the Year

Winner: Movember

Shortlisted:

  • Anthony Nolan Charity Walk - University of Strathclyde Netball Club
  • Movember
  • Swap Shop

Community Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Lucy Thompson

Shortlisted

  • Elliot Clough
  • J McKeee
  • Jo Fitzpatrick
  • Keshvi Mishra
  • Lucy Thompson
  • Maria Praxmayer
  • Morven Ferguson
  • Sam Nair

Campaigns

Activist of the Year

Winner: Rohan Reehal

Shortlisted:

  • Lucy Mills
  • Jo Fitzpatrick
  • Rohan Reehal
  • Ashleigh Bruce

Campaign of the Year

Winner: Fusion Radio x Refuweegee

Shortlisted:

  • Divestment Campaign
  • LGBTQ+ History Month
  • Fusion Radio x Refuweegee

Societies

Community & Widening Access Society of the Year

Winner: Walking Women Strath - WWS

Shortlisted:

  • British Sign Language Society - BSL
  • Mature Students Association - MSA
  • Neurodiverse Students Association
  • Walking Women Strath - WWS

Course Related Society of the Year

Winner: Biomedical Engineering Society

Shortlisted:

  • Motorsport - USM
  • Biomedical Sciences Society
  • Marketing Society
  • Biomedical Engineering Society

Faith & Culture Society of the Year

Winner: Christian Union

Shortlisted:

  • Strathclyde University Muslim Students Association - SUMSA
  • Strathclyde Indian Students Association - SISA
  • Christian Union
  • Ukrainian Society of Strathclyde

Hobbies & Interests Society of the Year

Winner: Calisthenics Society

Shortlisted:

  • Calisthenics Society
  • Strathclyde Pokémon Society
  • Language Café
  • Strathclyde Book Club
  • University of Strathclyde Boardgames Society - BGS

Media, Arts & Music Society of the Year

Winner: Fusion Radio

Shortlisted:

  • Bands at Strathclyde
  • Fusion Radio
  • Re-Act Theatre Group Strathclyde
  • Strathclyde University Symphony Orchestra - SUSO

Political & Activism Society of the Year

Winner: Labour Club of Strathclyde

Shortlisted:

  • Labour Club of Strathclyde
  • Strathclyde Model United Nations - StrathMUN
  • Strathclyde Communist Society - SCS
  • Palestinian Solidarity Society

Rising Star (Society)

Winner: British Sign Language Society - BSL

Shortlisted:

  • Strathclyde Café Hopping Society
  • Cosplay and Convention Society
  • British Sign Language Society - BSL
  • Strathclyde Pokémon Society

Society Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Eloise Murphy

Shortlisted:

  • Rhiannon McGovern
  • Ammar Mohammed Alsenani
  • Olivia Page
  • Eloise Murphy
  • Rachael Baird

Overall

Event of the Year

Winner: Rang De 25 (Holi)

Shortlisted:

  • A Night At The Musicals 4 - Strathclyde Musical Theatre Society (SMTS)
  • Strathy Come Dancing - Strathclyde University Dance Club
  • Rang De 25 (Holi) - Strathclyde Indian Students Association
  • Nerdfest 25

Volunteer of the Year

Winner: Bonnie Hoi Yan Wan

Shortlisted:

  • J McKee
  • Sampada (Sam) Nair
  • Kanzis Mattu
  • Bonnie Hoi Yan Wan
  • Jo Fitzpatrick
  • Aathika Abdul Salam
  • Eloise Murphy
  • Zoe MacPherson
  • Ammar Mohammed Alsenani
  • Stephanie Bain
  • Rachael Baird
  • Zainab Al-Quraishi
  • Priyansha Khera
  • Evan Park
  • Reka Gallena Watthage
  • Daisy Buchanan Lewis
  • Chep Jackson
  • Morven Ferguson
  • Willow Lynch

Astrid Yeates Charity Year Award

Most Funds Raised (Semester 1): Strath Kilimanjaro

Most Funds Raised (Semester 2): Re-Act Theatre Group

Astrid Yeates Charity Year Award

Best Collaboration: NerdFest

Societies: Boardgames, Pokémon, Video Game, Medieval, Sci-Fi, Cosplay and Convention, Trading Card and War Gaming, SURGE

Past Shortlist and awards

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