Leics Celebrate 2019/2020

The Student Opportunities Awards celebrate all our students' amazing achievements from this academic year. We know that under the current circumstances, you might not feel much like celebrating - but there's still so much for everyone to be proud of, and it's now more important than ever to support each other and recognise our strengths!

We're really disappointed not to be able to hold our celebrations in-person this year, but we're dedicated to ensuring that none of our students miss out on the recognition they deserve. The livestream Leics Celebrate event was held on Friday 22 May 2020 at 4pm.

Click here to watch the livestream event!

Click here to download a PDF transcript

We received a record number of nominations – over 400 in total - and the bar was set incredibly high. Our student volunteers, fundraisers and Student Groups have been absolutely outstanding and we would like to say a HUGE congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Student Opportunities Awards!

Volunteering and Fundraising Award Winners

The Frank May Cup for Volunteering

Jonathan Ince

Finalists: Millie Salt, Natasha Krywald, Amy Pickering

Volunteering Project of the Year

Pro Bono

Finalists: Sexpression and Community First Responders

Peer Support Award

Yuanzhi Sun

Finalists: Tianrun Qin and Thariq Maulana

RAG (Raise and Give) Award

Burlesque

Finalists: Islamic Society, Sandy Mohamed, and Women's Rugby

Peer Mentor of the Year

Kat Velasco Boyer

Finalists: Maryam Farid and Sarah Chambers

Student Group Award Winners

Student Group Collaboration of the Year

Islamic Society & Amnesty International

Finalists: Islamic Society; Book Club and Homeless Outreach; and Nutritank (LUSUMA), GP Society & Lifestyle Medicine Society

New Student Group of the Year

Cocktail Society

Finalists: Yoga Society and Women in Finance

Student Group Development of the Year

Book Club

Finalists: Sexpression and Burlesque

Student Group Event of the Year

Men’s Rugby Union (LGBTQ+ History Month)

Finalists: Burlesque and SCRUBS

Student Group Campaign of the Year

Islamic Society (Wellbeing Week)

Finalists: Marrow (Hero Week) and Homeless Outreach (Winter Coat Drive)

Outstanding Contribution to Community

Pro Bono

Finalists: Book Club and Sexpression

Student Group of the Year

The overall Student Group of the Year Award for the academic year 2019/2020 goes to... Book Club!

Academic and Politics Student Group of the Year

LUSUMA

Finalists: Pro Bono and SCRUBS

National, Cultural and Faith Student Group of the Year

African Caribbean Society (ACS)

Finalists: Islamic Society and Christian Union

Sport and Team Leicester Student Group of the Year

DanceSport

Finalists: Ultimate Frisbee and Running and Athletics Club

Charity, Support and Campaigning Student Group of the Year

Sexpression

Finalists: Pro Bono and Homeless Outreach

Common Interest Student Group of the Year