AberSU Celebrates is a week each year where we celebrate the successes and achievements of our students and staff here at Aberystwyth University.
WELCOME TO ABER SU CELEBRATES WEEK 2022
There are three celebration events during the week:
Societies Awards
On the 5th May we held our annual Aber SU Societies Awards. This evening was a chance for Aber SU to celebrate and thank exceptional societies and individuals that truly make Aberystwyth great.
All those shortlisted and the winners are nominated, decided and awarded by Aberystwyth students – student led from nomination to presentation.
This year’s winners were:
Academic Society of the Year:
Art Society
Administrative Excellence Award:
Eleanor Caine – Curtain Call
Best New Society:
Ornithological Society
Biggest Contribution Award (RAG):
Cocktail Society
Committee Excellence Award:
Curtain Call
Most Improved Society of the Year:
Instrumental
Sustainability Award:
ACV
Societies Personality of the Year:
Matthew Dooley – ACMUN
Society Person of the Year:
Amber McNeil – KPOP
Welsh Culture Award:
Curtain Call
Society of the Year:
Cocktail Society
Colours (Societies):
Christian Berlin
Eleanor Caine
Jude Binder
Kartik Sharma
Katie Taylor
Maddy Cook
Olga Olver
Sarah Davies
Aaron Ramsay
Matthew Dooley
Andrew Sartorio
Marta Barteczko
Amber McNeil
Gabriella Bosticco
Nicholas Lambert
Luke Smith
Emily Davis
Tiffany McWilliams
Joshua Carson
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Staff and Students Awards
On the 3rd of May we held our annual Aber SU Staff and Students Awards. This evening was a chance for Aber SU to celebrate and thank exceptional staff members, student volunteers and departments that truly make Aberystwyth great.
The awards are now in their 11th year, and we are pleased that we received 742 nominations, ranging from students nominating their lecturers to fellow students nominating their academic representatives.
There were ten award categories in this year’s awards, which recognise staff, student volunteers and academic reps in a range of settings across the university.
This year’s winners were:
Academic Representative of the Year:
Bethan Stewart
Department of the Year:
School of Education
Lecturer of the Year:
Val Nolan
Personal Tutor of the Year:
Niall McKeown
Postgraduate Teacher of the Year:
Andra Jones
Student Mentor of the Year:
Lauren Rebecca Middleton
Student Staff Member of the Year:
Rae Hughes
Student Volunteer of the Year:
Zoe Hayne
Supervisor of the Year:
David Ceri Jones
Support/Service Staff Member of the Year:
Karen Twinney
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Sports Awards
On the 3rd of April we held our annual Aber SU Sports Awards. This evening was a chance for Aber SU to celebrate and thank exceptional Clubs and individuals that truly make Aberystwyth great.
All those shortlisted and the winners are nominated, decided and awarded by Aberystwyth students – student led from nomination to presentation.
This year’s winners were:
Biggest Contribution RAG:
Aerial Fitness
BUCS Team of the Year:
Aberystwyth Women’s Hockey
Committee Excellence Award:
Harriers
Most Improved Club of the Year:
Aerial Fitness
Gwyn Evans Award:
Imogen Thripland – Women’s Hockey
Mary Anne Award:
Alysia Jackson – Showdance
Non-BUCS Team of the Year:
Dance Sport
Sports Person of the Year:
Jade Whitlock – Dodgeball
Sports Personality of the Year:
Becca Gibson - Hockey (Women's)
Sports Club of the Year:
Showdance
Varsity Team of the Year:
American Football
Colours (Sports):
Grace Mayo
Oliver Clegg
Christine Van Der Grift
Andrine Van Berg
Lucy Jones
William Howarth
Cameron Barnes
Robert Sterling
Nathaniel Hillman
James Setchfield
Isaac Dunn
Alex West
Jude barbour
Nick Shortan
Chloe Steer
Johanna Lewis
Adriana Su
Hector Rivero
Becca Gibbson
Emily Ratchford
Lucy Bowers
Mollie Ellis
Sophie-Marie Barriball
Courteney Venn
Eleanor Caine
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Remember all of our awards are nominated, decided and presented by students!
As well as this, we will be celebrating our successes as an Aber family from across the year on website, social media and across campuses.