Athena SWAN Student Extra-Mile Awards
The School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences (SSEHS) has always recognised and valued students and staff as its greatest assets.
To acknowledge this formally, and in collaboration with the Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) course reps and School Presidents, the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences hold the Athena SWAN Student Extra-Mile Awards each year.
Athena SWAN Student Extra-Mile Awards
These annual awards, launched in 2020, recognise students who have given extra to the School in a variety of categories. The awards are open to all students across SSEHS – with nominations welcomed in the separate undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) categories.
Undergraduate award winners 2023:
- Student of the Year Award – Olivia Moorcroft
- Inspirational Student of the Year – Giovanni Rosati
- Course Representative of the Year – James Cooper
- Outstanding Dedication to Studies – Mengchen Liu
- Outstanding Leadership Award – Yasmin Jukes
- Outstanding Student Volunteer – Hannah Tran
- SSEHS Committee Member of the Year – Inaayah Irshad
- Peer Mentor of the Year – Carly Briggs
Postgraduate award winners 2023:
- Student of the Year Award – Albert Minthant
- Inspirational Student of the Year – Sanjit Sudarsan
- Course Representative of the Year – Rajaram Gupta
- Outstanding Dedication to Studies – Julia Van Knippenberg
- Outstanding Leadership Award – Sasha Aronson
- Outstanding Student Volunteer – Aditya Tolia
- Outstanding Team Player – Max Hewson
Undergraduate award shortlist 2023 (excluding the above listed winners):
- Student of the Year Award - Cris Chadikun (highly commended), Evelyn Thesia, Rebecca Watt
- Inspirational Student of the Year – Tanishka Nahar (highly commended), Leona Atkins, Jade Lee-Rose, Risha Haria
- Course Representative of the Year – Emily Battagel, Jawad Bokhari, Mohamad Khaled
- Outstanding Dedication to Studies – Neave Sauer, Tia Sinclair-Linton
- Outstanding Leadership Award – Steve Kerfoot
- Outstanding Student Volunteer – Risha Haria (highly commended), Oliver Clemo, Zixiang Hong
- SSEHS Committee Member of the Year – Risha Haria
Postgraduate award shortlist 2023 (excluding the above listed winners):
- Student of the Year Award – Dhviti Sanghani (highly commended)
- Inspirational Student of the Year – Matt McKeen, Jaime Nichols, Mayuree Suwannarit, Mate Szazvai
- Course Representative of the Year – Lore Daelman, Aadhya Chanda
- Outstanding Dedication to Studies – Mate Szazvai, Chelsea Pledge
- Outstanding Leadership Award – Nicholas Morris
- Outstanding Student Volunteer – Aura Quinsay, Dhviti Sanghani
- Outstanding Team Player – Vikas Shastry, Emily Baldwin