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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 are 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.

The STAR Awards are happening on Thursday 21st May 2026! Save The Date!

Light box letters spelling out STAR, with a star shape after the final letter.

2026 Shortlist and Results

Sports

Sports Rising Star of the Year

Winner – Amy MacKenzie

Shortlisted:

  • Amy MacKenzie
  • Aadil Abdallah Saleh
  • Caitlin Muir
  • Isla Newell

Sporting Impact & Culture Award

Winner – Golf – Pitch, Putt & Prosecco

Shortlisted:

  • Pool & Snooker – Refuweegee
  • Volleyball – Sitting Volleyball
  • Golf – Pitch, Putt & Prosecco
  • Sports Executive (Events Officer) – Blind Dating

Education

Academic Rep of the Year

Winner – Tana Bonner

Shortlisted:

  • Abishek Guda
  • Karan Mhaske
  • Tana Bonner
  • Gaurav Pabbi

Course Related Society of the Year

Winner – Biomedical Sciences Society

Shortlisted:

  • Andersonian Chemical Society – ACS
  • Biomedical Engineering Society
  • Biomedical Sciences Society
  • Motorsport – USM
  • Engineers Without Borders – EWB

Campaigns & Community

Community Champion of the Year

Winner – Jay McKee

Shortlisted:

  • Jay McKee
  • Ben Dryden
  • Ashleigh Bruce
  • Jamie Campbell
  • Danjana Ninkovich

Most Impactful Project or Campaign of the Year

Winner – Trans Rights Action Group

Shortlisted

  • Community Garden Living Lab
  • Movember/Strathy's Got Talent
  • Trans Rights Action Group

Societies

Community & Widening Access Society of the Year

Winner – Care Experienced & Estranged Students Society

Shortlisted:

  • British Sign Language (BSL)
  • Care Experienced & Estranged Students Society
  • Neurodiverse Students Association

Faith & Culture Society of the Year

Winner – Muslim Student Association – SUMSA

Shortlisted:

  • Christian Union
  • Muslim Student Association – SUMSA

Hobbies & Interests Society of the Year

Winner – Video Game Society

Shortlisted:

  • Cocktail and Mocktail Society
  • Video Game Society
  • Esports Society

Media, Arts & Music Society of the Year

Winner – Re-Act Theatre Group

Shortlisted:

  • Re-Act Theatre Group
  • Musical Theatre Society – SMTS
  • Strath TV

Political & Activism Society of the Year

Winner – SNP Society

Shortlisted:

  • SNP Society
  • LGBTQ+ Society
  • Palestine Solidarity Society

Rising Star Society of the Year

Winner – Penpal & Craft Society

Shortlisted:

  • Stem Cell Society
  • Penpal & Craft Society
  • Fintech Society
  • Movember

Society Volunteer of the Year

Winner – Kiera Jennings

Shortlisted:

  • Benjamin Dryden
  • Evan Park
  • Kiera Jennings
  • Lauren Walker
  • Megan Day

Overall

Event of the Year

Winner – Cocktail and Mocktail Society – Galentines Glass Painting

Shortlisted:

  • Cocktail and Mocktail Society – Galentines Glass Painting
  • Level 1 Strathclyde Warriors Comp Team
  • Band at Strathclyde Battle of the Bands
  • SNP Society talk with Humza Yousaf
  • Fusion Radio supports BBC Academy Live schools event
  • Vigil for Brianna Ghey

Volunteer of the Year

Winner – Benjamin Dryden

Shortlisted:

  • Abishek Guda
  • Amy McKenzie
  • Ashleigh Bruce
  • Benjamin Dryden
  • Jay McKee
  • Kelsey Bannerman
  • Megan Day
  • Sasanka Yilan
  • Joseph Kean

Astrid Yeates Charity Event of the Year

Winner – Sports Union Blind Dating

Shortlisted:

  • Movember
  • Sports Union Blind Dating
  • LGBTQ+ Society Gaylidh
  • Cocktail and Mocktail Society – Galentines Glass Painting
  • Re-Act Theatre Group for ScotAid

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Past Shortlist and awards

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