Huge congratulations to all our award winners and nominees in our first Society and Volunteering Awards! We are so glad we could celebrate all the amazing things our societies have achieved this year, and all the hard work and dedication from society members behind-the-scenes. If you missed the live ceremony, you can watch it below…

Best Event

Southampton University Symphony Orchestra – Centenary Concert
“The Best Event award had many high quality nominations, making it difficult for the panel to pick the winner. SUSO‘s Centenary Concert however, held on 14 March, really stood out for its scale, impact and … Read the rest

We are pleased to announce the longlist for nominees in the Society and Volunteering Awards 2020! The list includes nominees for Best Event, Best Fundraiser, Society of the Year and Outstanding Contribution.

View the nominees here: Society and Volunteering Awards 2020.

We received 175 nominations in total – thank you to everyone who sent in a society, event or student for recognition.

We plan to hold a virtual awards ceremony on Friday 06 May – we will announce further details for this as soon as it’s confirmed. We can’t wait to celebrate our winners and the fantastic things you’ve … Read the rest

The Academic Awards 2020 and our first Society and Volunteering Awards will still be celebrated later this year! Although we are disappointed we can’t hold our award ceremonies on campus, we still want to celebrate all the fantastic nominations we’ve received.

We’ve decided we would love to share our winners online, and hopefully we can let you all know what our plans are for this very soon.

Society and Volunteering Awards 2020

We have extended the nominations deadline to Monday 06 April at 13:00. Our award categories are:

• Best Event
• Best Campaign
• Best Collaboration
• Fundraiser of the Year
• Community Impact

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we have made the decision to cancel all of our upcoming large-scale events taking place this Summer term. 

This includes AU Ball, WSA Ball, Academic Awards, Society & Volunteering Awards and Grad Ball.  We are sorry for any disappointment caused but this is the most suitable course of action at this time.

Those of you who have already bought tickets for WSA Ball and Grad Ball will be refunded automatically (you won’t need to worry about contacting us) in due course.

The following advice has already been given that all … Read the rest

Nominations are now open for our first ever Society and Volunteering Awards! This is your chance to celebrate hard work and amazing events from societies, volunteers and fundraisers.

The award categories are:

• Best Society Event
• Best Society Campaign
• Best Society Collaboration
• Fundraiser of the Year
• Community Impact Award
• Society Committee Member of the Year
• Society Member of the Year
• Society of the Year
• Outstanding Contribution (Lifetime Membership)

Nominate a society or person here: Society and Volunteering Awards Nominations

Nominations close Friday 20 March at 09:00.

In your nomination please make sure to include as much information as possible, as … Read the rest