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VC Awards 2025: Full list of award-winners

View the full list of this year's winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Award.

Each year, the Vice-Chancellor's Awards recognise outstanding individual and team achievements at BSU.

This year's VC Awards took place on Thursday 15 May 2025, and the following winners were announced.

Academic Impact Award

  • Ryan Youde

Student Group of the Year

  • Bath Spa Volleyball Club

Student Project of the Year

  • Beau Beames and Emily Hickinbotham for their ‘Career Chats Podcast’

Student of the Year Award   

  • Melodi Bending, School of Art Film and Media
  • Aishah Ahmed, Bath Business School
  • Sam Moss, School of Design
  • Sue Hooper, School of Education
  • Jack Thorpe, School of Music and Performing Arts 
  • Rhiana Sparrow, School of Science
  • Ash Manganaro, School of Writing, Publishing and Humanities
  • Andrea-Johanna Alvear-Moreira, Bath Spa University London

Bath Spa Community Champion of the Year

  • Emily Hickinbotham

Lecturer of the Year     

  • Adam George
  • Isik Akin

Supervisor of the Year   

  • Hakan Satiroglu

Outstanding Support   

  • Elsa Suckle

University Executive Board Recognition Award    

  • The Audio-Visual (AV) team and specifically the AV Refresh project

Academic Achievement    

  • Isobel Morrey, School of Art Film and Media
  • Bethany Burgess, Bath Business School
  • Kate Maistrenko, School of Design
  • Chloe Harding, School of Education
  • Nic Hughes, School of Music and Performing Arts
  • Evie de Gruyther, School of Sciences
  • Bonny Smith, School of Writing, Publishing and Humanities
  • Solcire Alejandra, Bath Spa University London

Placement Student of the Year    

  • Lizzie Royle

Global Impact Award   

  • Jodie Pierson
  • Lois Brewer

Colleague of the Year      

  • Karl Shearer
  • Matthew Francis

Graduate Scheme Trailblazer Award

  • Kobe Distin

Manager of the Year    

  • Andrew Carr

Back to Bath Spa Alumni Award    

  • Lauren Stone

External Partner of the Year     

  • Fairfield House
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