The SU Awards are all about recognising the accomplishments of exceptional students from Falmouth University and the University of Exeter, Cornwall.
These awards are our chance to show our appreciation of the proactive and hardworking students who do so many incredible things beyond their studies. These are the people who go the extra mile to help shape the future for themselves, The SU and the Universities.
The SU Awards 2025
Mark your calendars - The SU Awards 2025 is taking place on Thursday 22 May at Princess Pavilion, Falmouth.
Nominate Someone!
Nominations end Monday 24th March so get your nominations in!
What Makes a Good Nomination?
Nominations are shortlisted based on the quality of nomination(s) rather than the number of nominations a nominee recieves.
When writing your nomination, you should demonstrate how your nominee meets the criteria of the award you are nominating them for. We therefore recommend you check the criteria of the awards first before submitting to make sure your nomination is relevant!
Awards List
We currently have 13 awards presented at the SU Awards ceremony, each one has specific criteria that a panel uses to select shortlisted and winning nominations. We may edit and alter the criteria from year to year depending on the circumstances of the academic year.
Falmouth Rep/s of the Year
This award recognises a Falmouth course rep/s or department rep/s who has contributed to academic improvements by working in partnership with the University and SU.
This should be evidenced through:
- Change that has a positive impact on the academic experience of their peers
- Innovative work to increase engagement with academic representation activity at a departmental level
This award recognises an Exeter course rep/s, EDI rep/s or subject chair who has contributed to academic improvements by working in partnership with the University and SU.
This should be evidenced through:
- Change that has a positive impact on the academic experience of their peers
- Innovative work to increase engagement with academic representation activity at a departmental level
Education Excellence Award
The Education Excellence award is your chance to celebrate the outstanding staff who go above and beyond and make a real difference in student life. Whether it’s a lecturer that inspires you, a technician or administrator who enhances your learning experience, or a wellbeing team member offering invaluable support, we want to hear about them. Your feedback about the kind of education that works for you also means that we can work with the university on making more of the good stuff happen.
Open to an individual or group of students who have campaigned, increased awareness of a topic that has an impact on the student experience.
This should be evidenced through:
- Great enthusiasm and ability to motivate and inspire others to get involved
- Raises awareness and educates others
- Bringing student community together through engaging events and activities
Open to any individual or group of students who has displayed excellence in fundraising. This can be through:
- Great enthusiasm and ability to motivate and inspire others to get involved
- Bringing students together through engaging fundraising activities
Outstanding Committee Member Award
This award is for an outstanding committee member of a club or society who has demonstrated:
- Excellent club or society engagement and enthusiasm by inspiring others
- Motivated to improve the members experience
This award is for an outstanding sports club who have gone above and beyond to provide an excellent experience to their members. A nomination for this award should consider:
- Demonstrations of the club’s achievements, in line with constitutional aims and objectives
- Provision of outstanding events, competitions and activities for the members’ experience
This award is for an outstanding society who have gone above and beyond to provide an excellent experience to their members. A nomination for this award should consider:
- Demonstrations of the group's achievements, in line with constitutional aims and objectives
- Provision of outstanding events, competitions and activities for the members’ experience
This award is for an innovative and engaging event or project run by a club, society or individual/group through our student project fund this year. This award will consider:
- Evidence of positive impact as a result of the event/project, including on participants' wellbeing
- Involvement of a wide range of participants from The SU community
- Inclusive sustainable events
This award is for any individual, group, campaign or project which has shown a commitment to inclusivity. This can be demonstrated by:
- Great enthusiasm and ability to motivate and inspire others to get involved
- Bringing students together through inclusive and engaging events and activities
- Raises awareness and educates others in inclusivity
Dedication to The Students' Union
This award celebrates students who have gone above and beyond in their dedication to SU activity during their time as a student. This could be as a Rep, Committee Member or simply as an engaged student working with others.
As the range of ways that students contribute to the SU is broad, this criteria is a list of possible examples but is not exhaustive.
The winner of this award may have:
- Inspired others and increasing participation through their involvement
- Shown inclusive practices which consider the importance of equal opportunities
- Otherwise shown extraordinary dedication to the student experience
The Andy Hocking Award (for work in the community)
The Andy Hocking Award is in memory of a Policeman who went above and beyond to create a sense of community for students in the local area. This award is for an individual who has volunteered their time to community projects. A nomination for this award should consider:
- Great enthusiasm and ability to motivate and inspire others to get involved
- Positive impact on the student body and local community through volunteering
The Daniel Palmer Award is named in memory of a former student who supported and made a positive impact on The SU in many ways.
This ‘winner of winners’ is selected from the nominees in all categories for the most outstanding contribution to the student experience.