Celebrating U : The Volunteer Awards 2026 Recap 🎉

Thank you to all that brought the high energy to The 2026 Volunteer Awards!

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Last Thursday evening we hosted our Volunteer Awards, which was all about coming together and celebrating the amazing contributions of you all, that give yourself selflessly to societies, events and student initiatives that help improve life on campus and beyond!  

The Student Union wouldn’t be the Union you know without the efforts of numerous volunteers throughout the years. This night was all about making sure each nominee felt proud of themselves and enjoyed celebrating with their peers!  

You are all a HUGE inspiration to everyone at Heriot-Watt, so keep doing what you do and encourage others to join in, because your passion and commitment is what keeps the campus going! 

Below are a list of the winners, however each nominee and their touching stories that were given to us are all winners <3 

Volunteer Awards

Undergraduate Rep of the Year  Kevin Paul Job 
Postgraduate Taught Rep of the Year  Madan Niranjan Rudrappa
Postgraduate Research Rep of the Year  Ben Gustafson
Department Officer of the Year  Anna Brown
Open Door Award  Robotics Society
Community Engagment Award Islamic Society
Innovations in Sustainability Award   Eco Society
Principal's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Student Community  Tamiyah Khan
Principal's Award for Outstanding Contribution to the local Community  Jaanvi Joshi
Stefan Kay Award Volunteer of the Year Harry Beall
Scottish Borders Campus Champion  Reis Millar & Rivv Janssen
Changemaker of the Year   Freya Richards
Union Volunteer of the Year Nadia Bennacer
Society Leader of the Year Abbey Blake
Event of the Year Business School Ball
New Society of the Year Crochet & Knit Society
Society of the Year Arab Society
Special Recognition Awards Kal Pongco, Reloved Team

 

We want to thank everyone who contributed to The Student Union Volunteer Awards . Keep inspiring, keep being you, and most importantly, keep doing what you do! 

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