Tuesday 21-04-2026 - 12:16

On 10th April 2026, GCU Students' Association held their London STAR Awards 2026. These awards honour and recognise the contribution of students past and present across several different categories on the London Campus. The event was a great success with around 50 students attending, as well as members of the University leadership team. 

This year, students could nominate themselves for four award categories. These were, the awards and nominees this year were as follows: 

London Volunteer of the Year 
Anam Shahzadi
Naseem Ahmed
Purity Chizoba Ugwumgbo
Revati Mankar

London Support Buddy of the Year
Nusrat Anwar Nishat
Vaishnavi Gullapudi
Chikamma Casmia Romanus
Adafemi Adewemimo
Muhammad Hamza
Revati Mankar
Naseem Ahmed
Nidhi Pancholi
Rabiya Tahir
Fazal Haq
Zakir Hayat

London Academic Rep of the Year 
Abeera Umar Awan
Chikamma Casmia Romanus
Revati Mankar

Alumni London Support Buddy of the Year
Gulzaman Sherwani

On the day, our current London Officer Anam Shahzadi gave a wonderful speech, where she summarised her time as an Officer, and some of her achievements. Anne Chapman (Head of Learning, Teaching and Quality) then began the award show, with the support of Tim Jackson (Head of Academic Operations), and Debbie Swallow (School Lead for EDI). 

This year, our awards went to: 
London Volunteer of the Year - Purity Chizoba Ugwumgbo
London Support Buddy - Adafemi Adewemimo
London Academic Rep of the Year – Revati Mankar 
Alumni London Support Buddy – Gulzaman Sherwani

Congratulations to all of our nominees and to everyone who has contributed to the smooth running of the London Students’ Association this year! Your hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed.