Monday 30-03-2026 - 12:00

All shortlisted Candidates have now been announced for this year’s STAR Awards!

The STAR Awards is an annual celebration event held by the Students’ Association to recognise and celebrate the hard work our volunteers and student groups carry out.  The event will take place on 9th April from 6:30pm in the Re:Union Bar, hosted by VP SSE Hamza Siddiqi, with help from Student President Oliwatomisin (Tom Tom) Osinubi, VP SHLS Chinaenyenwa Ugo and VP GSBS Eilidh Stewart. You can get your tickets here

This year there are 13 awards up for grabs and a full list of all the award categories and shortlisted candidates can be found below: 

Student of the Year & Lindsay Leadership                                            

GCU Student of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• Zain ul Abidin Qureshi
• Deborah Mattaka
• Cameron Corbett

 

Lindsay Leadership Award Shortlisted Candidates:

•  Munachimso Peniel Uzindu-Onuoha
• Rana Imran
• Cameron Corbett
• Nicola Gallagher

 
Representation Awards:

Academic Rep of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• Aseleni Wodo 
• Lexy Carey
• Boluwatife Adebisi

 
Representation Network of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• International Students Network
• Womens' Network 
• Ethnic Diversity Network

Mental Health & Wellbeing Champion Award Shortlisted Candidates:

• Glasgow Students' Nightline
• Hadia Faisal
• Student Mental Health Network  

 
Societies Awards:

Society of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• E-Sports Society
• GCU Emergency Care Society
• GISA

 
Best New Society Shortlisted Candidates:

• Environmental Society
• Safe Spaces Society
• Computing Society

 
Society Event Of The Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• Diwali Party 2025 - GISA
• Battle For Glasgow - E-Sports 
• Halloween Pub Crawl - GCU Sign Language

Outstanding Contribution from a Committee Member Shortlisted Candidates 

• ThankGod Chinuanya Obani - Redeemed Christian Fellowship
• Eesha Huddar - GISA
• Elise Cunningham- E-Sports Society

 

Student Media Awards:

Radio Caley – Best Behind the Mic Shortlisted Candidates:

• Morag & El (Femininomenon)
• Ross & Stuart (RNS)
• Jordyn & Rebecca (TimeWarp)

 
Radio Caley – Best Overall Contribution Shortlisted Candidates:

• Stuart Wilson
• Sarah Burns
• Ross Carmichael

 The EDIT – Best Article Shortlisted Candidates:

• No, But Seriously, Imagine It - El McCairn
• An Interview with Nation of Language - Sebatian Wilkes 
• Reform After Dark - Marvin Allan 

 
The EDIT – Best Overall Contribution Shortlisted Candidates:

• Abbey Paterson
• Lucy Wilson
• Rowan Stewart