SU Awards Criteria

This award is aimed at the new initiatives and events that our societies have not organised before this academic year. This can include new, never done before flagship events, or new initiatives (which can focus on wellbeing, community building, or skill enhancing schemes). The only set criteria is that this event must not have been organised by your society before.

This award goes to the best trip that our societies have organised this year. A trip is classed as any activity that takes place outside the M25. It can be national or international, a day trip or a weeklong excursion.

We award this category to the best collaborative event of the year. This collaboration must be between you and a society that is unlike your own (e.g. if you are a society focusing on finance, this event must be a collaboration with another society that isn't liked to finance). The most unique collaboration the better, as this offers your members to interact with others they may not have had the chance to meet yet.

This society, compared to last year, should have more impactful events, have a better community feel and have increased their student engagement due to being more involved in the LSE community.

This will go towards a new society formed in Autumn 2025 or Winter Term 2026 that has hit the ground running - planning events, getting students involved and immersing themselves to better the LSE community - they should have planned regular events, been creative and prioritised inclusivity, accessibility and sustainability in their society.

This award will go to an event that is so spectacular that it just makes people cry (from happiness). This is the event that exceeds all other society events. This includes flagships, conferences, balls and more!

This award goes to an Academic Representative, or Rep, who has gone above and beyond in their voluntary role supporting students on their programme. To enter this award, we need to know:

• Their name, programme, and department
• How they have worked to gather student views and represent their peers
• How they have worked well with staff, including in Student Staff Liaison Committee meetings (SSLCs)
• How their effort has lead to positive outcomes for students

This award is to reward those who have devoted an enormous amount of their time over the past academic year to Student Union activities. To enter for this award, we require information only about the kind of activities the nominee has undertaken this academic year.

• Please provide, in bullet points, a list of the LSESU activities this person is involved in (Societies, Media Group, AU Club, RAG, SSLC Representative, Halls Committee, Campaigns Network, Member of SU Exec, SU Student Staff).
• In bullet points, please outline what this person has contributed to LSESU over the past year.
• In bullet points, please outline what this person has achieved for LSESU over the past year.
• In bullet points, please highlight clearly what impact this person has had in LSESU.

This should be an academic society that has planned regular inclusive events, worked with their academic department and focused on bettering the educational and departmental experience on campus.

This should be a career-focused society that facilitates employability, networking and career-building events, initiatives and activities. Whether they are sector specific or generally focused on careers, they should have inclusive and innovative ways to contribute to career-building on campus. They could have also collaborated with LSE Careers.

This should be a society with the most inclusive, empowering and impactful initiatives, events or fundraising that have campaigned, raised money or advocated for any cause, and has engaged students in an accessible and collaborative way.

This should be the society that has had the most meaningful impact of the LSE Community through their creativity, innovation, collaboration and unique initiatives and events that presented in an engaging and creative way

This should be a faith society that has planned regular social, educational and sought-after events, could have collaborated with the Faith Centre, and contributed to an inclusive and safe community on campus.

This should be a cultural/national society that celebrates and educates on the society's culture through inclusive events, activities and initiatives, where they contribute to the diversity and community building on the LSE Campus.

This award recognises a society that excels in representing a specific interest or community through outstanding content, engagement, and impact. The society should use media, communication, or creative outputs to educate, connect, and inspire its members and the wider community.

This President has demonstrated outstanding leadership, vision, and dedication to their society. They effectively manage the society, drive innovation, and foster a positive, inclusive environment for members. This individual consistently goes above and beyond in representing and supporting their society's growth and success.

It goes without saying, this award is given to the Society that has gone above and beyond to consistently organise fantastic events, that has gone out of it's way to make all its members feel safe and included, and that has significantly enhanced the student experience. This award can be achieved by any society, regardless of size or category.