Geography and Environment are the winning department in the LSU Action Awards (volunteering), Enterprise Awards (supporting students with skills development), Welfare Awards (supporting student wellbeing), RAG awards (charity and fundraising) and Academic Experience (education and student experience).
The awards recognise the hard work and dedication of the 2023-24 Geography Committee (Abi Brown-Stark, Emily Walford, Grace Francis, Erin Maxwell, Amelia Cross, Grace Evans. Rose Trafford, Issy Finlay, Freya Lloyd and Lewis Bilby). Chair Abi Brown-Stark said: "It's been an absolutely fantastic year for the Geography Department and I'm so proud of everything the committee combined with students and staff have achieved. It's been such an amazing opportunity being able to Chair this year's committee and I can't thank those who helped the department throughout the year enough!"
In addition, the success at the Academic Experience Awards acknowledges the dedicated work of Geography and Environment Staff, Student Committee, School President and Course Reps in shaping the academic and community experience in the department. Undergraduate Programme Leader, Dr Sophie Cranston commented: “Working with Geography students to help shape the Geography education and student experience has been a highlight of my year, and it is fabulous to see the awards rewarding all the hard work Geographers do.”
The full list of award winners are as follows:
Action Awards:
- SIO (Student Involvement Officer) of the Year Winner: Rose Trafford (Geography Action SIO)
- Department of the Year Winner: Geography and Environment
Enterprise Awards:
- SIO of the Year Winner: Issy Finlay (Geography Enterprise SIO)
- Department of the Year Winner: Geography and Environment
Welfare Awards:
- SIO of the Year Winner: Grace Francis (Geography EDI SIO)
- Department of the Year Winner: Geography and Environment
RAG Awards:
- SIO of the Year Winner: Grace Evans (Geography RAG SIO)
- Department of the Year Winner: Geography and Environment (raising £3107.57)
Academic Experience Awards:
- School Representative of the Year Winner: Lewis Bilby (Geography and Environment School President)
- Department Committee Member of the Year Winner: Grace Francis (Geography EDI SIO)
- Student-Staff Partnership Award Winner: Geography Student Committee, Course Reps and Staff
- Department Committee Chair of the Year Winner: Abi Brown-Stark (Geography Chair)
- Department Committee of the Year Winner: Geography Student Committee