2021’s Clubs and Socs is looking a little different this year. With the annual ball not due to take place in Dunblane due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the various Clubs and Societies will congregate on teams to celebrate another successful year from 7pm, April 1st.
This year’s nomination shortlist is:
Best Innovative Idea
- Zeta Kappa Rho (ZKP)- Consent Training
- Brig- BRAW Magazine
- Law Society Podcast
- Stirling Sexual Health and Education Society (SSHES)/ Creative Writing- Valentine’s Erotic Writing competition
- True Crime Events
Best Online Event
- Live Music performances/ Open Mic
- Ocean Action Week
- Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF)- Tesla Bull and Bear Debate
- LGBTQ+/Air3 Radio- World AIDS Day concert
- Zeta Kappa Rho (ZKP)- Fundraiser for Consent Training
Wooden Spoon
- Harry Williamson (Brig)- Ctrl-Alt-Delete-oops!
- Euan Stainbank and Neil Brannigan (Law Society)-“islands in the SCREAM”
- Natasha Murphy (Live Music)-“Mis-downunderstanding”
- Edward McMillan (SUDS)- You’re ONION own with that one!”
- Brig Newspaper- Psykick’d the post there!
Biggest Contribution to the Student Body
- Alyson MacKay- UBT, Faculty Officer, VP Communities Elect
- Jess Reid- Women’s Officer, SSHES Co-president
- Marine Conservation
- Environmental Enterprises
- Avar Wilson- LGBT+ Officer, CZEC member, LGBTQ, SSHES, Labour, Red Stirling and Psychology committee/ society member
Best ‘can-do’ attitude
- Claire Welsh- Law
- Harry Williamson and Ryan Barclay- Brig
- Mark Sharpe- Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) and Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Personal Finance (LEEP)
- Amber Thomson- True Crime
- Alyson MacKay- Uni Boob Team
Best Club Collaboration
- Law and SSHES- collaborative event on deepfake porn
- United Nations Association (UNA) and PolSoc- Model UN
- Zeta Kappa Rho (ZKP)- collaborating with multiple societies on raising funds for consent training
- AIRTV/ Brig- AIRTV News in collaboration with Brig Newspaper
- Charity Variety- Drama, Live Music and Musical Theatre
Best Publicity
- Marine Conservation
- Environmental Enterprises/ Hedgehog Friendly Campus
- Stefanos Valoumas- Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) and Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Personal Finance (LEEP)
- Brig
- LGBTQ+
Best Rookie
- Charlotte Sutcliffe- Brig
- Stefanos Valoumas-Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) and Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Employability and Personal Finance (LEEP)
- Cassidy Smith- SSHES and Rock and Metal (RAMS)
- Sophie Dodd- Christian Union
- Freddie Brunn Petersen
Community Award
- Live Music
- Environmental Enterprises
- Marine Conservation Society
- Brig
- Dumyat Dragons
Best Committee
- Environmental Enterprises
- Brig
- Musical Theatre
- Stirling Sexual Health and Education Society (SSHES)
- Uni Boob Team (UBT)
President
- Euan Stainbank- Law
- Helena Barton- Disney and Creative Writing
- Emma Hackney- Zeta Kappa Rho (ZKP)
- Julia Grootaers- Environmental Enterprises/ Hedgehog Friendly Campus
- Katherine Colvine- Musical Theatre
Lifetime Achievement
- Amber Thomson
- Harry Williamson
- Euan Stainbank
- Neil Brannigan
- Ethan Williamson
Club of the Year
- Stirling Sexual Health and Education Society (SSHES)
- Zeta Kappa Rho (ZKP)
- Live Music
- Brig
- Environmental Enterprises
The link to join the celebrations will be available on the Union Website.
Feature Image Credit: – Stirling Student’s Union Website