The Development Award

Recognising outstanding development opportunities created through student volunteering and societies. We want all volunteering and society involvement to give students chances to develop confidence, new skills, and have new experiences. These will help students grow and to achieve their full potential.

The longlist

LEX Law Society, Nottingham Trent Students' Union - The Law Society creates opportunities for members to build confidence, gain new skills and achieve their potential. This year they hosted their first networking dinner for students and professionals in the legal field.

Engineering Design Society, University of Bristol - This society enriches student experience for STEM students through weekly talks, networking events, external speakers, outreach events at local schools and coffee mornings.

Exeter Entrepreneurs Society, Exeter Students' Guild - This society has put on the ExCode event to develop students' coding capabilities, facilitated a mentorship programme and delivered workshops and events with external speakers.

Sexpression, Exeter Students' Guild - Sexpression develops their members' skillsets so that they are able to deliver sex education workshops across Devon. This includes training weekends consisting of six hours covering how to facilitate the sessions, and child protection training.

Exeposé, Exeter Students' Guild - Exeposé is a student newspaper which supports its members to build their writing, proofing and editing skills. The reporter scheme, launched this year, aims to create a wide group of news and exhibit reporters providing more opportunities for members to get involved.