The shortlist is here for the 2025 Volunteer Awards. Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for the award ceremony. This award ceremony would not be possible without the effort and time of those who sent in thoughtful comments and stories about students, volunteers and societies who go above and beyond here at Heriot-Watt. Below is the list of those nominated for the Volunteer Awards.
The 2024 Volunteer Awards
Principal’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community
- Jil Sheth
- Zafeer Khan
- Lilja Alam
Principal’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Student Community
- Amool Shagboar Hycent
- Harshita Chhabra
- K-Pop Society
- Krisha Shah
Open Door Award
- Alistair Stewart
- Indian Society
- K-Pop Society
- Robotics Society
Undergraduate Representative of the Year
- Hamish Dawson
- Isla Morris
- Teigs Elliot-Henderson
Community Engagement Award
- Multimedia Society
- K-Pop Society
- Kiara D'Cruz
Postgraduate Taught Representative of the Year
- Blair Smyth
- Kushboo Lalwani
- Tanvi Maniyanghat
- Osas Ogunmwonyi
Postgraduate Research Representative of the Year
- Alexander Jones
- Tina Sarapa
- Karen Fung
Department Officer of the Year
- Nathan Marco
- Calum Welsh
- Nikil Ramesh
Academic Enhancement Award
- Students' Actuarial Society
- Robotics Society
- Harry Talbot
Innovations in Sustainability Award
- The NetZero Society
- Engineers Without Borders Society
- Autumn Hawthorn
Event of the Year
- Islamic Society - Multicultural Dinner
- Students' Actuarial Society - Actuarial Conference
- Music Society - Battle of the Bands
- Robotics Society - Mario Kart
New Society of the Year
- Multimedia Society
- Latin Dance Society
- Darts Society
- Debate Society
Stefan Kay Volunteer of the Year
- Kate Sinclair
- Queen Moses
- Amal Ibrahim
- Irfan Subair
Society of the Year
- Indian Society
- Investment Society
- International Cultural Society
- Islamic Society
Society Leader of the Year
- Gift Udoh
- Zafeer Khan
- Ridha Naushad