Societies and Volunteering Awards 2022: Winners announced

On Thursday evening, we celebrated the hard work and dedication of our students at the Societies and Volunteering Awards.

We received over 250 individual nominations for awards, and the competition was intense.  It was extremely challenging to select a shortlist, and even more challenging to select winners and runners up from each category.  Every single group under the Guild and in Cardiff Volunteering has achieved incredible things this year, and we are so grateful for all the work that has been put in by our students – all groups are worthy winners.

2022 Societies and Volunteering Award Winners

Society of the Year (Big) 

• BSL

Society of the Year (Small) 

• Healthcare Drama

Student Leader Award 

• Jess Payne

Best Newcomer 

• Taylor Swift

Most Improved 

• Show Choir

Outstanding Contribution 

• Zacchaeus Hayward

Outstanding Achievement 

• KChoreo

Event of the Year (Big) 

• Afrogene – ACS

Event of the Year (Small) 

• LGBTQ+ Showcase – Pride

Collaboration of the Year 

• Raising Money for Period Poverty - FAD, SHAG and Feminist

Fundraisers of the Year 

• Staging A Coup - Act One

SLS of the Year 

• Nightline

Volunteering Project of the Year 

• Global Gardens

Student Led Campaign of the Year 

• Pro-Choice Art Night

Heath Park Award 

• NurSoc

Guild of Societies Award

• Setthasorn Ooi

Societies Shield

• Zacchaeus Hayward

Platinum Award

• FAD
• Blank Verse
• Show Choir
• Act One
• A Cappella 
• CyberSoc
• Healthcare Drama
• Russian Speaking
• CU Pride (LGBT+)
• Show Choir
• K Choreo
• Malaysian Students Society
• French 

Gold Award

• Anime
• Filipino
• Healthcare Music
• Expression Dance
• Cardiff LINKS
• Tamil
• Model UN
• Windband
• Bollywood 
• BSL
• MedSoc

Silver Award

• Plant Society
• Optometry
• Ocupational Therapy
• BSL Society
• Labour Students
• Economics
• Bioscience
• Maths
• Politics
• Surgical
• NurSoc
• Women in Surgery
• Islamic

Bronze Award

• Sci-Fi
• GeoPlan
• Saudi
• Belly Dancing Society
• Students for Global Health
• Baking Society
• Live Music
• Book Club
• Medieval Re-Enactment
• Live Music
• CRITS
• SLASH
• Art Society
• Yoga
• Wet Dippers
• Social Sciences
• AIESEC
• Jazz
• Real Ale
• Traffic DJ
• Wine and Cheese
• Harry Potter
• Quiz
• ESports
• Gaming
• Scout and Guides/DofE
• Bangladesh
• Brunei
• Spanish/Italian
• TecSoc
• Asian
• ABACUS
• Teddy Bear Hosp
• WeHeal
• Midwifery
• AfroJam
• Amnesty
• Airsoft
• AltSoc
• Debating
• Lawyers Without Boarders
• Pro-Choice
• Quidditch
• Taylor Swift
• Welsh Hearts
• Ahlul Bayt
• Feminist
• Kharis on Campus
• NHSF Hindu
• TANGGS