The first ever annual SPA Conference and Awards were held at the University of Southampton Students’ Union from 11th-13th April.

There were 165 entries in total across all the awards, the winners of the awards are below:

Best Design

Winner: Nerve (Bournemouth)
Highly Commended: Platform (Nottingham Trent)

Best Feature

Winner: Michael O’Connell-Davidson, Quench (Cardiff)
Highly Commended: Suzie Harker, NU:Life (Northumbria)

Best Interview

Winner: Emma Chappell, Wessex Scene (Southampton)
Highly Commended: Gareth Llewelyn, The Journal (Glasgow)

Best Live

Winner: The Galleon (Portsmouth)
Highly Commended: Label (Loughborough)

Best News

Winner: The Galleon (Portsmouth)
Highly Commended: The Galleon (Portsmouth)

Best Reporter

Winner: Gareth Llewelyn, The Journal (Glasgow)

Best Technical Innovation

Winner: The Galleon (Portsmouth)

Best Website

Winner: Concrete (UEA)
Highly Commended: The Galleon (Portsmouth)

Outstanding Commitment

Winner: Jago and Andrew, The Epinal (Loughborough)

Best Publication

Winner: Concrete (UEA)
Highly Commended: Spark (Sunderland)