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)