#SPANC22 National Awards Shortlists Announced!

On Monday, March 21 2022, the shortlists for the SPA’s National Awards were announced on Twitter. They can be found in full below:

Best Publication (sponsored by News Associates)

• Glasgow Guardian
• Forge Press
• Palatinate
• SCAN
• Concrete
• Impact Magazine
• The Mancunion
• The River
• Roar News
• The Mic

Billy Dowling-Reid Award for Outstanding Commitment (sponsored by Bloomberg)

• Max Kendix & Today Donegan-Cross, Palatinate
• Niamh Robinson, Impact
• Bridget O’Sullivan, Orbital
• Dolly Carter, Concrete
• Tabi Lambei, SCAN
• Ananya Asthma, The Economic Tribune
• Anttoni James Numminen, The Gaudie
• Asees Kaur, Bath Time Magazine
• Josh Aberman, Strand Magazine

Best Specialist Publication

• ScienceMind
• The Lemon Press
• Oxford Review of Books
• PITH
• Res Publica
• The Economic Tribune
• The Mic Magazine

Best Magazine Design

• Kindred Magazine
• Wessex Scene
• The Magdalen
• Glasgow University Magazine (GUM)
• Platform
• Sleeveless
• Impact Magazine
• Strand Magazine
• The Croft
• The Mic Magazine

Best Newspaper Design

• The Boar
• Exeposé
• Nouse
• York Vision
• Palatinate
• Epigram
• Roar News
• The Mancunion
• The Saint
• University Express

Best Newcomer Publication

• ScienceMind
• Carrot Magazine
• Kindred Magazine
• Sleeveless
• The Scoop

Best Reporter (sponsored by the Centre for Broadcasting and Journalism at Nottingham Trent University)

• Ed Halford, Nouse
• Luke Chafer, The Glasgow Guardian
• Matt Ward-Perkins, York Vision
• Max Kendix, Palatinate
• Dolly Carter, Concrete
• Ella Robinson, The Mancunion
• Jody Druce, The University Times
• Poppy Askham, Palatinate
• Waseem Mohamed, Palatinate

Best News Story (sponsored by News Associates)

• ‘Durham attainment gap doubles during pandemic’, Elizabeth McBride, Palatinate
• ‘YUSUS commits elections branding u-turn after failure to recognise disabled prejudice’, Ed Halford & Lucie Cooper, Nouse
• ‘Students feel let down by mitigating circumstances process as University received over 3,500 applications’, Jill Cushen, Cherwell
• ‘New testing measures after cheating rose exponentially last year’, Jordan Hunter, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘Putin’s “hockey buddy” funded Teddy Hall and Saïd Business School’, Charlie Hancock & Maurício Alencar, Cherwell
• ‘Fygone: the story of the failed start-up’, Max Kendix, Sarah Matthews, & Daniel Hodgson, Palatinate
• ‘Students hid in rooms as intruders scaled Wentworth College walls’, Sharanya Kumar & Ruth Kelner, York Vision
• ‘North Yorkshire Police’s Plans for Student ID Cards During Second Lockdown’, Perkin Amalaraj, York Vision
• ‘The Past, Present, and Future of Strike Action’, Emilia Deveikyte & Rusheen Bansal, The Cheese Grater
• ‘”The worst management I’ve ever had the misery of working for”: Former employees allege University mismanagement of Ram’, Oliver Leader de Saxe, Exeposé

Best Comment Piece

• ‘Down and Out in Oxford: The Crisis of Homelessness’, Raef Murphy, The Oxford Student
• ‘Spiking has taken away my feeling of safety – why is it my responsibility to get it back?’, Liv Corvett, The Boar
• ‘I forgot that you existed…’, Hailie Pentleton, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘The paradox of Black excellence’, Abigail Williams, The Beaver
• ‘Voice elitism: The struggles of a regional accent’, Carly Horne, The Courier
• ‘We are dyspraxia and we are sick of judgement’, Chris Gambon, Redbrick
• ‘Having Two Names: My Experience’, Julia Lee, Redbrick
• ‘This year, let’s change the eating disorder discourse’, Lucy Dunn, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘The A Word: Why we shouldn’t shy away from it’, Lizzie Knowles, Nouse
• ‘The Danger of De-platformning at the LSE’, Ella Heeley, The Beaver

Best Newcomer Individual (Rising Star)

• Emily Doughty, Palatinate
• Elizabeth McBride, Palatinate
• Jasmine Alakija, Liberty Belle Magazine
• Ruth Kelner, York Vision
• Jeevan Farthing, The Glasgow Guardian
• Kirsty King, The Scoop
• Marine Saint, Epigram
• Libby Elliot, The Mancunion
• Gemma Murphy, Strathclyde Telegraph
• Talia Andrea, Strand Magazine

Best Human Rights Coverage (sponsored by EachOther)

• ‘Recent rise in LGBTQ+ homelessness in Bristol explained’, Billy Stockwell, Epigram
• ‘Over 10% of Bristol’s student population have a hidden disability, but how would you know?’, Flossie Palmer, Epigram
• ‘Hundreds in Scotland protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine’, Athina Bohner, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘What progress has been made this Harm Awareness Month?’, Lucy Dunn, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘Today at COP Podcast’, Fraser McFarlane & Lucy Dunn, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘Mental Health Counselling Crisis: Just 12 counsellors for 2,826 students’, Ella Robinson, The Mancunion
• ‘Disabled students speak out’, Ella Kipling, Redbrick
• ‘The criminalisation of sex work is the spark of more violence: how sex workers are coping with UK laws since the pandemic’, Carolina Piras, Sane Magazine
• ‘Disabled students are getting uneven support’, Jack Breeching, The Beaver
• ‘PalTV: Coverage of Ukraine and spiking’, Palatinate

Best Website

• Kindred Magazine
• Liberty Belle
• The Magdalen Magazine
• Economic Tribune
• Impact Magazine
• Palatinate
• Bath Time Magazine
• The Beaver
• The Saint

Best Feature

• ‘Getting the hole story’, Charles Gorrivan, The Saint
• ‘Losing a parent at a young age’, Anna Friel, Impact Magazine
• ‘Student fees funnelled into fossil fuel sector through pension investments’, Billy Stockwell, Epigram
• ‘Two years on: York’s first COVID-19 cases’, Matt Ward-Perkins, York Vision
• ‘COP diaries (Day Four)’, Lucy Dunn, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘Deconstructing Bristol’s suicide narrative’, Alexander Sampson, Epigram
• ‘Former Warwick student on reporting sexual assault to the Student Union’, Celia Bergin & Cerys Turner, The Boar
• ‘Instagram exposed: Young women’s reality of a toxic addiction’, Kate Bang-Hall, Kindred
• ‘Sir Harry Evans: Palatinate’s greatest editor?’, George Simms, Palatinate
• ‘Through fire and floods: trouble in student halls’, Lara Wiebecke, The Beaver

Best Interview (Sponsored by PA Training)

• ‘The Story of Ahmad Nawaz’, Alex Foster, The Oxford Student
• ‘Misscoteque – a night out for she’s and they’s to feel safe and celebrated’, Flossie Palmer, Epigram
• ‘”Second years are my most active customers”, reveals student drug dealer in exclusive interview’, Eden Fall-Bailey, The Boar
• ‘In conversation with: Lemn Sissay’, Serafina Kenny, The Mancunion
• ‘”There are Russian troops behind you”: Durham student and her cats escape Ukraine’, Waseem Mohamed, Palatinate
• ‘The personal toll of India’s pandemic’, Marino Unger-Verna, Roar News
• ‘Ukrainian UEA student Oleksii Burov: “it’s not Ukraine’s fault, it’s not the West’s fault, it’s Putin’s fault”‘, Dolly Carter, Concrete
• ‘Sophie Corcoran: “The students can represent themselves, they’re not children”‘, Elizabeth McBride, Palatinate
• ‘Nottingham club’s response to recent spikings: Protecting the public or their image’, Esmé McKenzie, Impact Magainze
• ‘Bringing her A-Game: Marcia on being a friend, a mother, and a manager at LSE’, Beatriz Silva, The Beaver

Best Student Photographer

• Zo Wu, SOAS Spirit
• Alny Shiyam, InQuire Media
• Finn Mckenzie, Impact Magazine
• Antonio Ross, The Mancunion
• Adeline Zhao, Palatinate
• Abigail Mason, The Saint
• Thomas Tomlinson, Palatinate

Best Arts & Culture Piece

• ‘Live Review: Away From Home Festival’, Julia Lee, Redbrick
• ‘Review: Amartey Golding’s Bring Me to Beal @ Tramway’, Jeevan Farthing, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘In a Dollhouse: The ethics of playing with Twitch streamers’ lives’, Katrina Sian Williams, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘Why is spiking so absent onscreen?’, Pip Carew, The Mancunion
• ‘How Taylor Swift is reclaiming her art’, Put Khan Cheah, Quench Magazine
• ‘Dark Souls: Prepare to Transition Edition’, Ask Vertergaard, The Gaudie
• ‘Asexuality in a sex-crazed world: reviewing modern representation’, Isabelle Brown, Shorthand
• ‘What Were You Wearing: An Exhibition by It Happens Here’, Hanna Pham, Roar News
• ‘What can artists do to make their gigs more accessible?’, Serena Jemmett, The Mancunion
• ‘Movember: Mental health on the big screen’, Rory Bucchieri, The Gaudie

Best Political Piece

• ‘Field report from Poland: How is the Ukrainian refugee situation handled?’, Anasuya Virmani, The Gaudie
• ‘Race to the Bottom: UCL’s Commercialisation Comes at a Cost’, Alfie Pannell, The Cheese Grater
• ‘The Conversation with Julian Sturdy MP’, Gracie Daw, Nouse
• ‘”Heating your Home vs Feeding your Family”: Protestors Gather in Glasgow Against the Rising Cost of Living’, Rebecca Kerr, Brig Newspaper

Best Sports Section

• Concrete
• The Boar
• Nouse
• York Vision
• The Falmouth Anchor
• Brig Newspaper
• Palatinate

Best Lifestyle Piece

• ‘An Evening in Amman: Habibi Funk’, Artemis Sianni-Wedderburn, SOAS Spirit
• ‘Nature’s galleries: outdoor art around the UK’, Gracie Linthwaite, Palatinate
• ‘Sorry, I’m busy…’, Jeevan Farthing, The Glasgow Guardian
• ‘One for the bucket list: A gastronomic tour of Japan’, Rebecca Whalley, Redbrick
• ‘The “Hotness Gap” Relationship Phenomena’, Lucy Carter, The Boar

Best Sports Reporter

• Matt Ward-Perkins, York Vision
• Ruth Kelner, York Vision
• Oscar Ress, Concrete
• Claire Thomson, The Glasgow Guardian
• Josh Collins, Impact Magazine
• Abi Curran, Palatinate
• Miriam Leyshon, The Falmouth Anchor

Best Entertainment Piece

• ‘Oxford Clubbing: A Guide by someone who has never been clubbing in Oxford’, Alex Foster, The Oxford Student
• ‘Two libraries go to way after Taylor taunts “size of Rice’s hole”‘, Wagril Slane, The Gaudie
• ‘Overture’, Leo Li, Palatinate
• ‘Graduation ceremonies to be held in McDonald’s’, Wagril Slane, The Gaudie
• ‘The Ivy’, Lucy Carter, Cobalt
• ‘Molly Mae is the Queen of Quotes’, Tania Tang, The Cheese Grater

Best Science Publication or Section (sponsored by the Association of British Science Writers)

• ScienceMind
• The Boar
• Impact Magazine
• Concrete
• I, Science
• Palatinate
• The Mancunion
• Kinesis
• Epigram

Best Science or Tech Piece (sponsored by the Association of British Science Writers)

• ‘”The Best Years of Our Lives”: Long-Term Implication of the Student Experience’, Abbie Rodger & Adam Goriparthi, Impact Magazine
• ‘Behind the science of spiking’, Oliver Fisher, York Vision
• ‘Citizen scientists: How amateur scientists are advancing astronomy’, Emma Hattersley, The Mancunion
• ‘”There’s only one Iceland… there must be something special there”: Professor Gillian Foulger on the hidden continent of Iceland’, Cameron McAllister, Palatinate
• ‘Let’s Look Up: An asteroid impact hypothetical’, Ethan Attwood, Nouse
• ‘”We need systematic change at the top”: In Conversation with Dr Leah Morabito’, Caitlin Painter, Palatinate
• ‘In Inside Look at COP26’, Jemma Powell, Gair Rhydd
• ‘Breaking boundaries: The STEM vs Humanities divide’, Sarah Dalton, Epigram
• ‘Crypto on Campus’, Oliver Leader de Saxe, Exeposé

Best Overall Digital Media (sponsored by City, University of London)

• Nouse
• Impact Magazine
• The Glasgow Guardian
• Glasgow University Magazine (GUM)
• Empowered Journalism
• The Gaudie
• The Beaver