Celebrates 2026

UNDEB ABER CELEBRATES WEEK 2026

Undeb Aber Celebrates is a week each year where we celebrate the successes and achievements of our students and staff here at Aberystwyth University.


There are two celebration events during the week:

Sports & Societies Awards

On the 7th of May we held our annual Undeb Aber Sports and Societies Awards. 

These awards recognise the contribution and commitment of individual students and student groups in enhancing the Aber university experience.

All those shortlisted and the winners are nominated, decided and awarded by Aberystwyth students – student led from nomination to presentation.

Here is the list of winners from the Sports and Society Awards:

 

Welsh Culture Award (Joint Club & Soc Award)

  • Elizabethan Madrigal Singers

 

Sustainability (Cultural/Social, Environmental and Economic) Award (Joint Club & Soc Award)

  • Marine Conservation Society

 

SPORTS AWARDS

 

Most Improved Club of the Year

  • Canoe & Kayaking

Biggest Contribution RAG

  • Lacrosse

Sports Personality of the Year

  • Arran Thorpe

Committee Excellence Award

  • Caving

Committee Excellence Award

  • Marine Conservation Society

Varsity Team of the Year

  • Men’s Rugby

BUCS Team of the Year

  • Men’s Rugby

Non‑BUCS Team of the Year

  • Harriers

Sports Person of the Year

  • Issac Mignon Onfray

Club of the Year

  • Lacrosse

University Sports Colours:

  • Molly Bateson
  • Jamicen Boyd
  • Abi Cox
  • Enya Daniel
  • Bibi Daniell
  • Dan Evans
  • Elis Evans
  • Tayla Golby
  • Jade Guildford
  • Megan Jones
  • Benedict Lakeman
  • Mathias Pavlides
  • Henry Pulfer
  • Raye Scottow
  • Percy Verney

 

SOCIETIES AWARDS

 

Most Improved

  • Erasmus Student Network

Biggest Contribution

  • St. John LINKS

Society Personality of the Year

  • Kyle Fletcher

Best New Society

  • Indie Society

Academic or Course Society of the Year

  • Vet Society

Society Person of the Year

  • Cameron Anderson

University Society Colours:

  • Cameron Anderson
  • Izzy Archard
  • Billy Calladine
  • Leah Crabbe
  • Livvy Haggett
  • Charlotte Johnson
  • Millie Judson
  • Francesco Lanzi
  • Elliot Li
  • Gwenna Maycock
  • Adam McCormick
  • Hannah Peacock
  • Daria Riabinina
  • Angus Smith
  • Ari Wollerton

 

Society of the Year

  • Elizabethan Madrigals Singers

Teaching, Learning & Student Experience

Student Staff Member of the Year

  • Lowri Morgan 

Support Service Staff member of the Year

  • Stephen Fearn

Accessibility & Inclusion Champion

  • Natasha Goodwin

 

Bronze Aber Award

  • Holly Abbott
  • Yaseen Belal
  • Francesca Betz
  • Cristian Botnaru
  • Faith Brough
  • Anna Chapman
  • Lauren Edwards
  • Sid Gale
  • Gladys Garcia Burgos
  • Hannah Gardiner
  • Megan Garland
  • Jade Guildford
  • Tom Hampden Smith
  • Wael Hamza
  • Connor Harrison
  • Harley Harrison
  • Nadhirah HJ Zulkifli
  • Kait James
  • Lisa Johnson
  • Ioan Jones
  • Mitchell Jones
  • Sophie Lacey
  • Benedict Lakeman
  • Eloise Mountford
  • Carmen Nichola
  • Olivia Paveley
  • Erin Perkins
  • Varsha Raj
  • Callie Ramsdale
  • Catherine Rendall-Baker
  • Cecilia Rudbaeck
  • Izzy Sheffield
  • Cheyenne Tamayo
  • Mesh Tamilchelven
  • Arran Thorpe
  • Janos Vranek
  • Nicole Whitehouse
  • Laura Yong
  • Omair Zubair

Student Volunteer of the Year

  • James Ashford

Commitment to Student Employability Award

  • Paula Hughes

Supervisor of the Year

  • Lucy Thompson

 

Silver Aber Award

  • Pippa Baird
  • Sarah Barnouin
  • Jo Brown
  • Lily Burgess
  • Keely Christie
  • Patch Copsey
  • Aedan Finlayson
  • Natasha Goodwin
  • Livvy Haggett
  • Dima Horodnychyi
  • Izzy Hughes
  • Doretta Johnson
  • Hannah Jones
  • Logan King
  • Riley Kleinjan
  • Eduardo Lagos Berrios
  • Aimee Levi
  • Wafiza Malik
  • Maddie Malpas
  • Rhianna Mayo
  • Franco Morosoli Tassi
  • Lily Parkinson
  • Rowan Peill
  • Jack Perry
  • Ruby Peynado
  • Kathleen Pritchard
  • Sai Rajkumar Ramya
  • Vivian Salie
  • Sheila Sanchez Sanchez
  • Lucy Thomas
  • Frederic Wigram

Personal Tutor of the Year

  • Martine Robson

Welsh Culture Champion

  • Gwenno Roberts

Academic Representative of the Year

  • Mody Camara

 

Gold Aber Award

  • Cameron Anderson
  • Abi Cox
  • Melissa Eyre
  • Clare Foley
  • Isobel Galsworthy
  • Cait Goodman
  • Lauren Harrage
  • Juniper Hopkinson
  • Sophie Kearney
  • Shahd Kiswani
  • Jack Langston
  • Elliot Li
  • Sophie Meaton
  • Christopher Molife
  • Megan O’Malley
  • Candela Ortega
  • Amy Packer
  • Oliver Race
  • Florence Rawlinson
  • Raye Scottow
  • Angus Smith
  • Em Snelson
  • Georgia Tedstone
  • George Young

Platinum Aber Award

  • James Ashford
  • Billy Calladine
  • Charlotte Johnson
  • Franceso Lanzi
  • Harry Marsh
  • Poppy Willis

Lecturer of the Year

  • Phillipp Schofield

Department of the Year

  • Art

Congratulations to all Nominees and Winners!