On Thursday 17 September the Excel Southampton Awards ceremony was held at The Hilton at The Ageas Bowl, recognising the best student interns and employers.
This annual event recognises and celebrates the achievements of our students during their internships, organised and facilitated by the Excel Southampton Internship Programme. We also recognise the outstanding contribution of our host employers, who enable our students to gain the vital skills, advice and experience that are so crucial in today’s competitive job market.
Nearly 300 guests attended, including delegates from local and national organisations, participating students and key members of the University staff. This provided an excellent opportunity to network and increase awareness of our various services, both in the business community and internally within the University.
Professor Alex Neill, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education, presented awards to students from various faculties based on the University’s values of Excellence, Creativity, Community and Integrity, as well as an award for Outstanding Achievement. There were also three additional awards presented to employers including Business Host, University Host, and our first ever Third Sector Host of the Year award.
The event was a great success, highlighting the importance and reward of collaboration.
Here is the full list of winners:
- Excellence: Clayton Jones – Intern at FX Digital
- Creativity: Georgina Abraham – Intern at Taragenyx
- Community : Francesca Rock – Intern in Humanities, University of Southampton
- Integrity : Mollie Higgins – Intern at Spurgeons
- Outstanding Achievement: Christopher Winnard – Intern for Centre for Biological Sciences, University of Southampton
- University Host of the Year: Eleanor Quince – Humanities
- Business Host of the Year: P C Cox
- Third Sector Host of the Year: Mayflower Theatre