Congratulations to Professor Shahina Pardhan from ARU for receiving the prestigious Silver Fincham Medal from the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers!

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Congratulations to all our finalists and winners of the #ARUAlumni Awards tonight. We’re #ARUProud of all your achievements and have had a fantastic evening celebrating our alumni! 

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We are delighted to announce Colonel Tim Symonds OBE as the winner of our Lifetime Achievement Award! 
 
Tim Symonds has had an incredible 25+ year career in the military, from training at Sandhurst to undertaking numerous overseas operational deployments in roles rebuilding…

Congratulations to Christopher Clayton, winner of our Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Graduating from ARU, Chris co-founded Beaumont Group in 2010 and through his visionary leadership as Group CEO has built it into a 100+ employee organization across EMEA & Asia.
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Big congratulations to our two highly commended Alumni Entrepreneurs Award recipients Jemima Willcox and Venkatesh Murthy. Jemima Willcox co-founded The Willcox Collective and NeuroSpicy Entrepreneur championing neurodivergent entrepreneurs. 
 
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Congratulations to Helen Paisley, our winner of the Public Service Award. She is the CEO of Community Dental Services CIC, a social enterprise that began from a single contract in Bedfordshire and has expanded to a service that now covers much of the Midlands and East of England.…

Join us in congratulating Joel Nelson, highly commended for our Public Service Award. As an award-winning patient advocate, Joel bravely shares his lived experience with chronic illness & pain to educate and provide peer support through his podcasts & talks. 
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Join us in celebrating Gachelle Gilkes-Edwards, winner of our Sustainability Champion Award! Through initiatives like the award-winning iCARE recycling programme and youth training, Gachelle champions responsible consumption and sustainable development for Trinidad and Tobago.…

Congratulations to Chloe Fiddy, highly commended for our Sustainability Champion Award. After changing careers mid-life, Chloe now champions climate action through roles at IEMA and as a District Councillor. As the first Climate Change Officer for Saffron Walden, she established…

Join us in celebrating Hawa D Sesay, winner of our Voluntary Service Award! Through her own courage and resilience, Hawa founded The Hawa Trust in 2012, supporting women who have experienced FGM with access to care, education and respect. Hawa also tirelessly works with schools,…

We are pleased to announce Matthew Campbell as highly commended for our Voluntary Service Award. As a SARAID paramedic, Matthew risked his own safety to rescue a mother and son in Turkey after the 2023 earthquake by crawling through tight tunnels and continuing to dig by hand…

We're thrilled to announce Daniel Williams as the winner of our Rising Star Award! As Norwich City FC Marketing Manager, Daniel pioneered their impactful mental health campaign through his video 'You Are Not Alone', raising awareness and funds for @Samaritans.          #ARUAlumni …

Fantastic to see #ARUAlumni Sreeraj Kollarukandy, highly commended for our Rising Star Award. Following graduation, Sreeraj secured a position with Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, where he won an Allied Health Professionals Award for Integration in 2023 for his…

Congratulations to Catherine Rowe for winning the Contribution to Culture Award.  As an internationally renowned illustrator, her work graces the shelves of Liberty, Selfridges, Anthropologie, TK Maxx, and more.                
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Congratulations to Charlotte Claughton, highly commended for our Contribution to Culture award. As Project Manager of the £89m refurbishment of Elizabeth Tower, home to 'Big Ben,' her leadership guided the largest conservation project in its history.  
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We're excited to celebrate our outstanding alumni tonight at the Vice Chancellor's Outstanding Alumni Awards 🌟

Join us today at 7pm for the live ceremony updates. Until then, learn more about our impressive finalists here 👇

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We're thrilled to announce that ARU has been awarded the prestigious Athena Swan Silver Award by Advance HE! This recognition highlights our commitment to promoting gender equality across education and research.

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A blessed Eid to our ARU community! 🌙