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Accessibility & LanguageStudent Sustainability Leadership Awards
🌱 Celebrating Student Changemakers: Announcing the Winners of the 2025 Student Sustainability Leadership Awards!
The University of Galway is delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Student Sustainability Leadership Awards. This year's winners are inspiring leaders, visionaries, and change-makers who exemplify the university's commitment to building a more just and sustainable future.
Meet the 2025 Awards Winners
Diníon Carton, a third-year Physics student
Hugh Gately, a third-year English and Creative Writing student
As sustainability interns, Diníon and Hugh will work collaboratively to lead engagement initiatives and create content that promotes awareness and drives action on sustainability issues. In this role, they will serve as a pivotal voice for students, representing and amplifying the student perspective on sustainability across campus.
Now in its 8th year, the Student Sustainability Leadership Awards Programme recognises students who have gone above and beyond to champion environmental and social sustainability on campus, in the community, and beyond. These awards highlight the incredible work our students are doing to create meaningful change.
Congratulations to Diníon and Hugh, we are delighted to have you on board!
University of Galway Student Sustainability Leadership Awards 2024
The Student Sustainability Leadership Awards Programme 20024
Molly Hickey and Peter O'Neill were recognised at the 2024 recipients of the Student Sustainability Leadership Awards.
The central aim of the award programme is to develop student leaders that are dedicated and enthusiastic about creating a more sustainable campus and community.
University of Galway Student Sustainability Leadership Awards 2023
Student Sustainability Internships were awarded to Adam Mullins and Ciara Varley for AY22 - 23. Over the next eight weeks, the interns will work with the university's Sustainability team to raise awareness of sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals across campus.
Adam has been awarded a scholarship to carry out research on the University of Galway's progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as contributing to creation of an upcoming SDG Showcase event for September 2023!
Ciara has received a scholarship to create sustainability-related communication materials. Alongside refreshing our website, Ciara is contributing to the development of the University of Galway's new SDG trail and refreshing our sustainability-related content to reflect the University of Galway's recently awarded status of SDG Champion for 2023/24.
University of Galway Student Sustainability Leadership Awards 2021/22
Student Sustainability Internships were awarded to Malena Thren and Sophie O'Byrne for AY21-22. Throughout the year, the interns worked to raise awareness about campus sustainability, as well as sustainability in general.
Malena worked towards the Battle of the Buildings Energy Competition. She designed an articulate module in Energy Awareness and also led the rollout of an Energy Awareness week.
Sophie wrote and designed the Student Sustainability Toolkit. She led communication on our social media platforms, Twitter (@GaillimhSustain) and Instagram (@uniofgalwaysustainability), as well as regularly revamping and updating our website.
University of Galway Student Sustainability Leadership Awards 2020
