This year’s co-creation awards were handed out to 15 outstanding students from different faculties of BU. The event took place on the 1st of March on the 5th floor of the iconic Student Centre.
In line with BU’s commitme
nt of encouraging staff and students to work together to co-create and co-produce knowledge and research, this year’s award aims to support the development of student led, collaborative projects, leading to co-created outputs.
Prior to announcing the winners of the competition, interested students identified a topic of relevance and an academic they would like to work with on the project. Each contestant submitted a brief project plan with intended outcomes to a panel organised by the Centre for Excellence in Learning for review. Out of the several entries received, the following students were declared successful and each awarded £500:
| Student | Course | Academic partner | Faculty |
| Darel Evans | BSc Physiotherapy | Jon Williams | HSS |
| George Hulm et al | Computer visualisation & animation | Paul Smith, Vicky Isley | Media |
| Kyran Bishop | Computer animation arts | Adam Redford | Media |
| Danielle Cardy | Multimedia journalism | Emma Scattergood | Media |
| Kyle Price | BSc Physiotherapy | Simon Dyall et al | HSS |
| Hayley Moss | BA Social Work | Jill Davey | HSS |
| Alma Sofie Edlund | BA (Hons) Communication and Media | Ann Luce | Media |
| Harry Cutler-Smith | Business Studies | Elvira Bolat | Mgt |
| Natalie Brown (on behalf of the group) | BSc (Hons) Nursing | Anne Mills | HSS |
| Freya Samuelson-Cramp | Business Studies | Elvira Bolat | Mgt |
| Samuel Mark Harrison | Business Studies (International Business) | Ben Thomas | SciTech |
| Bao A Ngo | Business Studies with Marketing | Thanh Huynh | Mgt |
| Nomitha Gallagher | BSc Occupational Therapy | Helen Ribchester | HSS |
| Paul Dunn, Cleo Bishop Holt | FdSc Paramedic Science | Peter Phillips | HSS |
| Liz Peach | Computer Animation Arts | Richard Southern | Media |
The award winning projects include the following:
“A Production of a Sci-fi short based on the mental breakdown of an astronaut after he discovers a celestial being in orbit around Earth”
“A design and production of an innovative videogame experimenting with narrative structure, subverting design tropes, and commenting on the nature of the medium of videogames in a social context”
“Using inertial sensors to measure head and neck movements in healthy participants during the activity of drinking”
“An exploration of the experiences of social work students who have participated in international opportunities”
“From the midwives’ perspective: Media representations of childbirth and midwifery”
“An investigation into the motivations and reactions of social media users towards campaigns promoted via social media networks, with particular interest of studying ‘Slacktivists’”
The winners at the event received certificates and were all visibly happy in the presence of the Deputy Vice 
Chancellor Professor Tim MacIntyre-Bhatty who handed them out and Head of CEL, Professor Gail Thomas who hosted the occasion.
Hearty congratulations to all the winners!!!
