Westminster Alumni Awards 2022 winners

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Westminster Alumni Awards 2022.

Contribution to the Creative Industries Award: Larry Achiampong (Mixed Media Arts BA, 2005)
Jarman Award-nominated artist, known for major public commissions for Somerset House and Transport for London

Entrepreneurial Award: Sofia Fominova (Marketing Management MSc, 2017 and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Enterprise Development MSc, 2018)
Co-Founder of Net0, a carbon management platform that helps businesses and governments transition to net zero

Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr Shameem Fawdar (Biotechnology in Medicine BSc, 2006 and PhD, 2010)
Chief Scientific Officer of Axonova Pharma Ltd in Mauritius, winning awards for her work and contribution to science

Outstanding Achievement Award: Melanie Smith (Biomedical Sciences MSc, 2005)
Biomedical scientist and scientific advisor working on COVID-19, recognised as Healthcare Scientist of the Year 2021

Recent Graduate Award: Ayanna Deane (Global Public Health Nutrition MSc, 2019)
Worked on a Breakfast Boxes project during the pandemic, responding to food insecurity amongst families with children

Social Impact Award: Jennifer Mohammadi (Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience BSc, 2020)
Uses her experience of foster care to support care leavers and young parents involved with social services

Westminster Alumni Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of graduates from the University of Westminster, as well as from our predecessors (including the Polytechnic of Central London and Regent Street Polytechnic) and our Transnational Education partner institutions. The awards highlight the variety of ways our graduates make a real impact across the globe.

In 2022, more than 300 applications and nominations were made for the Westminster Alumni Awards. Colleagues from across the University helped with shortlisting, leading to four finalists being selected in each category. Thousands of people around the world then took part in our public vote and selected our six overall winners.

This video was edited by Westminster alumna Angelica Bizzotto.

[TheGOLFERS]

Congratulations to all the award winners and to the nominees!

[nicetreefilms]

So impressive to see the amazing things you have all achieved - massive congratulations!