After a truly incredible evening at the LVMH Lecture Theatre at Central Saint Martins, we’re so pleased to officially unveil the full list of winners at Arts Awards 2025! 

Arts Awards is our annual ceremony in collaboration with UAL’s Teaching and Learning Exchange, where we celebrate excellence in the UAL community. Both staff and students are awarded for their hard work, dedication, innovation, and approach to making the student experience at UAL the best it can be. 

Arts Awards will be back in 2026, but please meet this year’s winners! 

Staff awards 

Making a Difference Award 

Winners: Ronit Zilkha and Jessica Chan 

Outstanding Technical and Operational Support Award 

Winners: Barbara Paes (CSM), Aiyana Phokeerdoss (LCF), Thom Kaczmarek (LCC), Hester Woodward (CCW & CCI), Eddie Niles (CCW & CCI) 

Outstanding Contribution to Social Justice Award 

Winner: Alejandro Martínez 

Outstanding Postgraduate Support Award 

Winners: Alyssa Becht and Mia Taylor 

Advocate for Student Voice Award 

Winner: Alix Hanson 

Outstanding Teaching Award 

Winners: Cai Tuomivaara (CSM), Keren Brat (LCF), Max Houghton (LCC), Colin Priest (CCW & CCI) 

Excellence in Student Services Award 

Winner: Betty Wong 

Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability Award 

Winner: George Barker 

Students’ Union Special Recognition Award 

Winner: Creative Shift Team (Tessa Read, Lora Ghany, Sat Sehmbey, Decarla Phillip-Riley, Charline Caceres) 

Student and Staff Collaboration Award 

Winners: Fotis Begklis, Eliza Salnikova & Heather Jarek 

Student awards 

Outstanding Contribution to Student Community Award 

Winners: Ramma Pande, Jolyn Jiaying Jin 

Student Campaigner of the Year Award 

Winner: Beatriz de Sousa Mendes Costa 

Student Rep of the Year Award 

Winners: Madeleina Kay (CSM), Alix Damar (LCF), Crystal Zhang (LCC), Pranith Yasa (CCW & CCI), Sunhui Ye (CCW & CCI), Yifan Xu (CCW & CCI)