The World Changing Alumni Award
The World Changing Alumni Award is an annual University of Glasgow honour, which recognises and celebrates the achievements of alumni who have graduated within the last 15 years and made a major contribution to one of the following fields:
- Culture and creative life
- Health
- Science
- Sustainability
- Business
- Communities
Anyone can nominate a recent University of Glasgow alumnus for the award and all graduates are invited to vote for their winner. This prestigious award has been presented to a world-changing alumnus every year since 2001.
Nominations for The World Changing Alumni Award are now open and will close on Wednesday 26 February 2020.
If you have any questions about the award, please get in touch with us at:
E: alumni@glasgow.ac.uk
T: 0141 330 3631
Our previous world-changing winners are:
- 2019: Eunice Ntobedzi (MSc 2016)
- 2018: Amal Azzudin (MA 2014)
- 2017: Susanne Mitschke (MSc 2015) and Patrick Renner (MSc 2015)
- 2016: Matt Fountain (MA 2011)
- 2015: Mhairi Black MP (MA 2015)
- 2014: Martin Patience (MA 2002)
- 2013: Karina Atkinson (BSc 2007)
- 2012: Katherine Grainger MBE CBE (MPhil 2001)
- 2011: Emeli Sande MBE (BSc 2009)
- 2010: Patrick Gunning (BSc 2001, PhD 2005)
- 2009: Euan Murray (BVMS 2003)
- 2008: Mark Beaumont (MA 2006) and John Tiffany (MA 1994)
- 2007: Vanessa Munro (LLB 1997, PhD 2001)
- 2006: Richard Dixon (BVMS 1993, PhD 2000)
- 2005: Christopher Brookmyre (MA 1989)
- 2004: Colin McInnes (BSc 1988, PhD 1991)
- 2003: Emma Richards (BSc 1996)
- 2001: Mark Johnston (BVMS 1983) and Lorraine Clinton (MA 1986)
Our 2019 Award winner Eunice Ntobedzi with the trophy