World Changing Alumni Award 2025
Nominations for the World Changing Alumni Award 2025 have now closed.
The World Changing Alumni Award is an annual University of Glasgow honour that recognises and celebrates alumni who have graduated within the last 15 years and made a significant impact in their field.
If you admire someone’s drive, ambition, and enthusiasm—or if you want to share your own achievements with the UofG community—we want to hear from you!
You can nominate yourself, a friend, or a colleague. Nominees might have run a campaign, built an organisation, or led groundbreaking research.
Anyone can submit a nomination for a recent UofG grad! A Judging Committee will then shortlists the finalists and finally, it's up to our UofG alumni community to vote online for their winner.
2024 World Changing Alumni Award winner, Dr Vitalii Klymchuk with the WCAA Trophy.
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Previous World Changing Alumni Award winners
Our previous world-changing winners are:
- 2024: Vitalii Klymchuk (PGDip 2023)
- 2023: Daniel Crawford (MSc 2013)
- 2022: Dr Nadia Maarouf (MSc 2011)
- 2021: Fiona McPhail (LLB 2007)
- 2020: Selina Hales (MA 2005)
- 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)
World Changing Alumni Award Terms and Conditions
University of Glasgow World Changing Alumni Award Terms and Conditions
- Nominations can be submitted by anyone, including alumni, their friends, family and colleagues, current students and staff (both current and former). UofG alumni may also nominate themselves for the award.
- There is no limit on the number of nominations that can be submitted by a nominator.
- To be eligible, alumni must have been enrolled in a University of Glasgow program and have received an undergraduate, postgraduate or professional qualification. Alumni who are ineligible for the Award include members of the General Council Business Committee, Honorary Graduates, current employees of the University of Glasgow, and politicians holding elected office in the UK or abroad.
- Nominees must have completed their programme of study at the University of Glasgow within the last 15 years.
- Finalists who did not win an award remain eligible for nomination in future years.
- Voting is open to University of Glasgow alumni, non-graduating alumni and honorary graduates. Alumni may submit one vote and only their first vote will be counted.
Data and Retention Use
- The Development and Alumni Office will retain the information provided in the nomination form, including details about the nominee and nominator, for the duration of the current Awards cycle only.
- Information provided in the nomination form (excluding any personal contact details) will be reviewed by the Alumni Awards Committee, which includes University of Glasgow staff and alumni.
- If an alumnus is selected as a finalist or winner, this achievement will be recorded by the University of Glasgow’s Development & Alumni office on their alumni record.
Thank you for your interest in submitting a nomination to the World Changing Alumni Award. Please get in touch with the Alumni Engagement Team if you have any questions.
Please note that the Development and Alumni office will update these terms as necessary and reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the eligibility of a nomination.