By Miles Gilroy, SciTech Deputy Editor
After five months of incredibly hard work, over 600 signatures, coverage from the BBC and The Big Issue, official acknowledgement from the SU, and endorsement from Lucy Pears (among many, many other feats), Break the Mould has won Best Project or Initiative at the Student Publication Association’s national awards ceremony.
An honour shared by the whole team behind the campaign, this award reflects the countless hours put into the fight against poor student living conditions as well as the equal concern for the issue on a national scale, far beyond just Bristol.
According to David Chipakupaku, journalist and producer at Sky News, ‘Break the Mould is a vitally important collection of student journalism, highlighting an issue that is becoming prevalent across the UK housing sector. The reporting is forward-thinking, and the ambitions of Epigram with this idea should be noted. Smart, zeitgeist-aware campaigning journalism, worthy of a national.’
This award is directed at the team behind Break the Mould, but, of course, it is as much yours as it is ours. This campaign would be nothing more than an idea without the hundreds of you signing the petition, spreading the word, and standing up for what students deserve. It is thanks to everyone reading these words right now that Break the Mould has been recognised in such prestigious fashion.
On behalf of the entire Epigram team, I would like to thank you from the deepest point in our collective hearts, and welcome you to continue this journey with us as we enter the new academic year.
Whether you’re graduating this Summer, or you're stuck here for another year or two, always remember to…
Break the Mould!
Featured image: Epigram / Julia Mullins
