The winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2026 in Cyprus were announced at a prestigious award ceremony on Tuesday 21 April 2026 at the British High Commissioner Residence.
The ceremony was hosted by the British High Commissioner, Michael Tatham and Director of the British Council in Greece and Cyprus, Anastasia Andritsou.
The winners of the Alumni Awards 2026 are:
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Dr Phivi Antoniou | University of Cambridge |
Business and Innovation Award
| Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades | King’s College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University of Kent |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Dr Doğuş Hürdoğanoğlu | University of Dundee and University of Glasgow |
Social Action Award
| Stephanie Nicolas | University of Bedfordshire |
Find out more about the winners and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
Award winners have the opportunity to raise their international profile, expand their professional networks and enhance their careers.
The British Council offers a prize of up to €1,000 to the winner of each of the main categories in Cyprus for a professional development opportunity of their choice.
Finalists
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Denise Araouzou | University of Glasgow |
| Dr Efi Ioannidou | The University of Sheffield and The Open University |
| Dr Phivi Antoniou | University of Cambridge |
Business and Innovation Award
| Georgios Poullaides | Imperial College London |
| Dr Marianna Prokopi-Demetriades | King’s College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University of Kent |
| Nicolas Pastellopoulos | University of Dundee |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Dr Doğuş Hürdoğanoğlu | University of Dundee and University of Glasgow |
| Dr Kemal Haşim | University of Warwick |
| Nefeli Tsiouti | Middlesex University and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance |
Social Action Award
| Irene Andreou | Northumbria University, Newcastle and University of Strathclyde |
| Selin Örek | University of York and University of Bath |
| Stephanie Nicolas | University of Bedfordshire |
Find out more about the finalists and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
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