Awards & Accolades

The Cheese Grater is proud to have won the most awards of any UCL publication. Our journalists are some of the best in London and we continue to be recognised locally, regionally, and nationally. Here’s some of what we’ve won in the past.

AwardYearCategoryNomineeResult
Guardian Student Media Awards2006Best Small Budget PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2007Best MagazineThe Cheese GraterNominated
Students' Union UCL Arts Awards2006Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2007Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2008Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2009Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2010Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterNominated
2011Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2012Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterNominated
2014Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2014Diversity and InclusionThe Cheese Grater Magazine SocietyWon
2016Most Improved SocietyThe Cheese Grater Magazine SocietyWon
2018Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2023Best PublicationWomen's WrongsWon
2023Best Media PieceNeil Majithia and Elettra Plati for Chun Buckets Everywhere: How initiation ceremonies ruin the freshers experienceWon
2024Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2024Best Media PieceMads Brown for TERF out Transphobia: The IOE and “Academic Freedom”Won
2025Best PublicationWomen's WrongsNominated
2025Best Written Media PieceMalvika Murkumbi for UCL support tool did more harm than good, report findsNominated
2025Best Video Media PieceNick Miao for UCL paid for 80% of Union Gym refurbishmentNominated
2025Outstanding Contribution to the MediaAndrea Bidnic, Lily Park, and Robert DelaneyNominated
2025Media Personality of the YearAndrea Bidnic, Lucy Reade, Nick Miao, and Robert DelaneyNominated
Student Publication Association
(London Regional Awards)		2022Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2025Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterWon
2025Best DigitalThe Cheese GraterWon
2025Best Design (Print)The Cheese GraterHighly commended
2025Best JournalistMalvika MurkumbiWon
2025Best ArticleAndrea Bidnic for A ‘culture of overwork and abuse’: Years after the first complaints, the mistreatment of PGTAs continuesHighly commended
Student Publication Association
(National Awards)		2019Best PublicationThe Cheese GraterHighly commended
2023Best Media PieceNeil Majithia and Elettra Plati for Chun Buckets Everywhere: How initiation ceremonies ruin the freshers experienceWon
2023Best Creative PieceMathilde Turner for Naked Yoga: A Belligerent Ode to the PussyNominated
2023Billy Dowling-Reid Award for Outstanding CommitmentNandini AgarwalNominated
2024Best NewcomerWomen's WrongsHighly commended
2024Best Creative PieceBen Scanlan for Keir Starmer… A Day in the LifeHighly commended
2025Best Specialist PublicationWomen's WrongsWon
2025Best WebsiteThe Cheese GraterNominated
2025Best ReporterLucy Reade, Robert Delaney, and Nick MiaoNominated
2025Best NewcomerGo KitajimaNominated
2025Best InvestigationMalvika Murkumbi for UCL support tool did more harm than good, report findsNominated
2025Best News StoryAndrea Bidnic for No jobs for graduates if Union bans oil and gas sponsorships, engineers warnNominated
2025Best Comment PieceAndrea Bidnic for What is it with the Provost and ‘Disagreeing Well’?Nominated
2025Best Comment PieceAndrea Bidnic for Jewish Society, wake up!Nominated
2025Best Creative PieceJasmine Yiu for Dear phantom flatmateNominated