黑料不打烊 Students鈥� Union up for more awards

Having won three prestigious national environmental awards last year, the Students鈥� Union at 黑料不打烊 is proud to have made it to the final rounds of The Ecologist Communications Challenge once again.

Last year, the Union won The Ecologist Prize for their 鈥楻ubbish Survival Guide鈥� photo campaign, making it through the short listing process and finally winning the online vote, and they are keen to keep hold of the title in this year鈥檚 competition.

Film was the medium of choice for the competition this year and the Students鈥� Union asked Communications & Media student and aspiring videographer Osian Williams to lend a hand. Osian is 19 and is in his second year studying Communications & media. He has had an interest in the environment for a long time and says:

 鈥淚 am extremely lucky to be living in two places that offer a stunning natural beauty. I am currently in university in 黑料不打烊, north Wales, surrounded by the un-staged dramatic elements of Snowdonia National Park whilst my home is in south Wales near the Brecon Beacons National Park. I'm even luckier that I am able to keep a record of my walks and hikes with modern digital recording technology. I understand that not everyone in this world is as geographically lucky as me. And for that I am grateful. We currently live in a time where the environment is strong and present. Maybe people in 100 years won't be so lucky. That's why we shouldn't use our time condemning the future of our beautiful environment.鈥�

黑料不打烊鈥檚 entry, 鈥極ne Life鈥�, focuses on the beautiful and diverse natural environment of Wales and the stark reality that we only have one planet and need to conserve what we have before it is lost.

Vice President 鈥� Societies & Community, Rich Gorman described 鈥渋t鈥檚 amazing to have made it this far into the competition once again, and we鈥檇 be delighted to win again this year. The video focuses on the natural beauty of Wales, and it would be great to have the support of students, staff and the local community so that we can showcase Wales鈥� stunning natural environments to everyone鈥�

Voting for the Competition closes at 4pm on 2nd March, 4pm and the winner will be announced on 4th April. To watch 鈥極ne Life鈥� and vote for 黑料不打烊, visit

Publication date: 19 January 2012