Recent sponsors include The Independent (1999-2002),[1] The Daily Mirror (2003-2005)[2] and The Press Association (2006-).
[3] The Awards are launched in May each year, with a closing date at the beginning of July.
Typically students are required to send their best three articles from the past academic year to be critiqued by a panel of senior national journalists.
The winners and runners-up in each category are announced at a London ceremony in November.
The 2006 winners were:[4] Best Newspaper: Winner: Sheffield Steel Press, Sheffield University Runner up: Gair Rhydd, Cardiff University Best Magazine: Winner: The Orbital, Royal Holloway, University of London Runner up: Impact, University of Nottingham Best Website: Winner: Durham 21, Durham University Runner up: Gair Rhydd, Cardiff University Best Small Budget Publication Winner: York Vision, University of York Runner up: Medical Student, University of London Union Best Further Education Publication: Winner: Student Eye, Liverpool Community College Runner up: Scribbles, City of Wolverhampton College Best Student Reporter: Winner: Matt Sandy, The Warwick Boar Runner up: Matthew Kennard, Leeds Student Best Student Feature Writer: Winner: Alistair Plumb, The Warwick Boar Runner up: Kevin Widdop, Leeds Student Best Student Sports Journalist: Winner: David O’Kelly, The Warwick Boar Runner up: Jamie Dear, Cherwell, Oxford University Best Student Critic: Winner: Laura Swinton, Durham 21 Runner up: Laura Battle, The Student (Edinburgh) Best Publication Design: Winner: Smith’s Magazine, Goldsmith’s College, London Runner up: Gair Rhydd (Cardiff University) Diversity Award: Winner: Chris White, Gair Rhydd (Cardiff University) Runner up: Perri Lewis, Gair Rhydd (Cardiff University) Best Student Travel Journalist: Winner: Lucy Beaumont, Pi Magazine (UCL) Runner up: Laura Powell, The Core/ Warwick Boar (University of Warwick) Best Student Photographer: Winner: Ching Sum Yuen, Warwick Boar Runner up: James Robertson, The Student (Edinburgh University) 2006 was the last year of the awards in their original format.