Belong Photography Competition winners

The winners of the first Belong Photography Competition have been selected.

The competition focuses on community and belonging. Students and staff were asked to capture a moment that signifies their connection to the University.

A panel of creative professionals, artists and students made their selection from 80 entries from University students and staff. An evocative array of images was submitted including themes of relationships, campus activism, celebrations, the environment and community spaces.

Congratulations to all the prize winners, and thanks to everyone who took part. 

Student prize winners 

  • First place: Illaria Lipperi, Social Anthropology (School of Social and Political Science)  
  • Runner-up: Lucrezia Santilli, Social Anthropology (School of Social and Political Science) 

Staff prize winners: 

  • First place: Julji Fischer, HR Talent and Development 
  • Runner-up: Rachel Travers, Edinburgh College of Art 

Online exhibition   

People walk down Middle Meadow Walk carrying Palestinian flags
Student first place prize: Illaria Lipperi
A couple embrace to look at a camera screen on a frosty path surrounded by trees
Student runner-up prize: Lucrezia Santilli
A skateboarder in front of Teviot Row House
Staff first place prize: Julij Fischer
Two people watch the instalation of a model boat against white wooden paneling inside a dark wooden case with glass windows in the doors.
Staff runner-up prize: Rachel Travers
  • Hands hold pencils with 'Including All' engraved on them
  • Hard light shining through a branded Uniersity of Edinburgh bottle creates a shadow with an outline of the logo on a nearby wall
  • Three students hold up Chinese characters on painted in black on red squares of paper
  • The back of the Old College Medical Building in Edinburgh
  • The Northern Lights above Pentland House, Edinburgh
  • The silhouette of birds flying across a sunset skyline
  • The roof of Potterrow's dome at night
  • An elevated look at the city centre taken from a swing ride, high above Edinburgh's Princes Street
  • Bunting hung above an office desk displays the words 'Welcome Back'
  • A miniature snowman in the shape of a bear sits on a stone handrail in Old College Quad
  • Sheep huddled around a feeding trough in a snowy field
  • Two friends sit on fold-our chairs in The Meadows
  • Students gathered in the Meditation and Multi-faith Space in the School of Divinity, Mound Place
  • George Square Gardens in summer shineshine with Appleton Tower in the background
  • A long stone corridor with dark wooden flooring
  • A coffee on a wooden table beside a laptop showing the MyEd homepage

On-campus exhibition 

An on-campus exhibition of images from the competition will be held later in the year. 

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2025
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