UA92 celebrated the incredible Class of 24 with our third graduation on Friday 12th July. Our amazing graduates took to the stage at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester – an iconic and unique venue that perfectly reflected the gritty soul and deliberately different roots of UA92.
Celebrating the Class of 24
The ceremony kicked off with an uplifting performance of Natasha Bedingfield’s ‘Unwritten’ by the fabulous String Infusion. After inspiring speeches from UA92’s CEO Sara Prowse and Lancaster University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Andy Schofield, it was time for our Graduates to have their moment on stage and receive their Greatness Unlocked medal from Co-founders Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. 
Gary Neville: How to Unlock Greatness
Gary Neville addressed the new graduates with his words of advice, sharing the 4 things that were instilled in him during his career at Manchester United.
“You have to turn up every single day, that’s the first thing. It sounds simple but turning up when it’s hard is actually a real challenge. The next, you’ve got to give your all every single day. Everything and more. And whatever you’ve got that day, you have to give it. Number 3, you never give in, you never stop, you keep moving. And finally, the most important thing to remember, when you go to bed that night you have to get up the next day and do it all over again.”
Greatness Unlocked Award Winners
UA92’s Head of Disruptive Learning, Aaron Saxton, had the honour of announcing the Class of 24 Prize Award Winners. Congratulations to the following graduates who demonstrated amazing commitment and resilience during their time at UA92:
Chancellor’s Medal (sponsored by Lancaster University):
Bethany Morris
Student of the year (sponsored by McCann):
Joseph Tucker & Huyen Wendy Do
Greatness Unlocked (sponsored by Class of 92):
Maizie Concar
World of Digital Student of the Year (sponsored by Microsoft):
Chidozie Peter Iwuji
World of Media student of the year (sponsored by TalkTalk and PXC):
Lloyd Griffin
World of Sport student of the year (sponsored by Manchester United):
Hannah McManus
World of Business student of the year (sponsored by KPMG and Gateley):
Chloe Mellor
UA92 Global student of the year (sponsored by Navitas):
Abdullah Sadiq Mahmood
Pioneering Final Year Project (sponsored by Cisco):
Niamh Holmes
92 Programme Learning Journal Prize (sponsored by Frankel Topping and Dame Robina Shah):
Jawereya Ahmed
Finally the attention turned to graduates Maizie Concar and Luke Heaton-Robinson, who delivered an emotional speech to their fellow Class of 24 that was reminiscent of their time as UA92 students.
After the ceremony, the graduates and their guests enjoyed live music and refreshments in the Graduation Unlocked After show party.
In the words of Sara Prowse: “Go and be the change-makers, be the problem-solvers, be the compassionate leaders that this world so desperately needs. Never forget the lessons you’ve learnt while you’ve been with us. Make sure you fully embrace your greatness and use it to shape a brighter future. Class of 24 – you smashed it.”
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