The annual Department of Sport and Exercise Science (DSES) Honours List Awards took place at SETU’s Cork Road Campus on 17 November 2025.
The event celebrated the academic excellence of students of the Sport and Exercise Science programmes based on SETU’s Waterford campuses.
This year, 65 students were recognised for their achievements. Each student was presented with a certificate of achievement by Professor Michael Harrison, Head of the Department of Sport and Exercise Science.
Ten years
This event marked the tenth anniversary of the DSES Honours List, which was started in 2015 to acknowledge and award excellent academic achievement from students from first to final year of their studies. Students were recognised across the department's six undergraduate degree courses: Recreation & Sport Management, Sport & Exercise Science, Sports Coaching & Performance, Public Health & Health Promotion, Health & Exercise Science, and Nutrition & Exercise Science.
Alumni experience
Closing the event, SETU graduate Ellen Lavery spoke to the attendees regarding her experience as a student who balanced playing Camogie for County Armagh and her studies.
Ellen discussed how she benefited from the help of staff in the department, which allowed her to follow a path into her current studies – a Master’s by Research at SETU.
Awardees
The names of the 64 students on the Honours List for 2024-2025 are available below:
