Shortlist announced for #prstudent #bestPRblogs

Now, having featured 246 posts from 31 students at seven different universities across the UK, we’re ready to announce who’s been shortlisted as this year’s Best PR student Blogger.

Let’s praise the individuals with the creativity and stamina to have appeared in our weekly rankings most frequently. Here’s our leaderboard (minimum five appearances).

Name	University	Appearances
Niamh Murray	Ulster	27
Emma Rogers	Solent	22
Hannah Chambers	Ulster	21
Abi Kitcher	Solent	15
Teela Clayton	Leeds Beckett	12
Emma Street	Lincoln	10
Rory Drake	Sunderland	9
Charlotte Price	Sunderland	9
Connor Lamb	Sunderland	8
Siobhan McKerr	Ulster	7
Steven Batey	Sunderland	6
Noirin O’Neill	Ulster	6
Cassandra Roos	Solent	5

 

We’re shortlisting Niamh Murray and Emma Rogers. For them, the contest stays alive for another month, though they are under no obligation to continue to post to their blogs. By the end of May, our 2018 and 2019 #bestPRblogs winner Orlagh Shanks will nominate her successor from these two. 

We are commending Hannah Chambers for an outstanding achievement, but she’s not been shortlisted as she chose to focus on projects other than her blog towards the end of the academic year.

When we rank the entries by university one institution – Ulster University – dominates, both on the number of students featured and the number of posts included. (Please note: some universities assess students on their blogs, but our weekly selection is independent and most students compete purely for the honour and for the challenge.)

University	# students featured	# posts included
Ulster	44	115
Solent	6	51
Sunderland	7	38
Leeds Beckett	11	28
Lincoln	1	10
University of the Arts	1	2
Birmingham City	1	1

 

Not shortlisted, but not forgotten

The contest isn’t only about numbers; it’s also about quality. Here’s my pick of exceptional PR student writing from those not shortlisted, ranked according to the table above.

• Hannah Chambers: Is Disney’s ‘Onward’ a Step in the Right Direction for Inclusion or Another Example of Blatant Tokenism?
• Abi Kitcher: Professional Practice… take time for yourself
• Teela Clayton: There’s a brown girl in the ring tra la la la la
• Emma Street: PR moments of the Last Decade 
• Rory Drake: Football, PR and Coronavirus
• Siobhan McKerr: Introducing Orlagh Shanks: An Interview With The UK’s Best PR Blogger 2018 & 2019
• Paulina Solka: Can we ever be united again? – A letter to an old friend #brunited
• Georgia Galway: It’s time to pop your social media bubble
• Babett Kürschner: #Relevant: Thoughts on celebrity culture 

Over to Orlagh Shanks, who will now choose her successor as Best PR Student Blogger 2020.