Marking a decade of celebrating the success and impact of UK alumni in Greece, British Council Greece is honoured to host the Study UK Alumni Awards in partnership with the British Embassy Athens, and with the support of the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and UK Alumni Associations in Greece.
The winners of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2026 in Greece were announced at a prestigious award ceremony on Wednesday 4 February 2026 at the Stelios Foundation Conference Hall in Plaka.
The ceremony was hosted by the British Ambassador HE Matthew Lodge and Director of the British Council in Greece and Cyprus, Anastasia Andritsou.
The winners of the Alumni Awards 2026 are:
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Dr Sophia Xenophontos | University of Oxford |
Business and Innovation Award
| Dr Alexandros Stamatiadis | The University of Sheffield |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Dr Dimitrios Magouliotis | University College London |
Social Action Award
| Melina Sofia Armaganidou | City St George’s, University of London |
Find out more about the winners and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
Award winners have the opportunity to raise their international profile, expand their professional networks and enhance their careers.
The British Council offers a prize of up to £1,500 to the winner of each of the main categories in Greece for a professional development opportunity of their choice.
Finalists
Culture, Creativity and Sport Award
| Dr Amalia Arseni | Birkbeck, University of London and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) |
| Dr Anastasia-Stavroula Valtadorou | The University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Sophia Xenophontos | University of Oxford |
Business and Innovation Award
| Dr Panagiotis Barkas | University of Cambridge |
| Thrasyvoulos Kipourgos | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine |
| Dr Alexandros Stamatiadis | The University of Sheffield |
Science and Sustainability Award
| Marios Dafnomilis | Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine |
| Christos Isaias | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| Dr Dimitrios Magouliotis | University College London |
Social Action Award
| Melina Sofia Armaganidou | City St George’s, University of London |
| Eleftherios Baltzidis | University of Kent |
| Dr Antonios Christou | University of Birmingham |
Find out more about the finalists and judging panel in the ‘Downloads’ section below.
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