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Hat trick for UCLan student at journalism celebration

The University of Central Lancashire swept the board at the annual Student Journalism Awards.

The Preston-based institute took home six of the 11 prizes on offer with Ricki Dewsbury alone picking up a hat trick of gongs.

Other centres left celebrating included Nottingham Trent University and Norton College, in Sheffield.

The annual awards scheme, run by the Press Gazette, was open to journalism students of all ages and on all different types of courses, not just degrees.

The award winners were:

Student Journalist of the Year
Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire

Photographer of the Year
Ian Chapman, Norton College Sheffield

Multimedia Journalist of the Year
Frida Larsson, University of Central Lancashire

Feature Writer of the Year
Gwyn Roberts, Goldsmiths, University of London

Scoop of the Year
Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire

Editor of the Year
Natalie Whelan, Leeds University

News Writer of the Year
Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire

Team of the Year
Homefront, University of Central Lancashire

Interviewer of the Year
Rhoda Buchanan, Sheffield University

Radio Journalist of the Year
Thomas Clarke, University of Central Lancashire

Television Journalist of the Year
David Reed, Nottingham Trent University