Entry and Judging  Criteria   

Competition Categories    

PRME UK has awarded £300 prize funds in support of raising awareness of food waste solutions. The prizes for each category are:

• Top Savoury entry - £100

• Top Sweet entry - £100

• Top Vegan entry - £100 

We encourage you to use genuine leftover food (see the 'Judging Criteria' below), alongside commonly wasted foods (see the 'Further Resources' page). You might also use food apps such as 'Too Good to To Go' or 'Olio' to show how you rescued food. 

To ensure a fair spread across categories,  vegan entries may be allocated within either vegan or sweet/savoury categories 

Judging Criteria

The judging panel (our community experts - as detailed on the 'our partners' page) will select winners that adhere to the entry information terms and conditions and:  

• Originality and palatability of the recipe

• Innovative and genuine use of leftovers/commonly wasted food

• Simplicity and presentation 

Entry Information (updated 21.01.22)

1. Submissions can be made by email to lovestudentleftovers@gmail.com or by Direct Message (ideally via a drive link). We will then post on Instagram with your agreement (see privacy notice below).   

2. You can optionally also post on your Instagram account and tag @lovestudentleftovers (preferably posts, so that you can engage your followers). Remember to also send us the video or photos via email as well (so that we can share it on the @lovestudentleftovers Instagram page). 

3. State the category you are submitting to -  #lovestudentleftoverssweet (for the sweet category) OR #lovestudentleftoverssavoury (for the savoury category) OR #lovestudentleftoversvegan. If you do not include this information, we will allocate your submission to a category. 

4. Ingredients and preparation (recipe)  MUST be provided in writing either in the email or direct message you send.

5. You MUST  provide your student email address and THE NAME OF YOUR UNIVERSITY for verification and the transfer of prize money.  You do this by EMAILING  lovestudentleftovers@gmail.com from your University email address, including if you submit via direct messaging.  In the title of the email, add the Instagram account name you are submitting from.  Any emails received that are not from a university student email account will not be accepted. 

6. The post submission should be in video (maximum 1.5 minutes) OR picture format (maximum 10 photos). Only one format can be entered to the competition, although both formats can be tagged if you wish. 

7. We respect the privacy of all the candidates that take part in the competition, as this is important to us. Your submission can be reposted on our Instagram profile @lovestudentleftovers with your name, university and Instagram profile name. If you don't feel comfortable with these terms, please include that in the email that you send.  Your entry will then be considered in private mode, without sharing it on Instagram unless it is a winning entry in which case we will contact you to arrange how we can share it.  

8. To increase the visibility of your post, you might like to add @oxfordbrookes and your university (if different) .   

9. Winners will be announced on the Instagram channel and at a live broadcast event on 22 February 2023 (see 'Panel Discussion' page to register).  Prizes will be paid via BACS transfer by the PRME Chapter Secretariat. The PRME Administrator will be in touch with prizewinners via University email to ascertain bank details.

The Small Print 

1. This competition adheres to Instagram promotional guidance. It is not endorsed by Instagram. 

2. All submissions must adhere to Instagram policies.

3. Only students from a University in the South East and London are eligible to enter the competition.

4.  Any submissions which do not adhere to the entry information will not be considered.    

5.  Unlimited entries are allowed but only one prize will be awarded per entrant 

6. You can submit a photo series and/or a video but only ONE entry can be selected per prize winner. 

7. In cases of shared entrants, only one prize per entry.  

8. The competition will close at MIDNIGHT (extended!) on 14 February 2023.