TUS students crowned winners at the Smart Travel Awards

Students from the Music Technology and Production and Creative Broadcast and Film Production courses based at TUS Moylish campus received awards at the annual Smarter Travel Awards ceremony held recently in Dublin’s Lighthouse Cinema.The Smarter Travel Awards is an initiative that sees students from across Ireland invited to create projects relevant to their course discipline, promoting the use of more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, public transport and carpooling.

Entries are judged by an independent judging panel who are experts in their industry. Academic staff from third-level colleges are encouraged to get involved with the Student Awards by incorporating Smarter Travel into their graded coursework. TUS students took home two awards for their projects ‘Just Dance’ and ‘Batteries Not Included’.

The video production ‘Just Dance’ promotes the benefits of walking, conveying the feeling of happiness and bliss as you help both yourself and the environment. The project, ‘Batteries Not Included’ saw students create a radio advert also promoting walking. Inspired and written in a style like that of teleshopping ads from the nineties, the phrase “Batteries not included” was included as a parody to the classic phrase used in the majority of toy ads.

Muireann de Barra, Joint Programme Leader, Creative Broadcast and Film Production said, “This is a wonderful achievement that allows students to explore their creativity and production skills while creating an awareness around sustainability in a way that speaks directly to their peers.” Read more about this story at TUS Students crowned winners at Smarter Travel Awards 2022 - TUS