New award to honour memory of Aberdeen law student Emily Drouet

New award to honour memory of Aberdeen law student Emily Drouet

A new award will honour the memory of a University of Aberdeen law student who killed herself after she was assaulted by her boyfriend.

Law student Emily Drouet, 18, died in 2016 after she suffered abuse at the hands of Angus Milligan, who choked and slapped her.

Sponsored by the University of Aberdeen Development Trust and Emily’s parents, Fiona and Germain Drouet, the award will be given out annually from 2021, for five years.

It will recognise a student who has made great efforts to support a friend or fellow student.

There will also be an internship to give a student the chance to help with the work of the student support team.

Finally, the university will also establish a paid student research project, which will allow an undergraduate the chance to complete a summer research placement on gender-based violence and student-related suicide.

Emily’s parents said: “Always exceptionally kind and caring, Emily was a young woman who left a positive and lasting impact on everyone she knew.

They added: “Kindness is the greatest gift you can have; it’s transformative and often underestimated. All Emily would want is for others to always show kindness and compassion to others and seeing that recognised in this award couldn’t be more fitting.”

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