The Vice-Chancellor's Awards celebrate the work of our staff whose creativity, passion and exceptional skills bring our strategy to life.
Nominations for Vice Chancellor’s Awards can be based on individual or team achievements, with impacts ranging from local to global. This could mean celebrating the day-to-day work of an inspiring or supportive colleague, and equally it could mean highlighting the remarkable, collaborative achievements that distinguish us internationally.
This year's award categories are below. Twelve awards will be presented including new award categories for 2022.
The closing date for nominations is Friday 27 May at 19:00.
- Bringing the Triple Helix to Life (New for 2022)
Exemplifying the Triple Helix, forging connections between education, research, knowledge exchange and enterprise which strengthen each and magnify their collective impact.
- Enabling the University Strategy (New for 2022)
Delivering exceptional professional, technical, and operational support that enables our education, research, knowledge exchange and enterprise to achieve the remarkable.
- Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Helping create an inclusive University community where everyone feels they belong.
- Inspiring Leadership (New for 2022)
Demonstrating personal or professional leadership that enables and empowers others to thrive, living our values and providing an example for others to follow.
- Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
Delivering knowledge exchange and enterprise activities that result in positive societal, economic, and environmental impact.
- One Southampton (New for 2022)
Helping make our university a great place to study and work, creating a supportive culture, governance, and infrastructure.
- Public Good
Making exceptional connections, partnerships and collaborations that transform lives and embody the University as a civic partner.
- Research Impact
Delivering impactful research that tackles the world’s most complex problems and grows our global reputation.
- Rising Star (Previously Early Career)
Celebrating the next generation of highly skilled staff whose ideas and innovations position us for future success.
- Student Experience
Delivering a transformative student experience and support programmes that enable our students to thrive.
- Sustainability (New for 2022)
Creating a cleaner, greener, and healthier University, where sustainability is part of everything we do.
- Teaching
Delivering high quality, innovative teaching, and assessment, informed by our research, knowledge exchange and enterprise.
Watch some of our previous nominees explain what being nominated meant to them.
Nomination hints and tips
Read the results of previous Vice-Chancellor's Awards, as well as previous shortlisted nominees.