Winners of the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards were announced on Friday 13 October, at a special evening designed to celebrate exceptional contributions made to our University.
The nomination citations from the event ceremony can be found here.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards are your opportunity to shine the spotlight on a team or individual whose passion, creativity, unique skill set and approach enhance the University’s reputation by bringing our simply better strategy to life on a daily basis.
The 2017 shortlisted nominees can be found here.
To watch the President and Vice-Chancellor's videos about the new Vice-Chancellor's Awards please click the following links:
An employee or a team who has made exceptional contributions toward the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the University, including enhancing productivity, increasing revenue, managing costs and streamlining governance.
An employee who demonstrates a balanced commitment to education and research, pursuing cutting edge research and ensuring that this is translated into new and engaging educational outputs.
An employee with more than 20 years of unparalleled service to the University who, throughout their career, has made exceptional contributions to the success of their department and the University, who has earned the respect of their peers, and whose efforts have defined what it means to be part of the community.
An employee with up to five years’ service, who has exceeded the expectations of their position and demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the University.
An employee or team who has contributed to enhancing opportunities for people from diverse groups and created a more inclusive culture in their faculty, department and the wider University.
An employee or a team whose efforts have made a significant contribution to our international impact. This includes, but is not restricted to, the fields of research, education, the student experience, policy or alumni relations.
An employee or a team who serves as a role model and mentor to their colleagues, helping them to improve their skills, adopt new positions and responsibilities, or learn new processes so that they can achieve success in their career.
An employee or a team who has delivered impactful research, generating knowledge and technologies that have real economic and social benefit for the world. This award includes, but is not limited to, those conducting research and providing other forms of research support.
An employee or a team whose efforts have helped our students to succeed and become confident thinkers who realise their full potential, delivering an exemplary student experience, promoting and supporting a culture of diversity and collegiality on our campuses.
An employee or a team who provides support and service to the University and thereby enhances the overall quality of life for all members of our community.
An employee or a team who demonstrates that ‘teaching’ is helping us to achieve the ambitions set out in our University strategy, which may include: improving the quality of our education; building a reputation for delivering excellence and an exemplary student experience; contributing to the improvement of league table rankings and our reputation; developing education with discovery at its heart; developing graduates who are confident global citizens, equipped to make a positive contribution to the world.
Teaching Awards are combined with Vice-Chancellor's Awards with effect from 2017.
Faculties will continue to recognise our most exceptional educators. The winners of these faculty-based Teaching Awards will create the shortlist for a single, ‘best of the best’ VC Teaching Award.
Teaching Awards - Guidance for Faculties
Teaching Awards - Guidance for Individuals
Teaching Awards - Guidance for Students
Teaching Awards - Nomination Form
Previous Teaching Awards Winners can be found here.