Celebrating the incredible work of College of Science and Engineering staff at our very first Staff Awards. The Celebration Event was held at The Nucleus Building, on 5 December 2024. Congratulations to all of our winners listed below! You might have noticed that our winners list is very similar to our shortlist. We were overwhelmed by the quality of the nominations submitted and, so we took the opportunity to share the spotlight with as many people as possible by awarding all of our shortlisted colleagues with a prize. Congratulations also to the many more nominees who will now have received their nomination text by email.We also decided to celebrate colleagues who had recently reached ten years’ service at the Celebration Event, congratulations to you all on reaching this important milestone with the University. Our winning staff and teams Name School/unit Category Simone Dimartino Engineering Student Experience Mark Partington Engineering Student Experience Kirsty Farmer Student Wellbeing Service Student Experience Lisa Guenther College Office Research Culture Jane Hillston Informatics Research Culture Jill Douglas Mathematics Research Culture Student Support Team Chemistry Team of the Year BioDocSoc Biological Sciences Staff Experience Gill Maddy Physics and Astronomy Staff Experience Tessa Rundell College Office Staff Experience Sebastien Georges College Office Staff Experience Bruce Worton Mathematics Staff Experience Michael Capeness Biological Sciences Sustainability Abby Cabrelli Biological Sciences Inclusion Charlotte Desvages Mathematics Inclusion Al Spratt College Office Inclusion Read excerpts from winning nominations and see photos for our winners Photo gallery A selection of photos taken at the event. Celebration Event video Short video of the College of Science and Engineering Staff Awards 5 December 2024. Award categories Student experience This award celebrates an individual or team who has made a difference to the student experience at any stage of the application or study lifecycle. It celebrates those who provide support for applicants or students that have made a meaningful impact on the student experience. Nomination criteria: Provides consistently excellent support to students or applicants, such as easing application processes, welcoming students, teaching, careers, accommodation, or campus life Champions student welfare and wellbeing Improves opportunities for students (such as careers, travel, volunteering, social, or funding) Improves student spaces or accommodation Makes the College a fun place to study and live Values, champions and includes student voices in decision making Staff experience This award celebrates an individual or a team who has positively impacted the staff experience and helps to make the College a better place to work. It celebrates staff whose daily actions or initiatives strive to benefit the staff experience, such as creating better working practices or improved staff wellbeing. Nomination criteria: Describe an initiative or everyday actions that improve staff wellbeing or better working practice. What difference have they made?Examples: recognises staff contribution and makes people feel valued addresses challenges in staff working practices, such as spaces or resources leads an activity, event or programme that enhances staff wellbeing makes the College a better place to work improves our facilities (e.g. sports/physical space/catering) fosters a sense of College community makes the campus more fun for staff improves ways of working across a unit or the College Inclusion This award celebrates an individual or team who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to inclusion. The award recognises those who foster a sense of belonging by creating a community where everyone feels valued and respected. Nomination criteria: What has this person or team done to make people more included? What difference have they made? Examples: fosters an inclusive environment, ensuring that all voices are heard and valuedcreates a sense of belonging for all members of our community makes the workplace more accessible to individuals with disabilities, ensuring equal opportunities for all promotes equality and celebrate diversity, including gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background Team of the year This award celebrates a team or group of people in the College who work together in a supportive and inspiring way to reach their goals. The award recognises a team who embodies good team values in order to succeed. Nomination criteria: How does this team embody good team values to achieve success? What difference have they made? Examples: Shows appreciation for each other and values each member of the team Works with positivity and enthusiasm Collaborates well within the team and with other groups Achieves and celebrates success Inspires others and shares best practice Research culture This award celebrates an individual or group of people whose initiatives or behaviours seek to improve research culture and champion best practice, in line with the Research Cultures Action Plan. Nomination criteria: Explain how this person or team demonstrate outstanding research culture. What difference have they made? Examples: Works to improve career pathway and progression Provides targeted support for early career researchers Promotes responsible research practice Shows commitment to openness Shows exemplary ethical practice Builds communication and engagement with others into their research Champions and demonstrates excellent research governance and data practices Sustainability This award celebrates an individual or group of people whose initiatives or behaviours aim to improve sustainability across College teaching, research, operations and on campus. Nomination criteria: What has this person or team done to make our College more sustainable? What difference have they made? Examples: Works to reduce waste or carbon footprint of College activities Drives forward sustainable approaches to work Improves or promotes sustainable travel Improves understanding of sustainability with students and staff Champions the benefits of sustainable approaches and encourages others to act or work more sustainably FAQs Please go to our FAQs if you have any questions about the Staff Awards and Celebration Event. FAQs - Staff Awards and Celebration Event This article was published on 2024-08-28
