Yesterday, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith announced the shortlist for the 2025 VC Awards in an all-staff email.?
We received a record 616 nominations this year, which is testament to the collegial nature of our community, and reflects the pride and respect we have for one another.? Thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate a colleague or team and in doing so, shone a spotlight on the work of those around you.
Congratulations to all those nominated, and a special well done to everyone who made it through the shortlisting process to become one of our 2025 finalists. You can read the shortlist below.
Congratulate your colleagues
Has one of your colleagues been shortlisted this year?? Are you a finalist yourself?? When you share your pride on social media, use this year’s hashtag #VCAwards2025.
The Awards???
- The awards ceremony will be held on Friday 3 October 2025 at the Hilton BOB体育登录网址_欧宝体育官网平台-APP|下载, Utilita Bowl, and all finalists have been invited to attend.?
- We’ll share the results with you on SUSSED the following Monday, with a round-up of the evening in the next edition of Staff Matters.
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The finalists
Shortlisted teams and individuals are listed in the table below, and you can visit the VC Awards SharePoint site for the full list of names.?
| Award category?? | Name/Team name | Faculty / Professional Service?? |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement? | Dr Gary Hickey? | Faculty of Medicine? |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement? | Professor Lucy Green? | Faculty of Medicine? |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement? | Naomi Irving? | Development and Alumni Relations? |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion?? | Jack Walling? | Sports and Community Services? |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion?? | Parents and Carers Network Co-Chairs Team? | Communications and Strategy Office? |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion?? | Researcher Development Concordat Faculty Champions Network Team? | Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities? |
| Inspiring Leadership?? | Kelly Holder? | Student Experience & Engagement? |
| Inspiring Leadership?? | Professor Maria Hayward? | Faculty of Arts and Humanities? |
| Inspiring Leadership?? | Thomas Simmonds? | Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise? |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise?? | Hatch Team? | Faculty of Medicine? |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise?? | Duncan Hornby? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise?? | WorldPop Spatial Data Infrastructure Team? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences?
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| Making It Happen?? | China Mission 2025 Organising Team? | Global Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Development and Alumni Relations, Communications? |
| Making It Happen?? | Hartley Library Collections Development & Discovery Project Team? | Library, Student Admin and Academic Affairs, Strategy Office, iSolutions? |
| Making It Happen?? | Dr Ijeoma Ezika? | iSolutions? |
| Public Good and Social Mobility?? | Global Legal Clinic Team? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Public Good and Social Mobility?? | Professor Mark Chapman? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Public Good and Social Mobility?? | University of Sanctuary Team? | Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Widening Participation & Social Mobility, Faculty of Social Sciences, VC Office, Global Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing, Research & Innovation Services? |
| Research Impact?? | Professor?Christian Bokhove? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Research Impact?? | Professor?Samuele Cortese? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Research Impact?? | Dr Sarah Lewthwaite? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Rising Star?? | Abigail Sudol? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Rising Star?? | Lewis Huggins? | Estates and Facilities? |
| Rising Star?? | Matthew Coats? | Faculty of Arts & Humanities? |
| Student Experience?? | Be Active Team? | Student Experience and Engagement? |
| Student Experience?? | Sarah Chapman? | Student Experience and Engagement? |
| Student Experience?? | Time for Dementia Team? | Student Admin and Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine? |
| Sustainability?? | Charlie Ellis? | Faculty of Arts and Humanities? |
| Sustainability?? | Dr Renata Konadu? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Sustainability?? | University Sustainability Ranking Team? | Research and Innovation Services, Strategy Office, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Teaching?? | Dr Alex Woodgate-Jones? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Teaching?? | Dr Augustine Peprah? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Teaching?? | Dr Hang Do? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Triple Helix?? | Dr Davide Filingeri? | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences? |
| Triple Helix?? | Dr Jane Parry? | Faculty of Social Sciences? |
| Triple Helix?? | STUDIO 3015 Team? | Faculty of Arts and Humanities? |
?Keep an eye out for features on some of our finalists in the July, August and September editions of Staff Matters. Read more about the Awards on the VC Awards SharePoint site.?