Academic Awards 2026 Nominees
Best Contribution
This award is for any academic rep who has tried to build a sense of community in their wider Department/School or Faculty. The winner will have stood out for their special effort in communicating with both their cohort and staff, organised events, and kept both students and staff informed about issues and events.
The Nominees
Aidan Keogh
Faculty of Social SciencesAmy Jerman
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAnubhav Dandapat
Faculty of Social SciencesAnya Lu
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesBecca Heritage
Faculty of MedicineCarys Allan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesDuru Kaya
Faculty of Social SciencesEmily Norman
Faculty of Social SciencesFreya Day
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesGeorgia Watson
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesHusniye Kuyucuogullari
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesKaoutar Markhi
Faculty of MedicineKatie Law
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesKimberly SERDENIA
Faculty of Social SciencesMaya Daniel
Faculty of Social SciencesNatasha Sharman
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesNikola Parushev
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesPham Dang
Faculty of Social SciencesRahab Yachat Kwaja
Faculty of Social SciencesRhodri Thomas
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesSara Abukamar
Faculty of Social SciencesSara Jan
Faculty of MedicineVaughan Johnson
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesBest Consultation
This award is for any academic rep who has achieved to get quality feedback and listen to the student voice. The winner will have stood out for their continuous engagement with their course-mates, been active and innovative in gathering the students’ opinions on their course, and have relayed these objectively in meetings with staff. They will also have stood out for closing the feedback loop by informing students on course developments and outcomes of meetings in a prompt manner.
The Nominees
Abigail Aston
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesAlice Robertson
Faculty of Social SciencesAnubhav Dandapat
Faculty of Social SciencesBianka Toth
Faculty of Social SciencesCarys Allan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesEddy Obathany
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesGeorgia Watson
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesIndigo Nolan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJennifer Tonge
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesLong Lin
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesMaymuna Khalif
Faculty of MedicineNiamh Weldon
Faculty of MedicineNikola Parushev
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesOlivia Chin
Faculty of MedicinePham Thu Thao Dang
Faculty of Social SciencesPinak Bhattacharyya
Faculty of Social SciencesRyan Lee
Faculty of MedicineVaughan Johnson
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesVictoria Spring
Faculty of Social SciencesBest Academic Impact
This award is for any academic rep who has made a special effort in representing their fellow students on course related matters and has made positive change. The winner of this award will have managed to significantly enhance the student experience by changing and improving the quality of the teaching and learning students receive.
The Nominees
Viet Nguyen
Faculty of Social Sciences
Annie Nicolaou
Faculty of Social SciencesAnubhav Dandapat
Faculty of Social SciencesCarys Allan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesFreya Keable
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesHarmesh Jethwa
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJosh Wilcox
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesKaiwalya Pardeshi
Faculty of Social SciencesKavian Javan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesMuhammad Alzetani
Faculty of MedicineOlivia Chin
Faculty of MedicineSally Andersen
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSara Jan
Faculty of MedicineSophie Bidwell
Faculty of MedicineStavri Moustaki
Faculty of Social SciencesTanu .
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesVaughan Johnson
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesViet Nguyen
Faculty of Social SciencesBest Pastoral Support
This award is for any staff member (or team) who has excelled in providing pastoral support to the student body. They will have shown an exceptional commitment to supporting students on a personal level and have gone out of their way to advise and support students going through hardships. They are approachable and supportive, particularly around potentially sensitive issues.
The Nominees
Tanweer Hassan
Faculty of Social Sciences
Adam Lewis
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesAdriana Wilde
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAlice Casey
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAndrew Chipperfield
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAnna Hickman
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesAthina Thoma
Faculty of Social SciencesChipo Simbi
Faculty of Social SciencesClaire Hart
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesElise Gear
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesEmma Brown
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesGeorgios Ntoules
Faculty of Social SciencesHang Do
Faculty of Social SciencesJo Culpin
Faculty of MedicineJoan Mahoney
Faculty of Social SciencesJune Cao
Faculty of Social SciencesKate Parks
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesKevin Newark
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesLakshi Doorgakunt
Faculty of Social SciencesLucy Hoyes
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesMadison Stevens
Faculty of Social SciencesMalgosia Kaczmarek
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesMaria Villares-Varela
Faculty of Social SciencesMatt Perks
Faculty of Social SciencesMonica Beeder
Faculty of Social SciencesPascal Matthias
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesRachele Newman
Faculty of Social SciencesSadie Jones
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesSarah Wright
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSimon Tang
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesSusan Fishlock
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesSylwia Cisek
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesTanweer Hassan
Faculty of Social SciencesTim Cook
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesTim Cooke
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesBest Academic Support
This award is for any academic staff member who has provided outstanding academic support by creating inclusive, accessible, and flexible learning experiences. Examples of this exceptional support may include flexible and innovative teaching methods, high-quality feedback, and proactive adjustments—ensuring all students feel welcome and valued. This category is also open to those who support teaching activities, including Postgraduate Teaching Assistants and demonstrators.
The Nominees
Ahmad Maaitah
Faculty of Social SciencesAiman Alzetani
Faculty of MedicineAnne Mcbride
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesCaroline Childs
Faculty of MedicineCarys Hughes
Faculty of Social SciencesChipo Simbi
Faculty of Social SciencesConstantinos Savva
Faculty of MedicineDavid Cross
Faculty of Social SciencesDavide Lasagna
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesElizabeth Miles
Faculty of MedicineEmily Henry
Faculty of Social SciencesFrancisco José Ciancetta
Faculty of Social SciencesHang Do
Faculty of Social SciencesJanet Kiri
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJasmine Snowden
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJian Shi
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesKathryn Broom
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesKimberly Fernandez
Faculty of Social SciencesKimberly Sng
Faculty of Social SciencesLeonora Onaran
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesMax Stafford
Faculty of Social SciencesNela Nikolic
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesNicholas Kelley
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesNouha Saber
Faculty of Social SciencesOsasere Osayimwen
Faculty of MedicinePaul Leggett and Andrew Westerman
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesRebecca Collins
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesRebecca Li
Faculty of Social SciencesRebecca Limb
Faculty of Social SciencesRenee Behrens
Faculty of MedicineRichard Rafter
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesRocchina Covucci
Faculty of Social SciencesRosalind Willis
Faculty of Social SciencesRose Tempowski
Faculty of Social SciencesRosie Knight
Faculty of Social SciencesSteven Gamble
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesTanweer Hassan
Faculty of Social SciencesTim Henstock
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesYuanming Qiu
Faculty of Social SciencesMost Engaging Lecturer
This ever-popular award recognises the range of high-quality teaching that has been taking place at Southampton. A nominee for this award demonstrates the highest level of enthusiasm and passion for the subject they are teaching, offering intellectually challenging experiences for their students. They can keep you interested while teaching a difficult or complex topic, enthusing their students to have the same passion about the subject area that they have.