Academic Awards 2025 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.

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Best 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.

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Best 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.

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Best 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.

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Highly Commended

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Best 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.

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Highly Commended

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Most 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.

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Highly Commended

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Rep of the Year

This award celebrates the academic representative that has gone above and beyond to represent their fellow students

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