Professional Services Awards

The Professional Services Awards are part of the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards -  a new scheme launched in 2026 for the University’s centenary.

Four winning colleagues will be announced at the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards ceremony to be held in June 2026.

Each winner will receive a prize of £750 (minus tax) and the names of all shortlisted colleagues will be published on the website.

The awards will be run and judged by a committee of Professional Services Working Group members:  

• Joshua Madrid, Chair

• Natasha Kennedy, Secretary

• Suzanne Abraham

• Leanne Ley

• Pete Bryant

• Marianna Spanoyannis
• Jude Brindley

The University's annual Professional Services Awards celebrate the contribution of our colleagues in professional and support roles, and their value in helping the University pursue its guiding principles of Community, Excellence, Sustainability and Engagement.

The awards also promote and celebrate resourceful, responsible and respectful work shown by professional and support staff.

Eligibility

Any member of Professional Services who fulfils the following criteria is eligible:

• employees on permanent or fixed term contracts.
• those with one year's service by the closing date for nominations.
• winners must be employed by the University in the month the award is made.
• volunteers organising the Professional Services Award are not eligible for consideration. 

Nominations

Any employee of the University, from any grade and on permanent or fixed term contracts, can nominate someone. You can nominate more than one person.

The action or actions for which a person is nominated must have occurred in the twelve months preceding the opening date for nominations.

You can nominate someone for more than one category, but an individual can only win in one category each year.

Self-nominations are acceptable, but must be accompanied by a second recommendation from another University employee.

Ready to nominate?

The Professional Services Award nomination form is available from 28 January until 20 March 2026.

Nominate for the Professional Service Awards here

Categories

Colleagues can be nominated in any of these four categories:

• Community
• Excellence
• Sustainability
• Engaged University