Staff Awards finalists announced
Thank you to everyone who made a nomination for the Discovering Excellence Staff Awards, which recognise the amazing contributions of our colleagues.
This year we received a huge number of nominations, 389 in total, more than a hundred up on last year’s total! This reflects the sheer amount of hard work taking place across the University and the judges have had an incredibly tough time narrowing these down to your finalists.
So without further ado, please congratulate this year’s Discovering Excellence Staff Awards finalists.
Research Excellence Award
Professor Emma Bunce: School of Physics and Astronomy
Dr Corinne Fowler: School of Arts
Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga: Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour
Research Team of the Year
Leicester Microbial and Infectious Diseases Network
Van Geest Multi-omics Research Team
Virtual Vauxhall Gardens
Student Recruitment and Retention Award
Dr Sarah Lee: School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Dr Diana Pinto: School of Psychology
Student Recruitment Team: School of Archaeology and Ancient History
Teaching Excellence Award
Dr Richard Craggs: School of Informatics
Professor John Goodwin: School of Media, Communication and Sociology
Dr Dylan Williams: School of Chemistry
Teaching Team of the Year
3D Printed Models Team
Modern Languages Teaching Team
Museum Studies Distance Learning Team (MS Flex)
Student Experience Champion
Amy Clarke: School of Criminology
Dr Paul Jenkins: Director of Music
Dr Mervyn Roy and Dr Simon Vaughan: School of Physics and Astronomy
Exceptional Team Member
Deborah Fish: Student Success Team, SAAS
Louise Taylor: College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities
Dr Judith West: Leicester Medical School
Impact Champion
Phil Horspool: English Language Teaching Unit
Dr Suzie Imber: School of Physics and Astronomy
William Wells: Research and Enterprise Division
People Champion
Dr Maribel Canto-Lopez: Leicester Law School
Tamara Hissett: Career Development Service – Student Development Team
Dr Felicity James: School of Arts
Professional Services Team of the Year
Admissions Team – Medicine, Nursing and Midwifery
Personalised Calendar Services Project Team
School of Business Professional Services Operations Management Team
Inspiring Leader
Professor Sarah Davies: School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
Dr Catherine Morley: School of Arts
Dr Angie Pears: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Equalities Champion
Dr Jackie Sanchez Taylor: School of Media, Communication and Sociology
Dr Sarah Scott: School of Archaeology and Ancient History
Harriet Smailes: Student Welfare Team
The winners will be announced at the Discovering Excellence Awards celebration event, which is to be held on Thursday 14 November 2019.
