Staff Awards
Winners 2025:
Accessible Education Award
Business School: Dr Qazi Ahmed
Shortlisted: Dr Qazi Ahmed, Dr Mingchu Wang, Dr Neslihan Cetinkaya
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Gemma Boden
Shortlisted: Gemma Boden, Deborah Wallace, Dr John Foster
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Dr Irfan Chisti
Shortlisted: Dr Irfan Chisti, Sebastian Blair, Keeran Jamil
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Dr John Morton
Shortlisted: Dr John Morton, Dr Ewomazino Caulker, Professor Andrew King
Dissertation, Research Project and Thesis Supervisor of the Year
Business School: Dr Neela Mühlemann
Shortlisted: Dr Neela Mühlemann, Dr Julia Mundy, Dr Puspa Jireli
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Jack Kennedy
Shortlisted: Jack Kennedy, Dr Agnese Venskus, Dr Celine Brouillard
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Dr Fredrick Mbanaso
Shortlisted: John Foster, Sebastian Blair, Dr Fredrick Mbanaso
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Professor Steven Haines
Shortlisted: Dr Daniel Weston, Dr Fiona Snailham, Professor Steven Haines
Outstanding Academic Tutor Award
Business School: Dr Mingchu Wang
Shortlisted: Siddharth Joshi, Dr Mingchu Wang, Dr Zheyuan Hu
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Dr Robert Morgan
Shortlisted: Dr Robert Morgan, Suzy Hails, Dr Peter Woodward
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Sebastian Blair
Shortlisted: Sebastian Blair, Dr Zahra Sangelaji, Dr Anna Maria Totea
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Dr Radu Cinpoes
Shortlisted: Dr Radu Cinpoes, Dr Emily Critchley, Dr Ewomazino Caulker
Outstanding Feedback Award
Business School: Dr Duy Tan Nguyen
Shortlisted: Dr Duy Tan Nguyen, Raluca Marinciu, Dr Jun Yuan (Julian) Seng
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Dr Marcos Seijo Bujía
Shortlisted: Bonnie Kerr, Dr Fernando Naclerio, Dr Marcos Seijo Bujía
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Najma Taimoor
Shortlisted: Najma Taimoor, Dr John Foster, Dr Fredrick Mbanaso
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Dr Ewomazino Caulker
Shortlisted: Dr Ewomazino Caulker, Professor Paul Vlitos, Dr Lorraine Macmillan
Postgraduate Research Supervisor of the Year
Business School: Dr Zheyuan Hu
Shortlisted: Dr Zheyuan Hu, Dr Qazi Ahmed, Dr Anna Piazza
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Dr John Foster
Shortlisted: Dr Paul Gorczynski, Dr Oindrila Dutta, Dr John Foster
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Dr Irfan Chishti
Shortlisted: Dr Irfan Chishti, Dr Susantha (Jeff) Dissanayake, Dr Ana Castilla
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Professor Olga Martin-Ortega
Shortlisted: Professor Ed Wall, Professor Olga Martin-Ortega, Dr Ewomazino Caulker
School of the Year
Business School: Business, Operations and Strategy
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Health Sciences
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Engineering
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences
Inspirational Teaching Award
Business School: Dr Munazzah Iqbal
Shortlisted: Dr Munazzah Iqbal, Dr Qazi Ahmed, George Tsekouras
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences: Dr Peter Woodward
Shortlisted: Michelle Best, Dr Peter Woodward, Scott Goudie
Faculty of Engineering & Science: Sebastian Blair
Shortlisted: Aliyah Essop, Dr Osman Dufailu, Sebastian Blair
Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Dr Ewomazino Caulker
Shortlisted: Dr Ewomazino Caulker, Jerome Chan, Dr Elaine Williams
Best Supportive Administration Team of the Year
Wellbeing Team
Shortlisted: Library Team, Wellbeing Team, IT Service Desk
Best Supportive Administration Person of the Year
Vikee Chauhan
Shortlisted: Ashley Pinn, Vikee Chauhan, Sera Sutherland
Inclusivity Champion
Dr Kenisha Linton
Shortlisted: Dr Kenisha Linton (Faculty of Business), Dr Melanie Thorley (STAART)
Lab Technician of the Year
Shan Rathnayake
Shortlisted: Dr Sven Kuenzel, Andrei Copaceanu, Joshua Steward, Kelly Cooper, Shan Rathnayake, Alan Longhurst
Faculty Student Advisor of the Year Award
Jennifer Thomas
Shortlisted: Erwin George, Jennifer Thomas, Eumie Osgood, Beverley Woodhams
Unsung Hero of the Year Award
Keeran Jamil
Shortlisted: Keeran Jamil, Punitha Puttyswamy