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Most Inspirational Teaching This category celebrates an engaging and inspirational teacher, who demonstrates great levels of enthusiasm and passion about their area of expertise and creates an inspiring and exciting learning environment for their students. Students will be motivated by this individual’s dedication to involving students in their own learning, their ability to create an exciting learning environment, the use of innovative methods to engage students and by the maximisation of the academic potential of individuals through the dedication, care and inspiration they bring to their teaching.
Most Dedicated Dissertation Project Supervisor *Attention all 3rd and 4th Year Students!* Writing a dissertation or completing your final year project can be a long and often difficult, stressful and even tedious task. Students are assigned a member of academic staff to provide them with advice and support throughout this period and this category is for the supervisors that go above and beyond to encourage students to provide the best dissertation or project possible. If your dissertation/project supervisor is very responsive and proactive when it comes to identifying and addressing your concerns with your project, or they go the extra mile to support you, and offer constructive advice then this award is for them.
Outstanding Personal Tutor Personal Tutors are an important support role in a student’s time at university. Excellent personal tutors maintain regular contact with their tutees and help them to resolve any major problems they face in their journey through university. If your personal tutor makes themselves easily available, maintains regular contact, and goes above and beyond your expectations to support you in your academic progression then nominate them for this award.
Excellence in Supporting Employability and Personal Aspirations Personal Tutors are an important support role in a student’s time at university. Excellent personal tutors maintain regular contact with their tutees and help them to resolve any major problems they face in their journey through university. If your personal tutor makes themselves easily available, maintains regular contact, and goes above and beyond your expectations to support you in your academic progression then nominate them for this award.
Outstanding Support Staff (Individual) Have you been supported by a team or individual throughout your studies that you truly believe you could not have done without? Have you received a dedicated service, which has increased your understanding of processes within the university or a particular subject area required for you to complete an area of your course? If so then this nomination is for recognition of excellent support offered to students – so get nominating!
*Please note there is two categories for this award one for an individual member of staff and one for a team of support staff. We encourage nominations form all areas of the university provision, including but not limited to student services, such as the library, learning development, international office, student gateway and accommodation department and academic support staff.
Outstanding Support Staff (Team) Have you been supported by a team or individual throughout your studies that you truly believe you could not have done without? Have you received a dedicated service, which has increased your understanding of processes within the university or a particular subject area required for you to complete an area of your course? If so then this nomination is for recognition of excellent support offered to students – so get nominating!
*Please note there is two categories for this award one for an individual member of staff and one for a team of support staff. We encourage nominations form all areas of the university provision, including but not limited to student services, such as the library, learning development, international office, student gateway and accommodation department and academic support staff.
Most Useful Feedback Feedback is vital in order for students to improve their understanding and build upon the quality of their work (exams, coursework, presentation or placement). Good feedback is not a simply a percentage or a grade but should be constructive fair and clear in explaining both the strong aspects of a students work also indicating how a student can build upon the work to achieve a better mark in the future. If you have received feedback that is both timely and of high quality, which has helped not only explain your mark but also helped you to achieve a higher mark in subsequent work then why not thank the marker by nominating them for this award.
Course Reps of the Year Awards Will be presented to one course rep from each faculty within the university. The panel for this award will differ from other UPSU Awards, being made up of representatives from each faculty as well as UPSU Staff.

This award will be based on the following Criteria:
• Attending UPSU events, Student Parliament and course rep network meetings
• Engaging with their Faculty through Faculty Board, Programme Committee and other meetings as relevant
• Evidence of progressing/resolving fellow students’ issues within their course
• Interacting with students in their year and other course reps
Parliamentarian of the Year Award Will be presented to a parliamentarian who has shown commitment to student parliament and has:

• Actively engaged with parliament (written motions etc.)

• Interacted with a range of students to carry out their role

• Shown enthusiasm to progress their role and Student Parliament

• Led campaigns based on the views of students and Student Parliament.

 

Nominated Staff / Course Rep / Parliamentarian Details:

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Your Details:

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Please provide 300 words explaining why you think your nominee deserves this award. Use the award criteria to help you. Please be as specific as possible this will strengthen your nomination.
 
Please note that we may use your nomination in future publicity material and awards ceremony

 

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