Each year ARU publicly celebrates and rewards outstanding contributions made to the achievement of our ambitions.
If you’ve demonstrated a positive attitude and done something which is ambitious, imaginative and/or collaborative, we want to hear all about it.
The Awards apply to all who work here and we positively encourage nominations from individuals and teams whose work might not be as visible as others', but whose contribution is essential to our success.
Successful nominees will receive £2,000 (£4,000 for teams) to reinvest in their faculty or service; a framed certificate and a lapel pin. The presentation of the Awards is to be advised.
Awards in this category seek to celebrate individuals or teams who have contributed to our ambition for ‘an outstanding and inclusive educational experience for our students’.
Nominations are required for the following awards:
Awards in this category seek to celebrate individuals or team who have contributed to our ambition for ‘transformative research and innovation’.
Nominations are required for the following awards:
Awards in this category seek to celebrate contributions which help to create a vibrant university community of students, staff and the wider ARU community; distinctive and people-facing approaches to solving challenges; effective, efficient and sustainable use of resources and being innovative.
Colleagues from all professional services as well as academic staff are eligible to apply for a Vice Chancellor's Award.
The Awards will be interpreted in the broadest sense subject to the VC Award Guidance for each category.
Please read the relevant VC Award Guidance document (below) carefully and then complete the respective application form.
Guidance on applying for the VC Excellent Education Awards
Early Career Excellent Education – Individual application
Sustained Excellence in Education – Individual application
Outstanding Leadership in Education – Individual application
Excellent Collaborative Activities - Team application
Guidance on applying for the VC Outstanding Research and Innovation Awards
Early Career Outstanding Researcher – Individual application
Outstanding Established Researcher – Individual application
Outstanding Doctoral Supervision – Individual application
Outstanding Doctoral Supervision – Team application
Outstanding Research Impact – Individual application
Outstanding Research Impact – Team application
Outstanding Knowledge Exchange Collaboration – Individual application
Outstanding Knowledge Exchange Collaboration – Team Application
Guidance on applying for the VC Outstanding Professional Contributions to ARU Awards
Outstanding Professional Contribution - Individual Application
Outstanding Professional Contributions - Team Application
Please see the guidance for each category of application.
For all categories, the final submission date to:
line managers for their supporting statement is 9 September 2022.
staffawards@aru.ac.uk is 23 September 2022.
Dr Jaki Lilly (Education and Professional Contributions)
Jenny Young (Researcher)