This award recognises an individual who is not just excellent at their job, but always goes the extra mile, taking pride in what they do and making a positive difference.

Whether that’s working to get things done in exceptional circumstances or making a positive impact on the lives of colleagues or students through their work or the support they provide to others.

Prize

£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual.

Core Value

This award relates to our EXCELLENCE Value

Entry Criteria

Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022.

The Judging Panel will be looking for details of how this individual has gone the extra mile and the impact they have made.

This category celebrates an individual, team or initiative that has made a significant positive impact on communities here in Northern Ireland or further afield.

This could be anything from volunteering and community engagement to education and research activity, including contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This award is open to individuals and teams.

Core Value

This award relates to our CONNECTIVITY Value

Prize

£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual. If the award is won by a team, £1,000 is available to each member. The prize money is capped at £5,000.

Entry Criteria

Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022.

Please provide details of the project/activity, clearly outlining the demonstrable positive impact it has made on communities.

Please note, teams should comprise of no more than 20 members.

If you have collaborated with partners outside Queen's for a particular project, they can be included in the nomination, however, only Queen's staff members can be named as winners and awarded prize money.

This award recognises a person or team who looks for innovative and creative solutions when facing challenges and thinks about things differently to deliver the best outcomes.

Whether it’s adapting an approach to how things are done or coming up with a completely new idea, the winner of this category will take an innovative approach to finding solutions and making improvements. 

This category is open to individuals and teams. 

Core Value

This award relates to our AMBITION Value

Prize

£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual. If the award is won by a team, £1,000 is available to each member. The prize money is capped at £5,000.

Entry Criteria

Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022.

The Judging Panel will be looking for details of the innovation or improvement, how it was developed and the proven difference it has made.

This award is open to individuals or teams. Please note,  teams should comprise of no more than 20 members. 

If you have collaborated with partners outside Queen's for a particular project, they can be included in the nomination, however, only Queen's staff members can be named as winners and awarded prize money.

Focusing on collaboration and partnership working, this award celebrates a team who have made a significant and positive impact.

This could be an established work team carrying out day-to-day tasks or individuals who have come together to deliver a specific project. 

Please note, teams should comprise of no more than 20 members. 

Core Value

This award relates to our CONNECTIVITY Value

Prize

£1,000 is available to each member of the team. The prize money is capped at £5,000. 

Entry Criteria

Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022.

The Judging Panel will be looking for details of the team members, how they worked together and what positive and demonstrable impact they have made.

If you have collaborated with partners outside Queen's for a particular project, they can be included in the nomination, however, please note that only Queen's staff members can be named as winners and awarded prize money.

This award recognises an individual who has demonstrated effective leadership during the academic year.

This is not necessarily someone in a leadership position, but anyone who has demonstrated leadership, whether that be taking the lead in a specific project or initiative or by responding to change. As a true leader, this individual will set the tone for how things are done, both in their approach to work and in how they treat others, and will display the associated positive behaviours from our Leadership & Management Framework:

• Self-Leadership
• Collaborative Leadership
• Managing
• Providing Direction
• Vision Leadership

Core Value

This award relates to our INTEGRITY and RESPECT Values

Prize

£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual.

Entry Criteria

Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022.

The Judging Panel will be looking for details of how the nominee has demonstrated leadership behaviour, the difference they have made and how they inspired and motivated others.

This award pays tribute to a member of staff who has made a sustained and outstanding contribution to the University community for 15 years or more.

The award winner will consistently work to a high standard and act as a positive role model. This category is open to individual nominees only.

Core Value

This award relates to all our five Core Values: INTEGRITY, CONNECTIVITY, AMBITION, RESPECT and EXCELLENCE.

Prize

£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual.

Entry Criteria

The Judging Panel will be looking for details of the significant and sustained contribution the individual has made to the University community and the positive impact they have made.

Nominees should have 15 years' service or more.