We celebrate our Annual Students’ Union Awards for the twelfth year running on Thursday 18th May!
This is a chance for students to show recognition and celebrate the achievements of fellow students as well
as University academic and non-academic staff who have helped make your University life better.
Check out the shortlists for each category here
Check out the categories and criteria below...
Nominations closed on 30th April 2023
SU Awards 2023 - Categories and Criteria
Course Rep of the Year
- Makes a positive change to the student experience on their course.
- Is easy to approach and attentive to peers’ needs and comments.
- Gives thorough updates on the outcome of actions to students on their course.
- Encourages students to come forward with any course-related feedback.
- Is passionate about their role and wants the best experience for students on the course.
School Rep of the Year
- Makes a positive change to the student experience within their School.
- Represents the views of the student population effectively.
- Supports the course reps and keeps them informed of progress closing the feedback loop.
- Continuously shows commitment to improving the student experience.
- Engages regularly with SU and University Committees/Meetings.
- Regularly maintains contact with course reps.
Lecturer of the Year
- Provides students with information about how they can locate up to date resources to aid with their academic development.
- Uses innovative methods of teaching that involve more than just the use of PowerPoints, whilst delivering entertaining and interesting lectures using progressive teaching methods.
- The use of their own research and/or valuable experiences to enhance students' learning.
- Motivates and inspires students to reach their potential.
- Enthusiastic and passionate about the subject being taught to make learning fun.
- Easy to approach regarding course related issues no matter how big.
- Provides clear, well-structured and timely feedback that is easy to understand.
Dissertation Supervisor of the Year
- Continues to aid students' professional development.
- Encourages and supports students through extra curricula activities.
- Remains professional but cares about the well-being of students.
- Supports all students ensuring all University and placement work is up to date.
- Has a deep knowledge of the sector and gives practical career-specific advice.
- Good problem solver.
- Easily contactable and accessible.
Dr Nicholas Musgrove Award for Academic Support Staff
- Efficient with providing feedback on topic ideas and drafts of chapters.
- Responds to emails in a timely fashion.
- Helps you to formulate ideas about the content of your project.
- Offers guidance with the structure of your work and directs you towards useful resources.
- Offers support and advice to develop your skills as an independent researcher.
- Instils confidence in your abilities as a researcher.
- Helps you to think critically about your work.
- Show enthusiasm for your research.
Student Staff Member of the Year
- Goes above and beyond in their role and excels in their service to students at Wolverhampton
- Think on their feet adapting quickly and having the ability to prioritise tasks
- Self-motivated/get the job done
- Display team building qualities, helping other employees in the wider organisation
- Hard working
- Enthusiastic about their role
- Can do attitude
Pastoral Care Award
- Offers pastoral, personal and academic support e.g. encouraging students to improve grades and achieve their full potential
- Always easy to approach and easy to contact
- Signposts students to appropriate departments/agencies and contacts students to find out if the issue has been sorted
- Proactive and understanding to the diversity and ever-changing needs of individual students
- Raises awareness of internal opportunities available to students to help develop transferable employability skills
- Encourages students to take part in extra curricula activities and work placements
- Builds strong personal relationships with students
- Regularly catches up with students throughout the academic year to see how they are progressing
Teaching Excellence Award
- Consistently produces outstanding teaching and learning experiences
- Fully embraces the latest technology and teaching methods to make their lectures immersive and interesting
- Inventive and progressive in their style of teaching to enhance learning and teaching
- Continually use their skill, flair and imagination to create an inspirational teaching experience.
Championing Diversity at University Staff Award
- Is a pioneer in instigating positive conversations for equality and diversity across the University
- Encourages a greater understanding of minority communities
- Nurtures an environment of safety and acceptance
Society of the Year
- Have gone out of their way to organise events for members
- Have listened to feedback given by members and acted upon it accordingly
- The society has maintained regular communication with members
- Events were organised and executed to a high standard
- Events were enjoyable and if given the opportunity you would go again
Society Event of the Year
- This celebrates a particular student-led event that has been creative, inspiring and successful while enhancing the student experience.
- The event was promoted well, providing students with enough information
- Students were made aware of the event in a timely fashion
- The event was organised and executed to a high standard
- The event was enjoyable and if given the opportunity you would go again
Esther Opemipo Shonibare Award for Championing Diversity at the University
- Is a pioneer in instigating positive conversations for equality and diversity across the University
- Encourages a greater understanding of minority communities
- Nurtures an environment of safety and acceptance
Placement Provider of the Year
- Consistently offers excellent learning opportunities to students
- Reflect our university commitment to nurture an inclusive and wellbeing conscious environment in which students can flourish and grow their capabilities
- Make students feel welcome, a part of the team and enhance their sense of belonging and emerging professional/occupational identities
- Work with students as active partners to enhance the learning experiences within their context, always striving to improve what they offer
Outstanding Contributition to the Student Placement Experience
- Strives to get to know students as individuals, so that they can tailor their learning to their needs
- Will go the extra mile to ensure students take every opportunity they can from the placement experience
- Offers timely, compassionate, and constructive feedback to students
- Motivates and inspires students to reach their potential by using their own expertise to add valuable experiences, to enhance students' learning.
- Are easy to approach if a student is experiencing any difficulties, offering a safe space to discuss individual needs.
The Ayokunle Falana Award for Leadership at the SU
- Brings people together
- Motivates and inspires others to aim high and achieve (academically and non-academically)
- Demonstrates exemplar behaviour and leads by example
- Nurtures talent
- Is courageous and stands up for others
Research Excellence Award
- Is a current Postgraduate Research student at Wolverhampton
- Supports the development of a vibrant research community
- Through supporting others, contributes to PGR Students’ sense of belonging
- Positively promotes the University externally