Nominations for this year’s all new Academic Awards closed last week and we’re pleased to have received 148 nominations for the staff and students who have made a real difference to your academic experience.

Now it’s time to applaud the past year’s stand out volunteering and sporting achievements, as nominations for our Excellence in Volunteering Awards (EVAs) and the AU Ball are officially now open!

Here’s a reminder of the key dates for your diary and how to nominate:

EVAs – 6^th May 2016

Nominations close 20^th March

Nominate here

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Union Awards Season is approaching so it’s time to start thinking about the people who have had a real impact on you here at university, whether that’s through excellent teaching or academic representation, fantastic sporting achievements or great volunteering successes. Whatever you want to celebrate, our awards have got it covered.

This year, we’ve merged our Course Rep Awards (CRAs) and Excellence in Teaching Awards (ETAs) to form the all new Academic Awards – one unified celebration of the academic achievements across both staff and students.

Our Excellence in Volunteering Awards exist to reward the successes of our societies, volunteer … Read the rest