Union Awards Season is upon us! We want to celebrate 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.

As you may remember from our previous awards blog, 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.

Nominations for this award are now open, so what … Read the rest

We know how hard you work and how important it is to all of you that we recognise your achievements. That’s why, last year, we introduced the Course Rep Awards to celebrate the successes of the students who represent your courses and work to improve your education. Whether it’s one of your Course Reps, Academic Presidents or Faculty Officers, if you know someone who deserves recognition for their hard work, this is your chance to reward them.

But it doesn’t stop there. Of course, your courses wouldn’t be what they are without your lecturers and we know how much you … Read the rest

Okay, so this blog post has got nothing to do with the song by Europe. What we mean is that we’ve got a number of important countdowns to make this term, which will end in some truly exciting and unforgettable events, namely the Excellence in Volunteering Awards (EVAs), the Excellence in Teaching Awards (ETAs) and the Course Rep Awards (CRAs). It’s almost the end of another fantastic year at the University of Southampton, you’ve had your chance to nominate the people that you think have really made a difference this year; be that through volunteering, putting in the extra effort … Read the rest

Not blowing our own trumpet, but here at SUSU we have amazing events. So far this year we’ve had a night of Cabaret at The Bridge, Elections Night Live, the Freshers’ Ball alongside old favourites like Karaoke, Quiz & Curry and the Laughter Lounge; BUT we have even more coming up in the next term.

On May 1 we have the Athletic Union Ball. Tickets for the AU’s night of the year sold out in less than 2 hours! And with Charlie Sloth having been announced as the headline act, it’s going to be a night to remember.

We’ve also … Read the rest

We know it’s been a busy few weeks with coursework deadlines and upcoming exams so due to popular demand we’ve decided to extend the nomination deadline for our awards!

Nominations for our ETAs, EVAs and CRAs or in other words, the Excellence in Volunteering Awards, the Excellence in Teaching Awards and the Course Rep Awards will now close on Monday 30 March at 12pm.

You can find out more information and nominations on the awards through the links below:
https://www.susu.org/about/union-awards/2014/eva/
https://www.susu.org/about/union-awards/2014/eta/index.html
https://www.susu.org/about/union-awards/2014/cra/… Read the rest

Awards season will soon be upon us in SUSU, and one of these exciting events is the ETAs, or Excellence in Teach Awards. These awards, set up in 2013, aim to recognise the excellent and innovative teaching done by lecturers across the university

We spoke to last years winner for ‘Best Innovative Teaching’, Mark Telford from the Faculty of Business and Law, about the awards. When asked what he thought of the awards he said: “I was really pleased when I heard that SUSU had set up the Excellence in Teaching Awards, as I think the University really needed it. … Read the rest

Do you know a member of academic staff who you believe deserves special recognition for their exceptional work at the University of Southampton? Well it’s the time of the year to nominate them for an Excellence in Teaching Award. The Awards are a University-wide initiative to celebrate those who go above and beyond the call of duty in their jobs to ensure the institution continues to be one of the best higher education facilities in the UK, and now it’s YOUR turn to get involved.

Speaking about the ETAs, VP Education Sophia D’angelico said: “The Excellence in Teaching Awards are … Read the rest