Yesterday, our Vice-Chancellor Professor Mark E. Smith announced the shortlist for the 2025 VC Awards in an all-staff email.听
We received a record 616 nominations this year, which is testament to the collegial nature of our community, and reflects the pride and respect we have for one another.听 Thank you to all of you who took the time to nominate a colleague or team and in doing so, shone a spotlight on the work of those around you.
Congratulations to all those nominated, and a special well done to everyone who made it through the shortlisting process to become one of our 2025 finalists. You can read the shortlist below.
Congratulate your colleagues
Has one of your colleagues been shortlisted this year?听 Are you a finalist yourself?听 When you share your pride on social media, use this year鈥檚 hashtag #VCAwards2025.
The Awards听听听
- The awards ceremony will be held on Friday 3 October 2025 at the Hilton Southampton, Utilita Bowl, and all finalists have been invited to attend.听
- We鈥檒l share the results with you on SUSSED the following Monday, with a round-up of the evening in the next edition of Staff Matters.
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The finalists
Shortlisted teams and individuals are listed in the table below, and you can visit the for the full list of names.听
| Award category听听 | Name/Team name | Faculty / Professional Service听听 |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement听 | Dr Gary Hickey听 | Faculty of Medicine听 |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement听 | Professor Lucy Green听 | Faculty of Medicine听 |
| Advocacy, Community and Engagement听 | Naomi Irving听 | Development and Alumni Relations听 |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion听听 | Jack Walling听 | Sports and Community Services听 |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion听听 | Parents and Carers Network Co-Chairs Team听 | Communications and Strategy Office听 |
| Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion听听 | Researcher Development Concordat Faculty Champions Network Team听 | Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Humanities听 |
| Inspiring Leadership听听 | Kelly Holder听 | Student Experience & Engagement听 |
| Inspiring Leadership听听 | Professor Maria Hayward听 | Faculty of Arts and Humanities听 |
| Inspiring Leadership听听 | Thomas Simmonds听 | Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise听 |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise听听 | Hatch Team听 | Faculty of Medicine听 |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise听听 | Duncan Hornby听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise听听 | WorldPop Spatial Data Infrastructure Team听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听
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| Making It Happen听听 | China Mission 2025 Organising Team听 | 福利着片 Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Development and Alumni Relations, Communications听 |
| Making It Happen听听 | Hartley Library Collections Development & 福利着片y Project Team听 | Library, Student Admin and Academic Affairs, Strategy Office, iSolutions听 |
| Making It Happen听听 | Dr Ijeoma Ezika听 | iSolutions听 |
| Public Good and Social Mobility听听 | 福利着片 Legal Clinic Team听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Public Good and Social Mobility听听 | Professor Mark Chapman听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Public Good and Social Mobility听听 | University of Sanctuary Team听 | Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Widening Participation & Social Mobility, Faculty of Social Sciences, VC Office, 福利着片 Recruitment, Admissions, Marketing, Research & Innovation Services听 |
| Research Impact听听 | Professor听Christian Bokhove听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Research Impact听听 | Professor听Samuele Cortese听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Research Impact听听 | Dr Sarah Lewthwaite听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Rising Star听听 | Abigail Sudol听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Rising Star听听 | Lewis Huggins听 | Estates and Facilities听 |
| Rising Star听听 | Matthew Coats听 | Faculty of Arts & Humanities听 |
| Student Experience听听 | Be Active Team听 | Student Experience and Engagement听 |
| Student Experience听听 | Sarah Chapman听 | Student Experience and Engagement听 |
| Student Experience听听 | Time for Dementia Team听 | Student Admin and Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine听 |
| Sustainability听听 | Charlie Ellis听 | Faculty of Arts and Humanities听 |
| Sustainability听听 | Dr Renata Konadu听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Sustainability听听 | University Sustainability Ranking Team听 | Research and Innovation Services, Strategy Office, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Teaching听听 | Dr Alex Woodgate-Jones听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Teaching听听 | Dr Augustine Peprah听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Teaching听听 | Dr Hang Do听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Triple Helix听听 | Dr Davide Filingeri听 | Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences听 |
| Triple Helix听听 | Dr Jane Parry听 | Faculty of Social Sciences听 |
| Triple Helix听听 | STUDIO 3015 Team听 | Faculty of Arts and Humanities听 |
听Keep an eye out for features on some of our finalists in the July, August and September editions of Staff Matters. Read more about the Awards on the .听