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UNION AWARDS

Brighton Students' Union Awards

There are 18 different categories across learning & teaching, society and volunteering and student staff awards.

Find out more about the 2017 Winners here.

Find out more about the 2018 Winners here.

Find out more about the 2019 Winners here.

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Innovative Digital Learning Award

Digital Learning is becoming increasingly relevant and important for the learning experience, both academically and in preparing for the workplace. This award recognises the staff member who has embraced digital technology and used it to really enhance the learning experience for all those in the sessions.

Nominations Open

Oustanding Feedback Award

We only improve through constructive, informative and timely feedback. This award recognises the lecturer who has used the opportunity of assessment feedback to provide a valuable and achievable path for improvement.

Nominations Open

Advancing Equality & Inclusion Award

It is so important to act in a way that constantly emphasizes the value of the diversity of the student body and use it as a resource to strengthen the learning experience.

Nominations Open

Enhancing Employability Award

Employability is not just about a career, but the key skills that will shape your future career. These attributes are fundamental in navigating different opportunities and reflect a broad set of skills that you can use to forge a meaningful path into the professional world.

Nominations Open

Inspirational and Motivational Teaching or Support Award

Teaching and support services are the very foundation of learning and a positive student experience, meant to enable you to be yourself and to inspire you to reach new personal heights.

Nominations Open

Course Leader of the Year Award

Course Leaders are fundamental in pushing boundaries to deliver an exciting, inclusive and innovative teaching experience on the course. They enrich the wider student experience and help offer key opportunities beyond the classroom.

Nominations Open

School of the Year

This will be awarded to the School that has worked closely with the Students’ Union to encourage and develop student engagement, through creating new and innovative ways for students to co-design their experience or by supporting the effective delivery of student representation through the Course Rep system.

Nominations Open

Volunteer of the Year

This award recognises the individual that has gone above and beyond whilst volunteering on Students’ Union projects. Whether they are helping to deliver our welfare projects or working to improve our clubs and societies this student has shown a passion for improving the student community.

Nominations Open

New Society of the Year

This award is to recognise a start-up society who has excelled within their first year through events and/or activities and engaging with Brighton Students' Union, the Accreditation Scheme and the wider University.

Nominations Open

Society of the Year

This award is to recognise a society who has gone above and beyond to create a positive community for their members by running successful events and/or activities and engaging with Brighton Students' Union, the Accreditation Scheme and the wider university.

Nominations Open

Improved Society of the Year

This award is to recognise a society who has made an improvement with the success of the society compared to the previous academic year, through events and/or activities and engaging with Brighton Students' Union, the Accreditation Scheme and the wider university.

Nominations Open

LaTrivia Grant Award

This award is to recognise a Society or grad show collective who has demonstrated the most creative and innovative ways to fundraise for themselves or a nominated charity.

Nominations Open

Society Event of the Year

This award is to recognise a society who has organised an event that shows considerable team effort, innovation, benefit to students and overall success.

Nominations Open

Student Staff Member of the Year (Membership)

This award is to recognise a member of SU student staff who has exceeded the expectations of their role and gone above and beyond. They will have worked hard to deliver excellent service and their efforts will have made a positive impact on their peers and the Students' Union.

Nominations Open

Student Staff Member of the Year (Commercial)

This award is to recognise a member of SU student staff in our commercial outlets who has exceeded the expectations of their role and gone above and beyond. They will have worked hard to deliver excellent service and their efforts will have made a positive impact on their peers and the Students' Union.

Nominations Open

Course Rep of the Year

This award is to celebrate someone who has gone above and beyond in their duties as a Rep. The winner of this award will be highly committed to their role, engage with relevant meetings and maintain contact with their peers, academic staff and the Students’ Union.

Nominations Open

Honorary Membership

Brighton Students’ Union works closely with staff from all over the University and with organisations within the local community on projects aimed to improve the student experience. This is a special category awarded to a non-student from the University or local community, recognizing individuals who have, over a number of years, displayed a passion, drive and commitment to create impactful change that benefits students or has assisted the Union in achieving our goals.

Nominations Open

LaTrivia Grant Award

The LaTrivia Grant Award was introduced in 2017 in memory of the Late LaTrivia Grant. LaTrivia was an incredibly active and dedicated Union volunteer and held leadership roles in societies, was an elected Volunteer Officer, a Course Rep, a Campus Action Team member and also working as a student staff member in our Eastbourne office. This award has been dedicated to a student who has shown great interest in the Union, what we do and the betterment of student’s life at university of Brighton Students’ Union.

Nominations Open