Academic Awards 2025 Nominees
Best Contribution
This award is for any academic rep who has tried to build a sense of community in their wider Department/School or Faculty. The winner will have stood out for their special effort in communicating with both their cohort and staff, organised events, and kept both students and staff informed about issues and events.
The Nominees
Aarushi Chawla
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAshna Hota
Faculty of Social SciencesAshna Kondkari
Faculty of Social SciencesAudrey O'Brien
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesChaitanya Badhwar
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesDave Gunawan
Faculty of Social SciencesHabiba Afifi
Faculty of MedicineHarman Jabbal
Faculty of MedicineImogen Norman
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesIndigo Nolan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesIndigo Wolf-Garraway
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJack Carter
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJiayi Xu
Faculty of Social SciencesKate Burrans
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesMaha Althiyabi
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesNikola Parushev
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesOlivia Gregory
Faculty of Social SciencesOlivia Griffiths
Faculty of Social SciencesOluwakemisola Adaraloye
Faculty of Social SciencesRobert Luke
Faculty of Social SciencesShitong Feng
Faculty of Social SciencesXinyang Han
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesBest Consultation
This award is for any academic rep who has achieved to get quality feedback and listen to the student voice. The winner will have stood out for their continuous engagement with their course-mates, been active and innovative in gathering the students’ opinions on their course, and have relayed these objectively in meetings with staff. They will also have stood out for closing the feedback loop by informing students on course developments and outcomes of meetings in a prompt manner.
The Nominees
Aarushi Chawla
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAlex Robinson
Faculty of MedicineAnusha Agarwal
Faculty of Social SciencesCalum Simpson
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesChloe Sharman-Moss
Faculty of Social SciencesDongin Kim
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesEmily Target
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesHabiba Afifi
Faculty of MedicineHarman Jabbal
Faculty of MedicineImogen Norman
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesIndigo Nolan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesIsaac Day
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesIsabelle Casey
Faculty of Social SciencesJiacen Ao
Faculty of Social SciencesJialuyu Liu
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesKatie Tozer
Faculty of Social SciencesMax Howse
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesSamuel Hart
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesShitong Feng
Faculty of Social SciencesWilson Wijaya
Faculty of Social SciencesBest Academic Impact
This award is for any academic rep who has made a special effort in representing their fellow students on course related matters and has made positive change. The winner of this award will have managed to significantly enhance the student experience by changing and improving the quality of the teaching and learning students receive.
The Nominees
Aditya Prakash
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAnna Becker
Faculty of MedicineAnna Nda Ackah
Faculty of Social SciencesAshna Kondkari
Faculty of Social SciencesAudrey O'Brien
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesBazilah Md Jaafar
Faculty of Social SciencesChloe Sharman-Moss
Faculty of Social SciencesFlorence Priestley
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesHenrietta Price-Bailey
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesImogen Norman
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesIndigo Nolan
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesIndigo Wadsworth
Faculty of Social SciencesIndigo Wolf-Garraway
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesKatya Holmes-Huxley
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesKiera Beerstecher
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesLeah Govender
Faculty of Social SciencesOlivia Griffiths
Faculty of Social SciencesSaanvi Dommata
Faculty of Social SciencesSam Kitson
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesSara Jan
Faculty of MedicineTia Gatward
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesBest Pastoral Support
This award is for any staff member (or team) who has excelled in providing pastoral support to the student body. They will have shown an exceptional commitment to supporting students on a personal level and have gone out of their way to advise and support students going through hardships. They are approachable and supportive, particularly around potentially sensitive issues.
The Nominees
Adriana Wilde
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAndrea Maria Pelliconi
Faculty of Social SciencesAndrew Cundy
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesAnna Blociszewska-Kwiek
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAnna Collar
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAvi Boukli
Faculty of Social SciencesBecki Dey
Faculty of Social SciencesBeth Carroll
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesChristopher Allen
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesClaire Hart
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesDina Lupin
Faculty of Social SciencesEmma Tompkins
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesFei Wang
Faculty of Social SciencesGiulia Felappi
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesGraham Baxendale
Faculty of Social SciencesIan Jackson
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesIvan Ling
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJackie Campbell
Faculty of Social SciencesJames Dillon
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJasmine Snowden
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJim Weller
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJulia Boon
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesKay Townsend
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesKayleigh Hughes
Faculty of Social SciencesKimberly Sng
Faculty of Social SciencesLex Kraaijeveld
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesLinda Turner
Faculty of MedicineLizzie Reed
Faculty of Social SciencesMark Ashley
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesMegan Bonner-Janes
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesMike Bintley
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesNicholas Kelley
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesPatricia Romero De Mills
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesRocchina Covucci
Faculty of Social SciencesRochelle Clark
Faculty of Social SciencesRose Tempowski
Faculty of Social SciencesSandra Wilks
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSean Symon
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesStephanie Barker
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSusan Smith
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesBest Academic Support
This award is for any academic staff member who has provided outstanding academic support by creating inclusive, accessible, and flexible learning experiences. Examples of this exceptional support may include flexible and innovative teaching methods, high-quality feedback, and proactive adjustments—ensuring all students feel welcome and valued. This category is also open to those who support teaching activities, including Postgraduate Teaching Assistants and demonstrators.
The Nominees
Adriana Patino
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAlberto Naveira Garabato
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesAmanda Lawes
Faculty of Social SciencesAmgad Sbayeh
Faculty of MedicineAmy Williamson
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAndrew Hamilton
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAndrew Stainton
Faculty of Social SciencesAndy Keane
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesAtafa Tajik
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesAthina Vlachantoni
Faculty of Social SciencesBecki Nash
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesBehrad Koohy
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesBehzad Hezarkhani
Faculty of Social SciencesBruce Mcmanus
Faculty of MedicineCarmen Lopez Lamelas
Faculty of Social SciencesChris Franks
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesChristoph Heuser
Faculty of Social SciencesClaire Hart
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesClaire Price
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesClive Trueman
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesDalia Tsimpida
Faculty of Social SciencesDean Taylor
Faculty of Social SciencesDeclan Proctor
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesDianna Smith
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesDina Lupin
Faculty of Social SciencesEmer Kelly
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesEmily Henry
Faculty of Social SciencesEmma Laurie
Faculty of Social SciencesEmma Palmer-Cooper
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesErich Graf
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesErin Johnson-Williams
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesFatimah Zainudin
Faculty of Social SciencesGraham Baxendale
Faculty of Social SciencesHang Do
Faculty of Social SciencesHugh Lewis
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJane Falkingham
Faculty of Social SciencesJay Bear
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJethro Reading
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJoan Mahoney
Faculty of Social SciencesJoel Smethurst
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesJonathan Bull
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesJoshua Curry
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesKay Miller
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesKimberly Fernandez
Faculty of Social SciencesKimberly Sng
Faculty of Social SciencesLakshi Doorgakunt
Faculty of Social SciencesLaura-May Leaf
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesLena Wahlgren-Smith
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesLeonora Onaran
Faculty of Social SciencesMark Chapman
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesNicholas Gibbins
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesPatricia Romero De Mills
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesPatrick James
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesRebecca Limb
Faculty of Social SciencesRose Tempowski
Faculty of Social SciencesSamuel Pegg
Faculty of Arts and HumanitiesSandra Wilks
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSarah Mcginley
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesSienna Everett
Faculty of Social SciencesSilke Roth
Faculty of Social SciencesSylwia Cisek
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesTess Maguire
Faculty of Environmental and Life SciencesTom Blount
Faculty of Engineering and Physical SciencesYang Liu
Faculty of Social SciencesYuanming Qiu
Faculty of Social SciencesMost Engaging Lecturer
This ever-popular award recognises the range of high-quality teaching that has been taking place at Southampton. A nominee for this award demonstrates the highest level of enthusiasm and passion for the subject they are teaching, offering intellectually challenging experiences for their students. They can keep you interested while teaching a difficult or complex topic, enthusing their students to have the same passion about the subject area that they have.