Staff and students celebrated at Faculty Partnership Awards
The Partnership Awards recognise staff and student successes across teaching, research and innovation, equality and inclusion, and wellbeing.
On 24 April 2024, outstanding teaching, innovative research practice and expertise, and student achievement were celebrated at the Faculty of Social Sciences’ 2024 Faculty Partnership Awards.
The awards, which are part of the Leeds Partnership Awards, allow the University’s students and colleagues to nominate their fellow staff and students for awards that recognise the hard work and dedication of the Faculty’s staff and students.
This year, there were more than 400 nominations from across the faculty and, at the awards ceremony, 21 accolades were given.
The overall Faculty Partnership Award was won by Sarah Shackleton, the Faculty’s Deputy Employability Manager. Sarah received many compelling and heartfelt nominations across multiple categories. The Faculty awarding body stated that,
The nominations characterise her work ethic: incredible passion, integrity, innovation and compassion.
Reading all the nominations spanning several categories, left the panel in no doubt that Sarah embodies the values of the University; she has a direct impact on the lives of staff and students on a daily basis.
Two of the winners of the Faculty Partnership Awards, Matty Burchell and Gergely Kajos, were also shortlisted for University Partnership Awards – Matty for the Innovation Award and Gergely for the Student Academic Rep of the Year Award.
The full list of the award categories, their winners and highly commended nominees are detailed below:
Academic Personal Tutor of the Year Award
Won by Dr Katie Gathercole (School of Education)
Contribution to Student Experience Award
Won by Professor Nick Taylor (School of Law)
Equality and Inclusion Award
Won by Dr Rosie Fox (School of Law)
Highly commended nominee: Mel Yan (School of Politics and International Studies)
Feedback and Assessment Award
Won by Dr Amanda Keeling (School of Law)
Global Impact Award
Won by Dr Syafiq Mat Noor (School of Education)
Innovation Award
Won by Matty Burchell (School of Education)
*Matty was shortlisted for a University Partnership Award.
Highly commended nominee: Dr Anna Grimaldi (School of Politics and International Studies)
Mentorship Award
Won by Rhiannon Bland (Student Education Service for the Faculty of Social Sciences)
Highly commended nominee: James Johnston (Student Education Service for the School of Law)
Postgraduate Researcher of the Year Award
Won by Temitayo Odeyemi (School of Politics and Internatuonal Studies)
Highly commended nominee: Emily Gee (School of Politics and International Studies)
Professional Services Staff Member or Team of the Year Award
Won by Cin Kong (School of Law)
Student Academic Rep of the Year Award
Won by Gergely Kajos (School of Education)
*Gergely was shortlisted for a University Partnership Award.
Student of the Year Award
Won by Mei Zou (School of Education)
Student-Staff Partnership Award
Won by Rose Mansfield (School of Law)
Teacher or Supervisor of the Year Award
Won by Dr Alex Nicholson (School of Law)
Highly commended nominee: Dr James Worrall (School of Politics and International Studies)
Wellbeing Award
Won by Anna Nixon (Student Education Service for the School of Law)
Highly commended nominee: Olivia Dennington (School of Politics and International Studies)
