Faculty wins big at the Leeds Partnership Awards

The Faculty of Social Sciences is proud to congratulate all the winners and nominees from within the Faculty for the Leeds Partnership Awards.

Each year the Partnership Awards celebrate students and staff who make the Leeds learning experience so brilliant – from equality and inclusion, to feedback and assessment.

Winners of the 2025 Leeds Partnership Awards were announced during a special ceremony held on 6 May.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Student Education and Experience Professor Jeff Grabill said:

The stories we heard of staff making a huge impact on the student experience, wellbeing and outcomes, and of students changing the lives of staff because of their collaboration, were extraordinary. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees – you were brilliant!

The Faculty of Social Sciences is proud to record so many winners and nominees from the Faculty of Social Sciences for this year’s awards, amidst record numbers of nominations received. It would like to thank everyone who generously nominated their colleagues.

We are all part of a brilliant faculty full of inspiring people doing wonderful work. The colleagues who have won Partnership Awards this year epitomise everything that is great about our faculty. Huge congratulations to them and many great thanks for their dedication and commitment.

Professor Paul Johnson, Executive Dean of Faculty

A full list of Faculty winners and shortlisted nominees is below:

Academic Personal Tutor of the Year

Winner: Clare Mawson (School of Sociology and Social Policy)

Equality and Inclusion Award

Shortlisted nominee: Dr James Greenwood-Reeves (School of Law)

Feedback and Assessment Award

Winner: Adam Baker (School of Law)

Mentorship Award

Winner: The Head of School Team – Professor Karen Throsby, Professor Mark Davis and Dr Hannah Morgan (School of Sociology and Social Policy)

Postgraduate Researcher of the Year

Winner: Elizabeth Bourgeois (School of Law)

Student-Staff Partnership of the Year