The
University’s fifth annual Above & Beyond Awards took place online last
week, as we recognised individuals and teams from across the University for
their contributions over the last 12 months.
If you missed it, you can watch the entire ceremony again here.
The
ceremony saw winners announced across twelve categories, handpicked by an
independent panel from the record 292 nominations we received.
The
live ceremony was hosted by Geoff Day, Interim Director, People & Services,
and our University Leadership Team revealed the winners in each category:
- Pride of Edinburgh
Napier Award (Individual) – Emma Trotter, Lecturer, School of Health & Social
Care
- Pride of Edinburgh
Napier Award (Team) – The Student Accommodation Team, Property & Facilities
- Innovative
Award –
The Technical Team, School of Applied Sciences
- Inclusive
Award –
Miriam Hussain and Cecilia Fisher, Marketing & External Relations
- Leadership
Excellence Award –
Emma Trotter, Lecturer, School of Health & Social Care
- Enterprise
Award –
Ruth Cochrane, Lecturer, School of Arts & Creative Industries
- Student
Experience Award – The Student Accommodation Team, Property & Facilities
- Ambitious Award – Fiona Mason, Head of
Business Engagement & IP Commercialisation, RIE
- Professional
Award –
The Cleaning Team, Property & Facilities
- Partnership
Award –
Dawn Smith, Public Engagement Manager, RIE
- Research
& Innovation Award – Luca Mora, Lecturer, The Business School
- Learning & Teaching
Award
– The Digital Support Partnership Team
We
also recognised staff who are celebrating special service anniversaries and colleagues
who achieved HEA fellowship over the past 12 months.
Despite
being held online due to the current circumstances, it was a night to remember
for our winners!