Reflections on the inaugural Professional Services Awards – 23 May 2022

On Monday 23 May 2022, the university welcomed 250 Professional Services colleagues to come together for the first time to celebrate the collective achievements of the last two years (2020-2022) at an inaugural Professional Services Awards Ceremony.

Held at the newly refurbished East Midlands Conference Centre, colleagues that attended the event were either shortlisted teams or representatives from Professional Services.

The ceremony was opened by host Professor Jeremy Gregory, followed by a welcome speech by Vice Chancellor Professor Shearer West.

Winners for each of the eight award categories were announced by the Professional Services Executive Group; David Hill, Paul Greatrix, Jaspal Kaur and Margaret Monckton.

The opening speeches focussed on the tremendous efforts over the last two years of Professional Services staff navigating through lockdowns and coping with ongoing process and regulatory changes. This meant that teams had to be adaptable, innovative and creative to ensure our campuses stayed open, teaching and research continued and that Professional Services teams provided support for our entire university community at times where it was challenging both personally and professionally.

Registrar Paul Greatrix reflected that, with over 180 nominations across the eight award categories, it was a near impossible task for the judging panel to pick winners and highly commended teams.

A full list of winners can be found below.

Winning Categories
	Award Category	Team
1	Embodying University Values	Financial Control & Financial Management
2	Enhancing the Campus Experience	Accommodation Services
3	Contributing to Sustainability	UoN Look Book & Micro Prospectus
4	Fostering Creativity & Discovery	Careers & Employability Service
5	Embedding Collaboration	Campus Solutions 9.2 Upgrade
6	Supporting Potential	Engineering Trainee Technicians
7	Solving Problems & Improving Lives	Asymptomatic Testing Service
8a	Team of the Year (joint award)	Estates & Facilities Team
8b	Team of the Year (joint award)	RAA Assessment Team