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Social Inclusion Staff Award
Our Social Inclusion Staff Awards recognises the individuals and teams who embody our commitment to creating a fairer, more inclusive university.
These awards highlight the strides we’ve made in advancing social inclusion at Warwick and celebrate the successes of staff who have contributed to making the University a place where we truly thrive on difference.
If you have any questions about the award, please contact .
Learn more about the award categories and how to apply below.
Award categories
You can nominate yourself or someone else. Applications for individuals and teams are welcomed.
All staff are eligible for the following awards:
We believe that our ingenuity, energy, and resilience come from our diverse community, and that diversity of thought leads to innovation and creativity.
This award is for individuals or teams who have demonstrated how diverse backgrounds, identities, perspectives or approaches have led to innovation and positive change at Warwick —whether through teaching, research, leadership, or community engagement.
The winner will be able to demonstrate:
Creative or impactful initiatives that drew strength from diversity of thought or experience.
Inclusive collaboration across disciplines, communities, or cultures.
Strong alignment with Warwick’s values of thriving on difference and thinking freely.
We want to provide an inclusive experience of outstanding academic and professional growth at the University and create an environment which helps everyone to perform at their very best.
This award is for individuals or teams who have built inclusive environments where people feel seen, respected, and can achieve their potential —whether in departments, offices, classrooms, labs, or services.
The winner will be able to demonstrate:
Practical actions that have improved inclusion, belonging, or access.
Ongoing commitment to creating a positive and inclusive culture.
Strong alignment with Warwick’s values of creating connections and sharing opportunities.
Warwick wants to be recognised regionally, nationally and internationally as a place that is leading on learning, developing and achieving inclusion.
This award is for individuals or teams who have shown visible leadership that has driven meaningful change on inclusion – whether internally, locally, regionally, nationally, or internationally.
The winner will be able to demonstrate:
Leadership of inclusive projects, programmes, or partnerships with tangible outcomes.
Enhancing Warwick’s reputation as an inclusive employer.
Strong alignment with Warwick’s value of going forward and further.
Members of Warwick Leaders Forum are eligible for the following award:
We believe that inclusion starts with leadership. Leaders are central to driving the changes required to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that have prevented people from working, studying and succeeding at Warwick.
This award is for senior leaders who champion inclusion at a strategic level.
The winner will be able to demonstrate:
Leadership that creates systemic or cultural change to support inclusion.
Mentoring, sponsorship, or other support for underrepresented groups.
Action to embed inclusive practices in planning, policy, or decision-making.
Strong alignment with all of Warwick’s values of going forward and further, thinking freely, thriving on difference, creating connections, and sharing opportunities.
Apply now
Please submit a short explanation (maximum 500 words) of the nomination, the impact of the work, and why you think it should win using the form below. This can be submitted in any format you prefer – text, video, audio. If you need to submit in a different way, please contact .
The deadline for applications is 16 May 2025. Winners will be announced at our Inclusion Conference on 10 June.
This form is closed and is no longer accepting any submissions. Thank you for your time.
The Social Inclusion Annual Report highlights the work that has been taking place across the University over the last year, and how it is helping us to meet our Social Inclusion Strategy objectives to increase the diversity of our staff and student communities, develop an inclusive culture, and become an internationally recognised leader in inclusion.
