The 2025 Social Inclusion Staff Award winners are...
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Thanks to everyone who nominated a colleague, team, or project for the award or voted for our winner during the Inclusion Conference. And abig thank you to everyone engaged in social inclusion work at the University.
As we celebrate the University of Warwick’s 60th year, our Social Inclusion Staff Awards will recognise the individuals and teams who embody our commitment to creating a fairer, more inclusive university.
Awards will be presented to staff who have made an outstanding contribution to progressing social inclusion at Warwick in each of the following areas:
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.
For our senior leadership colleagues (members of Warwick Leaders Forum), we have an additional 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.
These awards highlight the strides we’ve made in advancing social inclusion and celebrate the successes of staff who have contributed to making Warwick a place where we truly thrive on difference.
If you have any questions about the award, please contact .
Good luck!
Who can apply
All staff are eligible for the diversity, culture, and leadership awards. Members of Warwick Leaders Forum are eligible for the inclusive leadership award. You can nominate yourself or someone else. Applications for individuals and teams are welcomed.
How to apply
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 .
When to apply
The deadline for applications is 16 May. Winners will be announced at our Inclusion Conference on 10 June.
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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.
