Frequently Asked Questions 2023

Any UCL/UKRDI member of staff or team in the Faculty of Brain Sciences can be nominated to receive an award. We also have additional categories where students can be nominated. Please refer to the award categories for further details. 
 
There are no restrictions on who can nominate within the UCL community, but they should be able to explain why the individual or team deserves the recognition. 
 
NB. Those who occupy full-time paid EDI job roles should not be nominated for an inclusion award. The awards are to acknowledge EDI institutional citizenship within the Faculty.  
 

Nominations will be considered by the judging panel, members of which are the UCL EDI Team, Vice Deans, and the Dean at FBS. When writing a nomination, please remember that the panel can only judge based on the contents of the nomination form, so please do include as much detail as possible on how the nominee (s) meet the criteria for the award. 

PhD students can be nominated for a staff award category if they also hold a teaching contract.  
 
Can an individual or group be nominated if their contribution to EDI was at UCL institutionally, and not only at the Faculty level? 
Yes, they can. Their contribution will be equally considered from those who only contributed to EDI within the Faculty.  

The award winners will be announced at an in-person ceremony on 19 June, from 14:30 onwards. You can register your attendance on Eventbrite. 

The panel will choose winners based on some or all of the following criteria: 
•    is the nominee being recognised for voluntary work undertaken on top of their current role 
•    has the individual's contribution led to meaningful change 
•    to what extent is the individual a visible role model/ally 
•    how inspired will staff and students be by the individual's contributions 
•    do the individual's / group’s contributions stand out from others 

Yes, if they fulfill the criteria of the category- they sure can! 
 
The EDI Celebration is an important way to recognise the incredible work that Brain Sciences colleagues and students undertake, which may otherwise go unnoticed. At the same time, the awards aim to foster and raise awareness of impactful and innovative activities in all areas of equality, diversity, and inclusion (including disability, LGBTQ+, race/ethnicity, gender, mental health, and wellbeing, and more!).