Call for nominations: UCL Inclusion Awards 2024

UCL Inclusion Awards recognise EDI citizenship that individuals or teams make to progressing equality, diversity, or inclusion practice within the institution.

Watch the following video of Professor Alison Koslowski, Pro-Provost Equity & Inclusion, encouraging the UCL community to submit a nomination.

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Video description: video depicts Professor Alison Koslowski, Pro-Provost of Equity & Inclusion discussing UCL's Inclusion Awards 2024, interspersed with images of UCL staff undertaking EDI work

Award categories

Nominations can be made in the following categories:

1. Provost’s award for embedding equality, diversity & inclusion (staff only) 
   This award recognises an individual’s effort to embed EDI into mainstream work through their approach and undertaking of tasks, be it day-to-day tasks or larger projects. 
2. Sarah Guise Award for Catalyst for Change (staff and students) 
   This award recognises a person or a team doing things differently by incorporating EDI values into the way they work, resulting in a positive shift in UCL culture. 
3. Sir Stephen Wall Award: Inspiring Role Model (staff and students) 
   This award recognises a person who has taken the opportunity to engage with members of our community, speaking openly about their personal experiences in a visible forum that encourages and champions diversity and inclusion in a way that our students and staff can relate to. 
4. Championing Disability Inclusion at UCL (staff and students)  
   This award recognises an individual or team’s effort to champion disability inclusion into mainstream work, delivering a more inclusive experience for Disabled staff and students. 
5. Award for EDI Excellence (departments, divisions, teams or groups) 
   This award recognises a UCL department, division, team or group (including Professional Services staff) engaging in impactful EDI work. They recognise the importance for diversity in the workplace and create an inclusive environment in which all employees feel valued and can thrive.
6. Intersectional Impact Award (staff only) 
   The Intersectional Impact award recognises a person, group or team who have made it a priority to integrate intersectional advocacy into their EDI work. They model best practice as they address the overlapping needs and identities of UCL’s diverse community. 

Nominations

Any UCL student or member of staff/team/department can be nominated to receive an award. 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.

These awards are to acknowledge EDI institutional citizenship, so people who occupy full-time paid EDI roles (such as members of the central Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team) should not be nominated.

Nominations will be considered by the Inclusion Awards judging panel, members of which are drawn from across UCL. When writing a nomination, please remember that the panel can only judge based on the contents of the nomination form, so please include as much detail as possible on how the nominee (s) meet the criteria for the award.

Nominations need to be submitted completing the nomination form by 3 May 2024. Late nominations will not be accepted.

Awards ceremony

The award winners will be announced at a ceremony on 16 July, from 5pm onwards. The ceremony will be live streamed with captions, for those that cannot attend in person. BSL interpreters will be present.

Further information

You can find out more through the frequently asked questions page.

If you would like to discuss the awards further, please contact: inclusion-awards@ucl.ac.uk

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