January 30th, 2017
Following on from the success of recent years, a call for nominations for the 2017 Vice-Chancellor’s Medal is now underway.
The Medal is awarded for exceptional achievement by staff or students.
Any current member of staff or current student at any of the University’s campuses in China, Malaysia or the UK may be nominated for a Vice-Chancellor’s Medal.
Criteria for the award of the Medal
Examples of exceptional achievement by staff include sporting success, leadership of a community project, exceptional service as a school governor, innovation in service delivery, notable curricular innovation or significant research impact of some kind.
Student exceptional achievement could include contributions to Hall or JCR, sporting club, student society, other Students’ Union activities or representation, volunteering in the community, as a student ambassador, student caller, fundraising, or some other activity within a School.
Please note, these are just examples and not intended to limit the grounds on which someone might be proposed for an award.
Nomination and selection process
The nomination and selection process for this round is as follows:
Make a nomination
Download a nomination form. Completed nominations should be submitted to the Registrar via helen.mcginnis@nottingham.ac.uk no later than Friday 3 March.
It is expected that only a small number of Vice-Chancellor’s Medals will be presented in any year making this a very special award for University of Nottingham staff and students. Resubmissions in subsequent years will be accepted.
Image: Vice-Chancellor’s Medal winners 2016
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