Nominations 2024-25
Over 270 nominations were received across all categories for this year's Staff Excellence Awards.
Congratulations to all staff who were nominated for an award!
You can find the full list of nominees below.
Queen's 180 Award
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Belfast Ophthalmic Reading Centre & CARF | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Public Health |
| CED | Directorate of Academic Services: Centre for Educational Development |
| Dr Alison Calvert | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Dr Mary McGahon | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Dr Natasha McGowan | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Dr Sarah McKenna | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Public Health |
| EEECS Ukraine Response and Sanctuary Team | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science: Centre for Education & Society (E&S) |
| KTP Team | Queen's Research: Business Support Programmes |
| Learning Disability Nursing Team | School of Nursing & Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Prostate Cancer Centre of Excellence | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: The Johnston Cancer Research Centre |
| QUB African Scholar Research Network | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Social Impact and Civic Responsibility Team | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Civic and Social Responsibility |
| The IPLS Teaching Team | Institute of Professional Legal Studies: Institute of Professional Legal Studies |
Best Collaboration
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| EDI, Employability & Digital Team | School of Law: Law |
| BA Education Studies Team | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Education - SSESW |
| Career Boost | Student and Campus Experience: Careers, Employability & Skills |
| Clinical Skills Team, School of Nursing and Midwifery | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: China Queen's College |
| D&IS Cyber Security team | Digital and Information Services: Digital and Information Services - IT Systems & Services |
| DEIB Forum Team | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: The Language School |
| Dr Agustina Martire, Dr Azadeh Sobout, Prof Geraint Ellis, Aisling Madden, and Tarla MacGabhann | School of Natural and Built Environment: Architecture & Planning |
| Drug and Alcohol Impact Programme | Student and Campus Experience: Students' Union |
| Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences SWAN Working Group | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Finance Month-End Close Transformation | Finance: Financial Reporting and Statutory Compliance |
| Future Medicines Institute | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Graduate School Conference Team | Student and Campus Experience: The Graduate School |
| HAPP Education Team | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics: Education - HAPP |
| International Expert Reference Group for Kidney Cachexia | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| International Staff Support Team | People and Culture: People Services |
| Library Customer Service Excellence | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Maximising your Impact | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Medicine, Health and Life Sciences Short Courses Support & Co-ordination Team | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: School General |
| MHLS Faculty Swan Working Group | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| N.U. in Programme Team | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Deans - AHSS |
| National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) | Innovation and Enterprise: Commercial Development |
| Mrs Oonagh McCloy and Mrs Heather Guttridge | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| People and Culture | People and Culture: Digital Systems and Analytics |
| QSIS Support Team | Directorate of Academic Services: Student Administration and Systems |
| QUB Path to Sanctuary Operation Group Team | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Queen's Communications and Marketing Design Teams | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Strategic Communications |
| Rankings and Reputation Working Group | Chancellery: VC, DVC and PVC |
| Recording of Teaching Policy/Lecture Capture Working Group | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Reimagining Study Abroad | Queen's Global: Global Marketing and Reputation |
| Research Development National Team | Queen's Research: Research Development |
| Review of the Academic Offences Procedure | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Safe & Healthy Relationship Advocates | Student and Campus Experience: Student Affairs |
| School of Maths and Physics Student Support Team | School of Maths and Physics: Mathematics and Physics (inc School Office) |
| SMAE Technical Staff | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Aeronautical Engineering |
| Social Impact and Civic Responsibility Team | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Business Engagement Office |
| Student Debt Management Group | Finance: Financial Services and Commercial Accounting |
| Student Support Team, School of Maths and Physics | School of Maths and Physics: Mathematics and Physics (inc School Office) |
Celebrating Innovation
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Academic Appeals Digitisation Project Team | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| An Mheitheal Mheantóireachta | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Deans - AHSS |
| Digital Marketing Team | Queen's Global: Global Marketing and Reputation |
| Digital Transformation [Student Administrative Processes] | Digital and Information Services: Digital and Information Services - Digital Transformation |
| Dr Deborah Rainey | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Leanne Henderson | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Centre for Innovation in Early Interventions and Prevention Research (PRP) |
| Employability and Digital Team | School of Law: Law |
| Future Island Island (FI-I) | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Education - EPS |
| Innovascope | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mr Chris Brown | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Mr Daniel Smyth | Queen's Global: Global Marketing and Reputation |
| Mrs Abbie Edgar | Student and Campus Experience: The Graduate School |
| Ms Heather Guttridge | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| The Graduate School Green Initiative | Student and Campus Experience: The Graduate School |
Delivering Excellence
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Dr Aishling McMorrow | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics: Education - HAPP |
| Dr Alan Hanna | Queen's Business School: Management |
| Dr Baharak Ahmaderaghi | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Education & Society (E&S) |
| Dr Chris Spence | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Dr Colm Walsh | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Centre for Innovation in Early Interventions and Prevention Research (PRP) |
| Dr Darragh Lydon | School of Arts, English and Languages: Education - AEL |
| Dr Duncan Berryman | Student and Campus Experience: Careers, Employability & Skills |
| Dr Edel Lamb | School of Arts, English and Languages: Education - AEL |
| Dr Federica Ferrieri | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Civic and Social Responsibility |
| Dr Jonathan Browning | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Education & Society (E&S) |
| Dr Manus Carey | School of Biological Sciences: Institute for Global Food Security |
| Dr Martina Galeotti | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Sam Grant | School of Maths and Physics: Mathematics and Physics Education |
| Dr Sharon Parkinson | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Dr Suzanne Whitten | School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics: Education - HAPP |
| Miss Alexandra Carmichael | Student and Campus Experience: Student and Campus Experience Directorate Office |
| Miss Claire Lindsay | Digital and Information Services: Digital and Information Services - Digital Transformation |
| Miss Fannya Sandjaja | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Intelligent Sustainable Computing (CISC) |
| Miss Hannah Reilly | Queen's Global: Global Marketing and Reputation |
| Miss Lia McKenzie | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Strategic Communications |
| Miss Rachel Curry | Student and Campus Experience: Accommodation |
| Mr Andrew Hamilton | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Mr Andrew Morrell | Directorate of Academic Services: Student Administration and Systems |
| Mr Ayman Zagloul | People and Culture: Digital Systems and Analytics |
| Mr Ben Richardson | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Mr David Bogle | Queen's Business School: Management |
| Mr Donal Phillips | School of Arts, English and Languages: Queen's Media Lab |
| Mr Gavyn Anderson | Directorate of Academic Services: Centre for Educational Development |
| Mr Harry Watson | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Mr Liam Maguire | Digital and Information Services: Digital and Information Services - Digital Transformation |
| Mr Michael O'Neill | Directorate of Academic Services: Admissions and Access |
| Mr Scott Annette | Student and Campus Experience: The Graduate School |
| Mr William Courtney | AMIC: AMIC Core |
| Mrs Becky Williamson | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Elaine Lavery | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Mrs Emma Walker | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Mrs Emma Reid | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Gillian Riddell | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Mrs Heather Kinning | School of Law: Law |
| Mrs Helena Maginness-Fitzpatrick | Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy: Operations and Planning |
| Mrs Joanne O'Keeffe | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Education - SSESW |
| Mrs Kelly Tagg | Queen's Business School: School Office (Queen's Business School) |
| Mrs Lisa Henderson | People and Culture: People and Culture Directorate Office |
| Mrs Maggie Bennett | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Ms Alana Johnston | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Ms Amy McLellan | People and Culture: People Services |
| Ms Ashley McGuinness | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Ms Bernadette Devlin | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Ms Billiejoan Rice | School of Nursing & Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Ms Christine Boyd | School of Law: School Office (School of Law) |
| Ms Helen McBrinn | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Ms Meadhbh Keating Fitzpatrick | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Government Affairs Office |
| Ms Patricia Murphy | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Ms Sandra McMillan | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering |
| Ms Sarah McFetridge | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Ms Tina Mawhinney | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Professor Oleksandr Malyushkin | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Education & Society (E&S) |
| Miss Paula McWilliams | Civic Engagement and Strategic Communications: Strategic Communications |
Exceptional Contribution
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Dr Gagik Nersysian | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Research - EPS |
| Dr Geoff Cunningham | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Dr Paula Douglas | AMIC: AMIC Core |
| Mr Graham Garrett | AMIC: AMIC Core |
| Mrs Brenda Flynn | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Lorraine Marks | Queen's Research: Business Support Programmes |
| Ms Deirdre Wildy | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Ms Valerie Miller | The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice: The Senator George J Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice |
Outstanding Leadership
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Dr Annika Clements | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Dr Arnab Kumar Biswas | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) |
| Dr Ciara Hackett | School of Law: Law |
| Dr Dimitrios Pappas | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Aeronautical Engineering |
| Dr Jon Silversides | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine |
| Dr Katherine Rogers | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Kevin Morgan | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Education - EPS |
| Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Dr Martin Dempster | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Dr Michelle Spence | Directorate of Academic Services: Academic Affairs |
| Dr Patrick Collins | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Dr Qiaozhu Su | School of Biological Sciences: Institute for Global Food Security |
| Dr Raghu Raj Singh Thakur | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Dr Susan Clarke | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Tilly Clough | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Deans - AHSS |
| Dr Yvonne Dombrowski | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: China Queen's College |
| Miss Laura Creighton | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Miss Siobhan Fitzsimons | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Miss Stefanie Savage Campbell | Directorate of Academic Services: Centre for Educational Development |
| Mr Matthew Graham | Finance: Finance Directorate Office |
| Mr Philip Hanna | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Education & Society (E&S) |
| Mr Rob Doyle | Student and Campus Experience: Student Affairs |
| Mr Stefan Curran | Queen's Research: Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity |
| Mr Stephen Bell | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: School Office (School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science) |
| Mrs Andrea Mackey | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Student Recruitment - EPS |
| Mrs Angela Anderson | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Deans - AHSS |
| Mrs Billiejoan Rice | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Heather Guttridge | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Helen McBrinn | Directorate of Academic Services: Student Administration and Systems |
| Mrs Katie Mulholland | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Mrs Patricia Reilly | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Centre for Innovation in Early Interventions and Prevention Research (PRP) |
| Ms Anya O'Connor | Queen's Global: Global Marketing and Reputation |
| Ms Kelly Gaw | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Ms Sharon Morgan Young | Innovation and Enterprise: Innovation Programmes |
| Professor Amy Jayne McKnight | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Public Health |
| Professor Gerry McKenna | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Public Health |
| Professor Juliana Early | School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Aeronautical Engineering |
| Professor Mark Linden | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Professor Michael Brown | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty MHLS - Core Technology Units |
| Professor Paul Best | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Research - SSESW |
| Professor Wesley Flannery | School of Natural and Built Environment: Architecture and Planning |
Student Choice
| Nominee | Nominee School |
| Dr Alice Panepinto | School of Law: Law |
| Dr Andrei Gurca | Queen's Business School: Management |
| Dr Anne Nugent | School of Biological Sciences: Institute for Global Food Security |
| Dr Babita Bhatt | Queen's Business School: Management |
| Dr Clare Foy | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Dr Colm Walsh | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Centre for Innovation in Early Interventions and Prevention Research (PRP) |
| Dr Connell Mallory | School of Law: Law |
| Dr Connor Bamford | School of Biological Sciences: AFS/AFBI |
| Dr Deborah Rainey | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Gillian Shorter | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Dr Joe Quinn | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Dr Jonathan Cole | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Dr Lisa Bradley | Queen's Business School: School Office (Queen's Business School) |
| Dr Mike Crone | Queen's Business School: Management |
| Dr Nidhi Simmons | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) |
| Dr Olinda Santin | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery - DHSS Contract |
| Dr Pantelis Sopasakis | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Energy, Power and Intelligent Control (EPIC) |
| Dr Patrick Collins | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Dr Phil Toner | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Dr Qiaozhu Su | School of Biological Sciences: Institute for Global Food Security |
| Dr Raghu Raj Singh Thakur | School of Pharmacy: NI Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development |
| Dr Sam Thompson | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Deans - AHSS |
| Dr Sharon Parkinson | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences: Centre for Biomedical Science Education |
| Dr Simon Mawhinney | School of Arts, English and Languages: Education - AEL |
| Dr Siobhan Cox | School of Natural and Built Environment: Civil Engineering |
| Dr Steph Craig | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Dr Stephen Kelly | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Dr Tara Brooks | School of Natural and Built Environment: Architecture & Planning |
| Dr Tayler Truhan | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Dr Tracey McConnell | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Miss Joanne Blair | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mr Dominic McGrattan | Student and Campus Experience: Non-Sporting Clubs & Societies |
| Mr Enda Cunningham | School of Psychology: Psychology |
| Mr Harshal Patil | Momentum 1.0: Momentum 1.0 Core |
| Mr John Carberry | School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering: Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Mrs Ailish McMeel | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Ashley McGuinness | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Emma Wilson | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Lynne Robinson | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Mrs Mary Anderson | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Education - SSESW |
| Mrs Megan O'Brien | Student and Campus Experience: Student and Campus Experience Directorate Office |
| Mrs Susie Wilkie | School of Nursing and Midwifery: Nursing and Midwifery |
| Ms Aimee Mollaghan | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Ms Alison Meredith | School of Biological Sciences: Biological Sciences |
| Ms Becky Law | Student and Campus Experience: Careers, Employability & Skills |
| Ms Michaela Crummy | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Ms Noreen Hayward | School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Ms Sally Bridge | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Ms Shelby Hanna | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Faculty Office |
| Professor Alison MacKenzie | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Research - SSESW |
| Professor Brendan Murtagh | School of Natural and Built Environment: Architecture & Planning |
| Professor Eneko Larraneta | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Professor Karen Winter | Estates: Estates Development |
| Professor Karl Malcolm | School of Pharmacy: Pharmacy |
| Professor Michelle Butler | School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work: Centre for Innovation in Early Interventions and Prevention Research (PRP) |