Celebrating Innovation
Celebrating Innovation
This award recognises where creativity and innovation have brought about a significant improvement.
Whether it's an individual or team who have come up with a new innovative idea, or who have adapted a new approach to how things are normally done; this award is all about people who have thought outside the box to find solutions to challenges and deliver the best outcomes.
Prize
£1,000 will be awarded to the winning individual. The team prize is capped at £5,000
Core Value
This award relates to our AMBITION value.
Entry Criteria
- Award entries should relate to work undertaken in the period between 1 August 2023 and 31 July 2024.
- This award is open to both individuals and teams.
- Teams should comprise of no more than 20 members. While teams are capped at 20, in exceptional circumstances larger teams will be considered, although the prize money will remain capped at £5,000 - if nominating more than 20 people as part of a team, please be mindful that the £5,000 prize fund will mean a smaller monetary prize for individual members of the team. If you still wish to nominate more than 20 members, please complete the online form, and email the list of additional staff (including email addresses) to excellenceawards@qub.ac.uk.
- If the nominee(s) have collaborated with partners outside Queen's for a particular project, they can be included in the nomination, however, please note that only Queen's staff members can be named as winners and awarded prize money.
Nomination Advice
The Judging panel will be looking for details on the innovation or improvement, how it was developed, and the proven difference it has made.
As the School of Nursing and Midwifery’s Technical Manager and the Technical Lead for Simulation, Kevin was instrumental in the delivery of the new InterSim, a unique and innovative educational centre. His visionary technological setup helped realise a state of the art simulation centre that provides world class learning experiences for the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Janine is a senior lecturer in midwifery who has been described as an innovator in every sense of the word. She established the Simulation in Midwifery Group which, in partnership with students and clinical partners, led to the integration of simulation into every component of the midwifery curriculum design and implementation. She also designed innovative learning solutions, including a Skills Passport and Pause and Ponder, an initiative to enable students to experience shared integrated care planning for women with deteriorating perinatal mental health.
This team created an online PG Certificate in Software Development to re-skill individuals adversely affected by Covid-19. The ambitious 4-month course was created in just 4 weeks and received over 700 applications. The course was so successful that it is now recognised as a role model for other PG Certificates and online teaching, and prompted the promotion of a further number of PG Certificate programmes at Queen’s.