Nominate a team or individual for a Faculty of Medicine Excellence Award

Award

Eligibility

Selection Criteria

Collaborators of the Year award

Professional & Academic staff  - team or individual (Must include academic and/or professional staff from the faculty + can include others external to faculty or UQ)

A team or individual who have embraced and can demonstrate:

1. examples of collaboration with internal and or external stakeholders
2. that have resulted in significant tangible improvements, change and success within the Faculty
3. which align with The University of Queensland’s objectives, characteristics and principles.
4. demonstrate impact.

Innovators of the year award

Professional & Academic team or individual (Must include academic and/or professional staff from the faculty + can include others external to faculty or UQ

A team or individual who have embraced and can demonstrate:

1. examples of innovation
2. that have resulted in significant tangible improvements, change and success within
3. which align with The University of Queensland’s objectives, characteristics and principles.
4. demonstrate impact.

Service excellence award

Professional & Academic staff  - teams or individuals (Must include academic and/or professional staff from the faculty + can include others external to faculty or UQ)

A team or individual that has made and can demonstrate:

1. an outstanding and significant contribution to delivering excellence in service to students, staff and/or the wider community
2. the benefits of the contribution are tangible
3. which align with The University of Queensland’s objectives, characteristics and principles.

Leader of the year award (professional staff)

Professional team or individual

A team or individual who:

1. thinks & works strategically
2. achieves tangible results & drives accountability
3. fosters learning while inspiring others to focus their talents and practice on The University of Queensland’s objectives.
4. who is a guardian of positive work culture
5. a recognised mentor of early career colleagues.

Leader of the year award (academic staff)

Academic team or individual

A team or individual who:

1. thinks & works strategically
2. achieves tangible results & drives accountability
3. fosters learning while inspiring others to focus their talents and practice on The University of Queensland’s objectives.
4. who is a guardian of positive work culture
5. a recognised mentor of early career colleagues.

Leader of the future award (professional staff)

Professional team or individual

A team or individual who:

1. leads and inspires others to strive for excellence
2. displays the qualities of a great future leader aligning with qualities identified in The University of Queensland’s objectives, characteristics and principles.

Leader of the future award (academic)

Academic team or individual

A team or individual who:

1. leads and inspires others to strive for excellence
2. displays the qualities of a great future leader aligning with qualities identified in The University of Queensland’s objectives, characteristics and principles.

Excellence in mental and physical health, safety and wellness

Professional or Academic team or individual

An individual or team who has demonstrated one or more of the below:

1. Development and implementation of an innovative project, program or activity that promotes and protects the mental or physical health of our staff or students 
2. Delivered a project or initiative that enhances the quality of life, wellbeing and work/study experience of students or staff living with a mental or physical illness
3. Implementation of an innovative project, program or activity that proactively enhances wellness or workplace health and safety at UQ 
4. Enhancement of the staff and student experience by establishing an occupational health and safety or wellness activity within UQ which reduces or eliminates a health and safety risk.

Spirit of Reconciliation award

An individual or team who has demonstrated outstanding and significant contribution to the spirit of reconciliation, through one or more of the following:

• Implementation or active engagement with an innovative project, program or activity. This includes engagement with FoM staff, students and/or the community to gain an increased respect, understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, languages, achievements and/or cultural protocols.
• Implementation or active engagement with initiatives that promote or strengthen opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, organisations and communities within FoM, the health sector, or the higher education sector.
• Significant contribution to reviewing and establishing more culturally appropriate research systems and/or inclusive curriculum and teaching practices.

Rising star of the year award

Academic or Professional staff – individual nomination

Early career researcher (no more than 7 years since PhD awarded, excluding career interruptions) 

Have at least a 50% appointment within a Faculty of Medicine org unit 

An individual who has demonstrated:

• outstanding commitment to research and future potential as a researcher