Sports Awards

• Sporting Colours
• Sports Person of the Year
• Sports Exec of the Year
• Team of the Year
• Most Improved Club of the Year
• Club of the Year

Societies Awards

• Societies Colours
• Best New Society
• Best Event of the Year
• Society Exec of the Year
• Most Improved Society
• Hamza Butt Community Impact Award
• Society of the Year

Education Awards

• Student Representative of the Year
• Most Impactful Student Representative of the Year
• Faculty Representative of the Year
• Outstanding Academic Engagement Award

General UBU Awards

• Campaign of the Year
• UBU Team Bradford Award

Sporting Colours

Nominees will have provided support to our sports clubs in the form of two different senior exec positions (e.g. President, Treasurer, and Secretary or Sports Committee) or three different exec positions of any standing across two clubs.

• Must have held two different senior exec positions (e.g. President, Secretary, Treasurer or Sports Committee) OR
• Have held three different exec positions of any standing for two or more clubs

Please provide your/their positions that qualify you/them for the award.

Sports Person of the Year

Nominees will have shown outstanding performances representing the University in BUCS or National Competitions.

• Must have played in BUCS or National Competitions in the 2024/25 season (if unsure whether a competition qualifies, please contact Tilly Evans - m.evans6@bradford.ac.uk)

Awarded for outstanding individual performance across the season or in an individual match/competition.

Sports Exec of the Year

Nominees will have gone above and beyond in their contribution to both their club and to UBU in a non-playing capacity during their time at university, excelling in one or more of the following categories:

• Fundraising
• Inclusion
• Engagement
• Development

• They must have been a sports exec in the current academic year (2024/25)

You can nominate across multiple exec positions for the same individual if their impact has reached more than one club.

Team of the Year

Nominees will have performed exceptionally in BUCS or National Competitions in the 2024/25 season and can show either a sustained performance or great improvement in their performances from last season to become one of the top performing teams at the University.

• Have played in the BUCS 2024/25 season
• Must have excelled in either the league or the cup

Most Improved Club of the Year

Nominees must give evidence of the improvements made from last year and the impact that this has had on its members. Examples include:

• Club development; increasing membership numbers, ensuring the sustainability of the club
• Social; inclusivity, accessibility, culture and reputation, increased events, increased support for members
• Engagement; with UBU, charity work, connections with other clubs

This award can be awarded to those clubs set up in the 2024/25 academic year if they can prove that they have been run sustainably for the season whilst still giving evidence of how they have put measures in for the above criteria.

Club of the Year

Nominees must provide evidence of how they have excelled in areas such as:

• Management & Administration
  • Including exec roles & responsibilities, health & safety, memberships, communication with members
• Performance
  • Player recruitment and retention, on pitch successes, player development
• Club Development & Sustainability
  • Fundraising and sponsorships
  • Promotions and advertising, e.g. social media use
  • Personal development of members
• Social
  • Inclusion
  • Accessibility
  • Culture and reputation
  • Support for members
  • Collaborations with other clubs
• Engagement
  • With UBU
  • With alumni and the wider community
  • With charities

Can be a newly formed or existing club.

Societies Colours

Nominees will have provided support to our societies in the form of two different senior exec positions (e.g. President, Treasurer, and Secretary or Societies Committee) or three different exec positions of any standing across two societies.

• Must have held two different senior exec positions (e.g. President, Secretary, Treasurer or Societies Committee) OR
• Have held three different exec positions of any standing for two or more societies

Please provide your/their positions that qualify you/them for the award.

Best New Society

Nominees must have been formed in the 2024/25 academic year and must give evidence of the following areas:

• Engagement (membership numbers, with UBU, with other societies)
• Development (equal workloads across the exec, sustainability of the club)
• Social (inclusivity, accessibility, support for members)

Must be a society formed in 2024/25.

Society Event of the Year

Nominations for this must have been run as an official UBU event by a society (if unsure whether an event qualifies please email Chimeremeze Nwokenne - c.nwokenne@bradford.ac.uk). Evidence must be given for the numbers of attendees, impact of the event on the attendees and wider student body, inclusion, accessibility, and the planning and organisation of the event.

• Must be an official UBU run event by a society
• Include evidence of attendee numbers, impact of the event, inclusion, accessibility, planning, and organisation

Society Exec of the Year

Nominees will have gone above and beyond in their contribution to both their society and to UBU in an administrative capacity during their time at University, excelling in one or more of the following categories:

• Fundraising
• Inclusion
• Engagement
• Development
• Must have been a societies exec in the year 2024/25

Can nominate across multiple exec positions for the same individual if their impact has reached more than one society.

Most Improved Society

Nominees must give evidence of the improvements made from last year and the impact that this has had on its members. Examples include:

• Society development; increasing membership numbers, ensuring the sustainability of the society
• Social; inclusivity, accessibility, culture and reputation, increased events, increased support for members
• Engagement; with UBU, charity work, connections with other societies

This award can be awarded to those society set up in the 2024/25 academic year if they can prove that they have been run sustainably for the season whilst still giving evidence of how they have put measures in for the above criteria.

Hamza Butt Community Impact Award

For societies that have made a significant impact in a community and the impact must have taken place in the 2024/25 academic year. Evidence must be provided for the following areas if applicable:

• Charity and fundraising
• Attendance
• Inclusivity
• Reach

Society of the Year

Nominees must provide evidence of how they have excelled in areas such as:

• Management & Administration
  • Including exec roles & responsibilities, health & safety, memberships, communication with members
• Society Development & Sustainability
  • Fundraising and sponsorships
  • Promotions and advertising, e.g. social media use
  • Personal development of members
• Social
  • Inclusion
  • Accessibility
  • Culture and reputation
  • Support for members
  • Collaborations with other societies
• Engagement
  • With UBU
  • With alumni and the wider community
  • With charities

Student Representative of the Year

Nominees must have been a student representative in the 2024/25 academic year. Evidence must be given in the following areas:

• Impact (any changes made, impact on other students)
• Engagement (with UBU, with your faculty)
• Must be a student representative in the 2024/25 academic year

One award will be given per faculty.

Most Impactful Student Representative of the Year

Nominees must be an active Student Representative who has demonstrated impact on the student experience within their programme or faculty. This could be running an academic campaign, helping students with their studies, working with programme staff to introduce new ideas to enhance learning and teaching.

• Must be a student representative for the 2024/25 academic year.

Faculty Representative of the Year

Nominees must have been a faculty representative in the 2024/25 academic year. Evidence must be given in the following areas:

• Impact (any changes made, impact on other students)
• Engagement (with UBU, with your faculty)
• Must be a faculty representative in the 2024/25 academic year

One award will be given per faculty.

Campaign of the Year

This award can be for a Society, Sports Club, Exec member, Rep, Council member or other individual or group. The award is for any campaign which has had an impact on the student body. It could be one of our campaigning months, a motion passed at council, a fundraising campaign, an awareness campaign, or any other such project.

UBU Team Bradford Award

This award can be for an individual, a group, or a project. Nominees for this award will have gone above and beyond to contribute to the success of UBU and make a substantial social impact:

Provide evidence of an exceptional contribution to UBU across the following fields:

• Charity
• Fundraising
• Inclusion
• Engagement
• Administration
• Other