Additional Information

Please read this before you complete your application!
An award to recognise a member of HR staff who has been a valued member of the team and gone above and beyond their role and made an exceptional difference to the organisation through what they have done, or the way they went about it.

Prepare Your Submission
Review all questions on the form before completing it. You can download a Word copy of the form here. Submissions cannot be saved mid-process. We advise you to draft responses in the Word document first, then paste them into this online survey.

Award Categories
This form is for the UHR Award to be given to an individual instead of a team: the UHR HR Star Award. For the other 7 award categories, you can complete the survey for that category here.

Purpose of the UHR Awards
To highlight HR innovation, creativity, and impact in UK universities; showcase how HR teams enhance organisational culture and performance and to encourage, motivate, and celebrate your team’s achievements.

Submission tips
Reflect on achievements by the nominee and share insights on addressing specific challenges and constraints. Make sure you include learnings that other HR team members can adopt.

Winner Recognition
Winners will be announced at the UHR Conference 12-14 May 2026. Trophies and certificates will be presented in person on 19, 20 or 21 May 2026, or can be mailed if preferred. Consider involving your Vice-Chancellor and planning PR/communications to celebrate the achievement.

Deadline
Submit your application by Friday 6 March 2026.
Part One: Your Contact Details

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* 1. Full Name

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* 2. Your Institution

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* 3. Job Title

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* 4. Contact Details - if you are successful, a member of the UHR staff or Exec Committee may visit you to present the award

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* 5. Name of person nominated (if different from above)

Part Two: Confirmation of Nomination

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* 6. I confirm that the name entered below supports this nomination on behalf of my institution.

Please insert name of the senior manager/HR Director with responsibility for people management issues in the organisation.

Part Three: Information on the nominated individual

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* 7. Describe what the nominee has done that makes them a HR Star.

Please limit your answer to 300 words for this box.

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* 8. How can the impact of the nominee’s work, or the way they carry it out, be demonstrated?

Please limit your answer to 300 words for this box.

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* 9. If the nominee was not in post, what difference would it make to the HR Team and/or wider organisation?

Please limit your answer to 300 words for this box.

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* 10. Please provide a brief summary of 150 - 200 words which encapsulates why the nominee is an HR Star. This will be used on the UHR website and in other UHR publicity around the 2025 UHR Awards to explain the nomination.

Please limit your answer to 200 words for this box.

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* 11. During the awards process, on our website and in social media, and afterwards in future marketing activity we will refer to the nominees and award winner by the names given on this form. Are there social media handles we should use in publicising your entry?

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* 12. There is an opportunity for winners’ trophies and certificates to be presented to the winner on campus on either 19, 20 or 21 May. This will involve a member of the UHR Executive or senior staff visiting you. Would you like this to happen or would you prefer us to send the trophy to you? Please choose as many options as you wish, namely 19/20/21 May, or postal delivery.

Thank you for completing the entry form.

Submission of this form means that you consent to UHR and PHES Ltd storing the information in it electronically and sharing this with members of the judging panel and the UHR conference organisers, Your Vision Events, in order to process nominations and make awards. Entrants and nominees may be featured in publicity, including newsletters, photographs and presentation of awards. Only organisations in membership of UHR are eligible for entry.

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