The Business School Awards

The annual awards are a way for you to show your appreciation of your fellow students and alumni by nominating them for a Dean’s Community Award, as well as Business School Faculty, Teaching Assistants and Professional Staff via the Excellence in Teaching Awards. 

The Student Nominated Awards in Excellence in Teaching  

These awards are voted for by students and recognise the outstanding contributions made by Business School Faculty, Teaching Assistants and Professional Staff.  This year the award categories are:

• Excellence in Teaching Award
• Excellence in Teaching Innovation Award
• Excellence in Research Supervision Award
• Supporting the Student Experience Award
• Excellence in Assessment Feedback Award
• Excellent Teaching Assistant Award

Award winners will be announced at the beginning of the Autumn Term 2026/27.

Dean’s Community Awards

These awards are voted for by students and staff and recognise citizenship amongst Business School students and alumni who excel in extra-curricular activities.

The award categories are:

• Improving Society – someone who has made a positive contribution to raising social awareness e.g. raising awareness of social causes with the cohort, volunteering, organising a fundraising or community engagement activity
• The Power of Innovative Thinking – someone who thinks outside of the box, demonstrating creative thinking e.g. innovative contributions or leadership that takes a project, event or solution to the next level
• Inspiring Brilliant Minds – someone who has broadened the minds of other students e.g. organising an event or activity that provoked inspiring discussion or innovation and enhanced your learning and development
• Pioneering Practical Solutions – someone who identifies an opportunity to benefit their cohort or the School and takes action e.g. someone who has developed a new initiative to improve the student experience.
• Sustainable Business Thinking – someone who actively promotes an environmentally friendly culture both in Imperial and the wider community.
• Inclusive Business - someone who consistently promotes (or has shown by a specific action) practices and behaviours that enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in our community of students, staff, or wider society.
• Dean’s Community Award for Alumni – an alumnus from any of the School’s programmes who has gone above and beyond to contribute to the Business School community, with a preference for those that have supported fellow alumni.

Nominations will open in April.