Staff and students came together to celebrate the remarkable achievements of the University community at this year’s Hope Star Awards.
Hosted in the impressive Great Hall at the Creative Campus, the annual event, organised by the Liverpool Hope Students’ Union, recognises individuals who make an outstanding contribution to life at the University.
With an overwhelming number of nominations submitted, the awards continue to highlight the dedication, compassion and hard work that define the Hope community. Each winner and nominee has played a part in shaping a positive and supportive environment for both students and colleagues.
Among the staff categories, a wide range of contributions were acknowledged, from excellence in teaching to behind-the-scenes dedication and student support.
This year’s staff award winners were:
Student Awards:
Academic Excellence Award
Winner: Nayshirl Alvares
Honourable Mentions: Isabelle Patterson, Sam Talbot, Valeria Krammer
Course Representative of the Year
Winner: Matteo Nnalugha
Honourable Mentions: Pamela Pendleton, Nayshirl Alvares, Hamzah Tahir
Resilience & Determination Award
Winner: Cake Nugent
Honourable Mentions: Pamela Pendleton, Emily Joan Smith, Charlie Whiteside
Inspirational Student Award
Winner: Pamela Pendleton
Honourable Mentions: Pamela Pendleton, Cake Nugent, Lucie Duggan, Lottie Oxenham Babb
Hope Community Student Hero
Winner: Ryan Hardy
Honourable Mentions: Harry Bates, Kate Wall, Pamela Pendleton, UKLA Reading Ambassadors (Molly Owen, Ellie Hibbard, Ellie Stretton)
Rising Scholar Star
Winner: Valeria Krammer
Sustainability Champion
Winner: Ella Moriarty
Honourable Mention: Environmental Society
Creative Champion
Winner: Madi Haselton
Honourable Mentions: Maia Henley, Grace Hilley
Vice President Education Student Awards
Winners: Stephen Williams and Hamzah Tahir
Staff Awards:
Hope Community Hero
- Winner: Peter Mercer
- Honourable Mentions: Rev. Julia Pratt, Professor Niamh Malone, Saul Leslie
Heart of the Institution
- Winner: Dr Alessandra Lotteri
- Honourable Mentions: Professor Bryce Evans, Thomas Millea, James Leyshon, Jo Whittingham
Beacon of Support
- Winners: Dr Dave Merryweather & Ellis Fairclough
- Honourable Mentions: Dr Ana Be Pereira, Nadia Donaldson, Anne-Marie Isherwood
Unsung Hero
- Winner: Dr Eleanor Rees
- Honourable Mentions: Jay Mellon & Dale Staniford, Dr Laura Waite, Ian Nelson, Dr Debbie Kobani
Staff Excellence Award
- Winner: Paula Raper
- Honourable Mentions: Dr Erin Prichard, Jess Lafferty, Professor Catalina Montoya Londono, Stephen Bird
Excellence in Education Award
- Winner: Professor Philip Bamber
- Honourable Mentions: Dr Dave Merryweather, Dr Helen McCartney
Vice President Welfare & Community Award
- Winner: Dr David Neary
Vice President Education Staff Award
- Winner: Susan Murray