2018 UHR Awards for Excellence in HR
Posted 25th May 2018
Dixon Walter joined in the fun at the 2018 UHR Awards last night. It is always great to catch up with old friends!
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The winners of the 2018 UHR Awards for Excellence in HR were announced at the UHR Conference in Bristol.
The categories
- Business effectiveness and organisational performance: for an initiative that has driven and demonstrably enhanced organisational performance and competitive advantage.
- Organisational development and culture change: for an initiative that achieved transformational culture change or greater staff engagement, or involved collaborative work with another organisation, enabling the university effectively to meet future challenges and uncertainty.
- Equality and diversity: for an initiative that improved equality or diversity in the organisation, and brought demonstrable improvements to performance or engagement.
- Exceptional HR: for exceptional achievement by an HR team or individual.
The shortlist, runners up and winners
Winners
Business effectiveness and organisational performance – Northumbria University
Runners Up
- Liverpool John Moores University
Shortlisted Universities
- SOAS
- Staffordshire University
Organisational development and culture change – Imperial College London
Runners Up
- University of Birmingham
Shortlisted Universities
- University of Huddersfield
- Leeds Beckett University
Runners Up
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Shortlisted Universities
- Aberystwyth University
Runners Up
- Canterbury Christ Church University
Shortlisted Universities
- University of Exeter
- Leeds Trinity University
Original article: https://www.uhr.ac.uk/awards/awards-2018/
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