2017 marks 25 years of AUDE, and the association are proud to announce the third year of the AUDE awards - just one of the ways AUDE continues to support and promote best practice in university estates and facilities. 

We are looking for teams, projects and individuals who have made a significant contribution to enhancing excellence and ensuring university estates provide best value to support the institutional mission and promote professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness.

The deadline for submissions is 31 January 2017. Entries must be submitted online www.eventsforce.net/audeawards2017. Full details on how to enter are below.

AUDE announced the launch of their inaugural Higher Education Estates and Facilities Awards in 2015. The awards were designed to highlight and celebrate the exceptional achievements of universities and those who work in them.

The awards provide an excellent opportunity to showcase sector achievements and allow everyone to learn from knowledge of the very best practice taking place in our institutions today.

 The AUDE Chair, Trevor Humphreys has said, 

“As Chair of AUDE I am delighted that we are running the AUDE Awards - now in its third year.  Last year saw both a significant volume of submissions but also an excellent quality of submissions.  The judging panel had a tough job in picking the eventual winner in each category and there were a number of highly commended entrants too.  We are hopeful that this year again we will receive plenty of high quality submissions.  

The AUDE awards are a chance to celebrate the excellent work that members do across all aspects of estates and facilities and so I want to encourage as many colleagues as possible to submit their entries.”

Award categories 

• The AUDE Estates/Facilities Team of the Year Award
  For exceptional team working leading to significant achievement.
• The AUDE University Impact Initiative of the Year Award
  This award seeks to recognise a specific initiative having a significant positive impact on the institution, the sector and/or the profession.
• The AUDE Emerging Talent Award
  We are looking to celebrate and reward a member of staff, working in estates or facilities, who is making an exceptional contribution and demonstrates great potential for the future.
• The AUDE Chair’s Award for Long Term Contribution
  For achievements benefitting the higher education estates/FM community, by an individual, over an extended period of time.

The AUDE Awards ceremony will take place at the annual conference dinner to be held at Whitworth Hall, Manchester on 11th April 2017.  Those shortlisted for an award will receive free attendance at this gala event.  

Judges  
We are delighted to announce that our awards will be judged by the AUDE Chair Trevor Humphreys, AUDE Chair Elect Mike Clark, Nolan Smith of HEFCE and Debra Humphris Vice Chancellor at the University of Brighton, as well as a guest sponsor judge.

How to enter 
The AUDE awards are for member institutions.  The entrant or entrants should be employed by an AUDE member institution.  AUDE members are the higher education institutions of the UK. 

We appreciate that submissions take a while to collate – if you intend to send an entry please let us know by dropping us an email at audeawards@assuredevents.com so that we have a gauge of numbers ahead of the deadline.

Each entry should comprise:

• Completion of the online entry application/nomination, including upload of the attached submission form.
• Objective supporting evidence e.g. Accreditation by a professional body or published survey evidence (if applicable).
• Supporting endorsement from the Director of Estates at the institution submitting the application and endorsement from one other member of the university Senior Executive team.
• Full contact details.
• Entries should be submitted via the on line portal at: www.eventsforce.net/audeawards2017
• The deadline for all submissions is:  31 January 2017.

Dissemination for mutual benefit is a core aim of the AUDE Awards.  Winners will be featured in the AUDE newsletter and details of their submission will be made available to colleagues at AUDE member institutions via the members’ area of the AUDE web site.

Full information about the Awards, along with an application form and FAQs are attached.  The AUDE Awards web site with full information, the nomination form and on line entry portal at:

www.eventsforce.net/audeawards2017

To enter the awards you will need a password. 

The password is:  AUDEAWARDS2017PASS

Who do I contact in case of query?
Assured Events:

Tel: 0161 428 1250 | Email: audeawards@assuredevents.com