Edge Hill University Achieves Eight Nominations for Student Nursing Times Awards
Edge Hill University has received an impressive eight shortlistings for the Student Nursing Times Awards, often referred to as the 'Oscars' of the UK's nursing community. This recognition highlights the university's excellence in nursing and midwifery education.
Categories and Nominations
The University's School of Nursing and Midwifery has been shortlisted across multiple prestigious categories. These include 'best student experience', 'teaching innovation of the year', 'partnership of the year', and 'nurse education provider of the year (pre-registration)'. The full list of nominations is detailed below:
- Nurse education provider of the year (pre-registration): Recognised for nurturing the whole person and inspiring students to achieve their full potential.
- Student nursing associate of the year: Jonathan Richardson from Edge Hill University and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
- Best student experience: The Nursing and Midwifery Student Voice strategy uses creative methods like poetry and QR Code evaluations to foster a culture of belonging.
- Student placement of the year - community: For integrating social care placements into the nursing curriculum.
- Teaching innovation of the year - curriculum: An initiative empowering student nurses to raise concerns in practice with confidence.
- Partnership of the year: Three nominations for collaborations with Sefton Training Hub, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, and Cheshire and Mersey Training Hub & Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, focusing on innovative education models.
University Leadership Comments
Professor Jacqueline Leigh, interim associate dean for student experience, expressed pride in the achievement. "At Edge Hill, we pride ourselves on a culture of support and excellence, where staff go above and beyond to prepare our students for the frontline of care," she said. "Our students never fail to inspire us with their resilience and hard work. Being shortlisted for the Student Nursing Times Awards is a well-deserved recognition of their dedication to the nursing and midwifery profession and the patients they serve."
Colin Johnson, interim dean of the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine, added, "While being shortlisted for a single award at the Student Nursing Times Awards is a significant honour, to be shortlisted eight times is a truly phenomenal achievement. I am immensely proud of all our staff and students as well as the teams driving our three shortlisted partnership schemes. Their dedication is not only a credit to Edge Hill, but a testament to the talent and passion within our wider nursing and midwifery community."
Awards Ceremony and University Background
The winners will be announced at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London, on April 24, 2026. Edge Hill University's Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is one of the largest providers of health, social care, and medicine education in the North West of England, also housing its Medical School. This achievement underscores the university's commitment to advancing healthcare education and training.
