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Whether employed through one of our managed internship schemes, such as the Student Campus Partnership or Student Business Partnership, a part-time role or an employability programme such as Green Consultants or Professional Pathways, we want as many students as possible who are undertaking meaningful, paid employment whilst studying, to be recognised for the great work they do.

The same goes for the graduate interns recruited through our Graduate Business Partnership Scheme, who deliver impactful change, provide fresh insight and improve business process for employers across Devon and Cornwall and beyond.

And of course, none of this would be possible without our network of employer partners, who deserve to be given recognition and thanks for the opportunities and support they provide for our students and graduates. 

This is what the University of Exeter Employment Awards do; by providing a prestigious accolade and a yearly awards ceremony, the awards formally celebrate the successful partnerships taking place between the University of Exeter, its students and graduates and employer partners.

The categories for the Employment Awards are as follows:

Student & Graduate Categories:

• Innovation  
• Business Impact  
• Community
• Leadership
• Best International Intern 
• Best Team Award 
• Overall Student Winner
• Overall Graduate Winner

Employer Categories:

• Best Internal Employer at the University of Exeter
• Best External employer

Nominations for the Employment Awards 2027 are now open! 

Simply fill out the relevant nomination form using the links below. It is recommended that you read the nomination guidance (also linked below). 

Employers wanting to nominate: 

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• Nomination guidance for managers

Students & Graduates wanting to nominate: 

• How to ask your employer for a nomination

Eligibility:? 

You are eligible to submit or receive a nomination for an Employment Award if: 

• You are a current University of Exeter student (any degree discipline, any level of study, at any campus) and you are undertaking meaningful paid employment alongside your studies or during vacation periods.? 

• You are an Exeter graduate in your first role since leaving the University which started on or after January 2026. 

• You have been employed through the Graduate Business Partnership Scheme since January 2026 (either internal or external to the University). 

• You have commenced a role of at least one week through one of the programmes listed below since January 2026: 

Student Business Partnership Scheme 

Student Campus Partnership Scheme 

Professional Pathways 

Green Consultants 

• N.B. If you have graduated since completing your role (e.g. you completed a Pathways internship in summer 2026 and then graduated in summer 2026) then you are still eligible to be nominated for this internship. 

• N.B. Your employer must be able to suitably evidence your contribution to their organisation in order to be able to nominate you for an award. Depending on the nature of your role, there may be circumstances under which your employer does not feel able to complete a nomination for you. You can reach out to the Student Employment Team for advice on this at any time at studentemployment@exeter.ac.uk? 

• N.B. We cannot accept self-nominations from interns, you must be nominated by a line manager or supervisor from a paid employment opportunity you have undertaken. 

• N.B. We cannot accept team nominations from students or graduates working within the team being nominated. The nomination must be submitted by the line manager or supervisor of the team. 

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• You are an employer/business owner/University staff member who has employed or line managed a University of Exeter student for at least one week since January 2026. This could be through one of our managed schemes (SBP, SCP, GBP etc), or through an independently managed vacancy.? 

• You are an employer/business owner/University staff member who has employed or line managed a graduate through the Graduate Business Partnership Scheme since January 2026.? 

Huge thanks to our category sponsors for the 2026 awards:

• Innovation sponsored by
• Business Impact sponsored by
• Community sponsored by
• Leadership sponsored by
• Overall Student Winner sponsored by
• Overall Graduate Winner sponsored by
• Best Team Award sponsored by

Congratulations to the award winners for 2026!

2026 Categories:

• Innovation: Anya Morris
• Business Impact: Ella Kelynack
• Community: Sara Agbenro
• Leadership: Harry Coleman-Goriah
• Best International Intern: Blessing Jolayemi
• Best Team Award: Future Leaders and Innovators Team
• Highly Commended for the Best Team Award: HASS Success for All Interns
• Overall Student Winner: Ella Kelynack
• Overall Graduate Winner: Floyd Peach
• Best Internal Employer, University of Exeter: Louise Vennells
• Best External Employer: The Walt Disney Company
• Highly Commended for the Best External Employer: Darby & Darby Solicitors - Ordli

Congratulations to the award winners for 2025!

2025 Categories:

• Innovation: Eloise Cooper
• Business Impact: Fan Yang
• Community: Deborah Phan Huy
• Leadership: Becky Rowe
• Best International Intern: Berit Harwood
• Best Team Award: HASS Change Agents
• Overall Student Winner: Berit Harwood
• Overall Graduate Winner: Amani Gardner
• Best Internal Employer, University of Exeter: Dr Abby Russell
• Best External Employer: Joanne Manville
• Most Engaged Employer: Exeter Students' Guild

Congratulations to the award winners for 2024!

2024 Categories:

• Innovation: Matt Whitley, RJ Working
• Business Impact: Luke Noble, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies
• Community: Laurel Brock, Royal Albert Memorial Musuem
• Leadership: Beth Lewis, University of Exeter
• Best international intern: Emma Alabi, Perfino Ltd.
• Best Team Award: The Career Zone Student Campus Partners (SCPs) - 
• Overall Student Winner: Madelaine Barr, Joanne Manville Virtual Assistance
• Overall Graduate Winner: Oliver Prato, Devon County Council
• *Highly Commended* - Saskia Akermann-Clark, Exeter Innovation
• Best Internal Employer, University of Exeter: Clare Johnson and Sharron Curtis, University of Exeter Career Zone
• Best External Employer: Nourallah Chakroun, Inspiring Women Network (IWN) Cornwall
• Most Engaged Employer: Exeter City Community Trust

A huge congratulations to our 2023 winners! 

• Business Impact Category winner: Pooja Vijay 
• Community Category winner: Harry Evans 
• Leadership Category winner: Beth Fraser 
• Innovation Category winner: Elizabeth Hedges 
• Employer winner: Sophie Meadows, University of Exeter 
• Overall student winner: Laura Daniela Perez Chaparro 
• Overall graduate winner: Harry Evans

And of course, a special mention goes to our 'highly commended' nominees in each of our student and graduate categories: 

• Highly commended – Business Impact: Isabel Dally, Jennie Linzell, Finn Horden and Laura Daniela Perez Chaparro 
• Highly commended – Community: Sam Swinerd, Katelyn Wells, Amelia Grove and Rachel Fearn 
• Highly commended – Leadership: Marley Pradieu, Pierre De Brosses, Abigail Addai and Abigail Lawrence 
• Highly commended – Innovation: Olivia Williams, Eleanor Cook, Vishwanath Bhave Ravnishankar and Caitlyn Le Roux  

We are so proud of all of our nominees and winners. Every single one of them is so deserving of their nomination, which speaks volumes as to the contributions they have made to their employers. Well done!‌  

Click the links below to view and download photos from the awards:

We were honoured to have our awards trophies for 2026 made by local glassmaker, Laura Kriefman.

As an internationally exhibiting Stained Glass Artist, Laura combines exceptional technical delivery with a contemporary visual style that combines her love of colour and movement into the flow and precision of leaded stained glass work. From Geometric Architectural pieces and glass painting, to nudes in rare mouth blown glass - her glass work is playful, colourful and vivid.

Her work has been featured in Green Hill Arts Biennale, Devon Life Magazine and selected for the International Biennale of Glass, Bulgaria 2025.

You can contact Laura for commissions, restorations and courses at