Overview
This event brought together shortlisted nominees to recognise outstanding
achievement and sectorleading practice in widening access.
2018 NEON Awards winners & commendations
NEON Widening Access Initiative (Outreach) Award
Primary Outreach Programme (City, University of London) – Winner
Shine Programme (University of York) – Commendation
Your Future Programme (University of Surrey) – Commendation
NEON Widening Access Initiative (Retention and Success) Award
Studylab Kingston School of Art (Kingston University) – Winner
Engagement & Retention Service (University of West London) – Commendation
Student Inspire Network (University of Manchester) – Commendation
NEON Student of the Year Award
Jack Whiting (Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex) – Winner
Geraldine Tandoh (University of Liverpool) – Commendation
Memona Shahid (University of Manchester Students’ Union) – Commendation
NEON Contribution to Widening Access Award
Dr Felicity Dunworth (Kent and Medway Progression Federation) – Winner
Darren Beaney (Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex) – Commendation
Richard Huggins (Oxford Brookes University) – Commendation
NEON Higher Education Institution of the Year Award
University of West London – Winner
City, University of London – Commendation
NEON Access School or College Award
Minsthorpe Community College – Winner
Ashton Sixth Form College – Commendation
Brampton Manor Academy – Commendation
NEON Widening Access Partnership Award
Greater Manchester Looked After Children’s Forum – Winner
Go Higher West Yorkshire – Commendation
Network for East Anglian Collaborative Outreach (NEACO) – Commendation
Get involved
NEON is the professional organisation supporting those involved in widening access to higher education at all levels and in all sectors to affect change in their own organisations and communities.