Nominations now open for Jisc community champions 2025
Help celebrate the individuals and teams going above and beyond to support their communities and foster innovation.
Established in 2020, Jisc’s community champion programme brings together extraordinary individuals and unsung heroes.
Community is crucial to helping us adapt to new trends like AI and new tech, but equally to keeping our approaches human. We are now opening our nominations for the next cohort of community champions so let us celebrate more of the people who make this happen.
In 2024, fifteen community champions and five finalists were announced from across UK education and research communities.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 community champions to recognise individuals who are sharing learning, adding value and advocating for the good of communities.
The community champion categories are:
- Community advocate: an individual who is the beacon for their community, who publicly supports the cause
- Community tech guru: an individual with a high level of technical skills and knowledge who can break down complexities to help others
- Community unsung hero: an individual who is always working in the background, getting things done and supporting others
- Community pioneer: an individual who is at the forefront of change, an early adopter who helps open new lines of activity or thought
The selection panel will consider impact, reach and passion. We are particularly looking for individuals who see the bigger picture and strive to support colleagues across the sector.
Natasha Veenendaal, head of community and engagement at Jisc, said:
“The community space across education and research has grown since the first champions were announced in 2020, and with good reason. Communities play a vital role in making voices heard, solving problems together and ensuring that best practices are shared for the benefit of all.”
The closing date is Sunday 15 December 2024. Winners will be announced in February 2025.