UALL Awards
UALL is pleased to announce that applications have opened for the 2024-25 round of awards. The UALL Award Scheme celebrates projects, programmes, partnerships, sustainability and research that promote lifelong learning in the Higher Education Sector.
Presentation of AwardsUALL Awards will be presented at the 2025 Conference at the University of Liverpool from 16th – 18th June 2025.
UALL Award Categories
Five award categories are available including the new ‘Quiet Achiever’ Award:
- Innovation: this award recognises innovations or creative initiatives that seek to expand Lifelong Learning.
- Sustainability: this award recognises creative Lifelong Learning initiatives with proven impact and demonstrable sustainability.
- Research: this award recognises specific research or evidence-based activity that promotes the significance of Lifelong Learning at local, national or international levels.
- Partnerships (including international): this award recognises innovative partnership working and engagement that creates change in an international, transnational, national, regional or local context.
- Quiet achiever: this award is nominated by a senior staff member or colleague(s) in recognition of outstanding contribution to lifelong learning by an individual or team whose work is largely unnoticed.
Application process
The submission is based on a maximum of 1200 words and can include suitable images and/ or web links, as appropriate. You can nominate yourself (with the exception of Quiet Achiever award), a colleague or team of people who deserve recognition for their work.Applications must be received by the UALL Administrator by 23rd May 2025. Please send applications (with clear indication of the category) and any enquiries to: admin@uall.ac.uk
Assessment of Quality: Reviewers will base their decisions on the extent to which the submission demonstrates that the work in that category makes a meaningful contribution to the development of Lifelong Learning and/or Adult Education. Recognition: All shortlisted applicants will be invited to showcase their nominated work on the UALL website.
SCUTREA Award: Tilda Gaskell Award for Best Student Paper
SCUTREA is excited to announce the reinstatement of the Tilda Gaskell Award for Best Student Paper at the UALL- SCUTREA 2025 Conference in Liverpool. This prestigious award honours adult educator Tilda Gaskell, a SCUTREA member, who researched older adult learning and challenged the economic framing of lifelong learning by co-creating knowledge with older learners. This award recognises outstanding scholarly work and upholds Tilda’s values of dedication, methodological innovation, and expanding knowledge on older adult learning.
To be considered for the award, students are invited to deliver a lightning talk on their research topics, which should link to the conference theme: Go Higher – Lifelong Learning as the Heart of Sustainable, Equitable, and Future-Facing Universities.
This is an excellent opportunity for students to share their findings, engage with fellow delegates and gain valuable presentation experience. The winner of the Tilda Gaskell Award will receive a prize of £50 to recognise, not only their hard work, but also their potential to influence the future of our field. We invite all student members to apply and showcase your research at the conference.
Application process
The application process is in two parts: to be considered for this award please notify the UALL Administrator that you wish to apply for this award by 23rd May admin@uall.ac.uk You will then be provided with the submission criteria and detailed guidelines relating to the presentation at the conference.
We look forward to celebrating the legacy of Tilda Gaskell and supporting the next generation of scholars at the UALL/SCUTREA 2025 conference.
