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Excellence Awards Policy

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	20th September 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	20th September 2026	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Vice-Chancellor and President	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	19th September 2023	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	19th January 2026	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Sharmaine Gewohn Chief of Staff s.gewohn@westernsydney.edu.au	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Sharmaine Gewohn Chief of Staff s.gewohn@westernsydney.edu.au	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

19/01/2026: This document is retired with immediate effect. The contents are now covered in the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards Guidelines located on a University website.

The Excellence Awards Policy, and corresponding Excellence Awards Procedures, have been updated to reflect the inclusion of new awards and updates to existing awards within the current schedule of University’s Excellence Awards. The changes include: the inclusion of the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Sustainability Impact Award; the removal of the following two awards, which are being retired: Research Excellence through Partnership Award and Excellence in Research Interdisciplinary Group Award; the inclusion of the following four Awards to replace the two retired Research awards: Excellence in Research Impact Award, Research Excellence through Industry Collaboration or Partnership Award, Excellence in Research Leadership and Development Award, and Excellence in Research Management Award. Amendments to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Teaching Excellence Awards have also been made to align the Excellence in Indigenous Teaching Awards more closely with the national Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) awards.

Clauses Amended:Policy: Clauses 8, 16 and 23

27/11/2023: Position name changed from Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Academic (DVC&VP(A)) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Education (DVC&VP, Education)

06/09/2024: Position name changed from Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Enterprise and Global (SDVC, REG) to Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research, Enterprise and Global (SDVC & VP, REG)

06/02/2025: Division name changed from Office of People (Office of People) to Office or People (O4P)

06/02/2025: Division name changed from Office or People (O4P) to Office for People (O4P)

12/05/2025: Position name changed from Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Education (DVC&VP, Education) to Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education and Students (DVC, E&S)