And the winner is....
Last month saw the exciting annual NICEC Bill Law Award Celebration event!
Last month saw the annual NICEC Bill Law Award Celebration event as Careers practitioners and researchers gathered online to celebrate both the entrants and ultimate winner of the 2024 Award.
Chaired by Dr Julia Yates, 11 finalists shared their research entries in 3-minute thesis summaries after a superb rallying call for the value of qualitative research from Professor Jenny Bimrose. In her opening remarks, Professor Bimrose laid out how the current research landscape undervalues qualitative research and how this type of methodology could greatly enhance the impact of social justice focused research in shaping future policy.
It was then onto the finalists!
The 2024 Bill Law Award finalists, their Careers study alma mater and topic focus:
1. Amanda Potts – University of Warwick
“The role of the academic tutor as a source of Careers support to students”
2. Amanda Roberts – Birkbeck, University of London – HIGHLY COMMENDED
“Midlife women lawyers returning to the legal profession”
3. Amy Knott – Coventry University
“Evaluating the use of TED talks by Higher Education Careers professionals”
4. Belinda Nuttall – Nottingham Trent University – OVERALL WINNER
“How is green career education and guidance understood and approached in English secondary schools through the perceptions and experiences of Career practitioners”
5. Claire Rees – University of Warwick
“What is the relevance of decolonising the curriculum to career learning in UK Higher Education? An examination of the experiences of Careers practitioners”
6. Erin Bartley – University of Glasgow
“Strengthening career education through storytelling”
7. Gemma Witts – University of West Scotland – HIGHLY COMMENDED
“Providing career guidance to international students. The experience of UK based HE Careers advisors (without a specialist international role)”
8. Jillian Bain – University of West Scotland
“The impact of child loss on Career decisions – making and trajectory”
9. Korin Grant – University of Warwick
“Climate change and career: What role do environmental concerns have in career guidance?”
10. Luke Lynch – Nottingham Trent University
“Could contextualised selection of students for work experience and mentoring enhance equity of graduate employment outcomes?”
11. Priscilla Koinange – City, University of London
“An exploration of the barriers and enablers for dyslexic, black women progressing into leadership roles”
After praising the high quality of all of the submissions, all that remained was for NICEC Chair Dr Gill Frigerio to announce two High Commended entries and the Overall Winner. Passing on the judging panel’s praise for Belinda Nuttall's winning submission, Gill said, “The panel felt that this was a really strong piece of innovative and successful research with lots of scope for wider publication.”
Accepting her prize of a book token and annual NICEC membership, Belinda commented on, “how amazing the work was of all the researchers. I’m humbled to have won this.”
Watch the recording of the Award event below!
Expect to see many of the entries in a future edition of the NICEC Journal so please do join us in congratulating everyone who submitted their research for this amazing Award.
