The 2025 CUBO Awards are now open for entries, so don’t miss this opportunity to shine! Take inspiration from our 2024 CUBO Award Finalists.
The CUBO Awards celebrate excellence, creativity, and innovation in student and campus services across universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland. Winning a CUBO Award not only highlights your team’s hard work but also elevates your institution as a leader in delivering exceptional campus experiences.
We recognise achievement across a variety of service areas. This year, you can enter one or more of the following categories:
The judges will be looking for a conference, events or hospitality initiative that stands out from the rest.
Entries should demonstrate creativity and innovation to meet the new demands of the conference business - a new concept or approach to conferencing, hospitality or events, and / or creative facilities that offer something new or refocused for customers.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
This award is for a successful initiative that demonstrates creativity in a new food/dining concept.
The judges will be looking for creativity in service delivery and/or food, innovation in purchase methods and creative facilities that offer something entirely new for customers.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
Three shortlisted entries will undergo a site visit to determine the winner.
This award recognises the growing importance of residence life and activities that support students
living in purpose-built student accommodation.
Entries must show that they facilitate opportunities,
events or activities in an environment that promotes health and wellbeing, providing a great overall residential experience for students.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target
audience.
Entries in this category should make a real difference to the sport experience at the institution.
They should demonstrate increased participation and promote health and wellbeing, and show improved
performance levels.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target
audience.
Entries are invited from student housing complexes and/or operations that demonstrate innovation
and high standards, and enable students to achieve their best in a home from home environment.
Entries to this award must be led by a CUBO member institution, but may be produced in conjunction with development partners.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
Entries in this category can come from any campus or commercial service for students at UK universities.
The judges will be looking for an innovative product, service or campaign that has significantly enhanced the student experience or the development of commercial business in the institution environment.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
Entries for business partnership of the year must come from universities, working with a commercial partner.
The partnership must be fully integrated into the institution. It must demonstrate achievement of the shared goals/outputs and delivery of high-quality services that enhance the student experience.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
Entries should tell the complete story of a recent, successful marketing campaign in commercial/campus services that meets a specified strategic challenge and demonstrates delivery against campaign objectives through tangible and demonstrable metrics.
Entries should cover all stages of the campaign: situation, research, objectives, target market, segmentation, channels, proposition, budget, tactics, results and ongoing measurement.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target audience.
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Award seeks to recognise an institution that has demonstrated exceptional commitment to the promotion of EDI.
The submission must demonstrate how the institution recognises the importance of diversity in the workplace and creates an inclusive environment in which all students and staff feel valued and can thrive. Applicants will have achieved a demonstrable impact to improve diversity and inclusion within campus/commercial services.
Entries up to 600 words, accompanied by 3 images and 3 comments/feedback from the target
audience.
Whether it’s a new initiative, a game-changing innovation, or an impactful campaign, we want to hear your story.
Submitting your entry is quick and straightforward on our online platform.
Enter now!For each category you wish to enter, you’ll receive an email with a login to access the entry form (check your Spam folder if you don’t see it!).
Our system allows you to save and edit your entry as many times as needed before the deadline.
We welcome submissions from all universities in the UK and Ireland.
Full information on this years categories and judging criteria can be viewed here.
Not sure if your entry qualifies? Contact us before submitting your application.
Entries are open until 23:59 on Wednesday 5th March 2025.
Jane Donachy - Associate Director of Catering, Retail and Accommodation Services, UAL and CUBO Honorary Member
The 2025 CUBO Awards will take place during CUBO Summer Conference on 11th June at Northumbria University - where we will celebrate the best of commercial and campus services in style!
This is your chance to showcase your team’s achievements, share your success, and gain national recognition.
Enter now!
