AUCSO unveils shortlisted finalists for 2022 Annual Awards

The AUCSO Annual Awards celebrate the fantastic work transacted by university security teams within their institutions during 2021, which was, of course, one of the most difficult years in recent memory.

This year, alongside the other categories of Security Officer of the Year, Security Team of the Year and Security Initiative of the Year, AUCSO has introduced a new category: Security Manager of the Year. The latter has been introduced in order to recognise the superb work conducted by those in management positions within these institutions.

The 2022 AUCSO Awards shortlisted finalists are as follows:

Security Officer of the Year

Phillip Barnett (University of Queensland, Australia)

Stephen Nolan (Heriot-Watt University)

Security Manager of the Year

Hannah Booth (Heriot-Watt University)

Terry Branch (Imperial College, London)

Geoff Brown (University of York)

Security Team of the Year

B-Shift Team (University of Essex)

Campus Security Team (University of Glasgow)

Campus Security Team (University of Liverpool)

Security Day Team (Staffordshire University)

Security Initiative of the Year

Heriot-Watt University (Dubai Campus)

Imperial College London (Health and Well-Being Initiative)

University of Queensland, Australia (Mass Notification System)

Commenting on the AUCSO Awards shortlist, AUCSO chief operating officer Julie Barker told Security Matters: “We are delighted to announce this year’s awards shortlist. It’s so wonderful to see such a breadth of universities being shortlisted from across the UK and the wider world. We’re very much looking forward to announcing the winners later this month.”

The ceremony forms part of the 2022 AUCSO Annual Conference and AGM taking place from Tuesday 29 March until Thursday 31 March.