Aziz inclusion award shortlist announced

We are thrilled to announce the longlist for this year’s Aziz Inclusion Award, celebrating the incredible efforts of universities in fostering a truly inclusive experience for British Muslim students. 🏆

In our 10th anniversary year, we have expanded nominations to include both scholar/alumni recommendations and self-nominations from university partners. This has resulted in a record-breaking 13 nominated institutions – the most in the three years of the award! 🎉

👏 Congratulations to our longlisted universities:

🏛 King's College London
🏛 UCL
🏛 University of Birmingham
🏛 Wolfson College, Cambridge
🏛 The Manchester Metropolitan University
🏛 The University of Salford
🏛 Keele University
🏛 The University of Law
🏛 Kingston University
🏛 Jesus College Oxford
🏛 De Montfort University
🏛 University of York
🏛 Royal College of Art

These institutions have demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting British Muslim students on campus, contributing to the vision of Muslim Friendly Universities. 🌍✨

🗓 Next Steps:

✔ A panel of judges (The Aziz Foundation staff, trustees and external stakeholders) will review the longlist and announce the shortlist this summer.

✔ The winner and runner-up will be revealed at a special awards evening later in the autumn, presented by Rahima Aziz BEM.

We look forward to celebrating the exceptional work of our university partners! 💙