This year’s Edufest held a special first: the inaugural Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Awards. Designed to celebrate excellence, commitment, and community spirit, these new awards recognise the diverse ways in which VIP teams and individuals contribute to meaningful and impactful projects across the university and beyond.
The VIP initiative is rooted in collaboration, innovation, and real-world problem-solving. To reflect this, five new awards have been introduced, each capturing a unique dimension of what it means to thrive in a VIP environment.
An 'Above & Beyond Team Member' is someone who consistently goes the extra mile, offering support and contributing in ways that make a positive difference to the team.
Vienne was selected as the winner of the Above & Beyond Team Member Award 2025. She is a member of "creating immersive training experiences in virtual reality" for the academic year 2024/2025. Additionally, she was part of the Age-Friendly VIP team from the academic years 2021/2022 to 2023/2024. Vienne is dedicated to sharing updates on the progress of the VIPs through her blogs: