The 2nd Annual CUBO RA Awards took place on 7 May 2019, during the CUBO Residence Life Conference at Loughborough University's Imago Conference Centre.
Residence Assistants (RAs) carry out essential work in developing a living and learning community, helping their fellow students to settle and thrive in university campus life. Sometimes known by other titles, they are students who work or volunteer in student accommodation to provide a social and support network for their community.
Residence Life is still relatively new in the UK. While many universities have had student support services in place for many years, the challenge and bridge to offering a full Residence Life programme is to become more proactive in supporting students. Spotting problems early and making a subtle but successful intervention can make a crucial difference to a student’s welfare. With young people living their lives increasingly online, having tools in place to help students develop social and community skills is now as important as academic studies.
RAs are at the heart of these programmes. They are trained in a variety of services from mental health, drug and alcohol awareness to health and safety and data protection. They organise a wide range of activities both social and practical, but it is often the softer skills - providing a shoulder to cry on or wise words – that make RAs such an asset to their university community.
Each RA winner receives a free place at the CUBO & ACUHO-I Residence Life Conference where they are presented with their award.
University of East London
University of Leicester
King's College London
Manchester Metropolitan University
University of Edinburgh
University of the Arts, London
Each RA winner receives a free place at the CUBO & ACUHO-I Residence Life Conference where they are presented with their award.
Prime Student Living (Award presented by Richard Kington, University of Edinburgh)
Campus Living Villages UK
Rebecca receives funding to attend the 2019 ACUHO-I Conference on 22-25 June in Toronto, Canada.
Campus Living Villages UK (Award presented by Grant Walters of Acuho-i)
Written entries are invited from universities and private accommodation providers during January/February. They are reviewed by an international judging panel from the USA, UK, Australia and Europe. The 2019 judges:
The CUBO RA Awards are presented at a dinner during the CUBO Residence Life Conference.
The 2019 conference took place on 7-8 May 2019 at the Imago Conference Centre, Holywell Park, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU.
The CUBO Residence Life Conference, incorporating the CUBO and ACUHO-I Masterclasses, is a popular annual professional development event attracting residence life professionals from across the UK and Ireland, and both universities and private student accommodation providers. It includes theory and practice from the USA and the UK as well as opportunities to network with other residence life professionals and unique opportunity to hear from a panel of the winning RAs.
CUBO members and corporate partners receive a 25% discount on the conference price.
Richard Kington, Director of Accommodation, Catering and Events, University of Edinburgh, and CUBO Board Member - International Portfolio
Previous award winners
