The Board of Trustees of Baze University has approved the establishment of the Chancellor’s Annual Excellence Awards to recognise outstanding contributions to teaching, research, scholarship and postgraduate supervision. The awards will initially comprise two categories: the Chancellor’s Prize for the Best PhD Supervisor of the Year and the Chancellor’s Prize for the Best Published Academic Staff Member of the Year. The university said the initiative was designed to strengthen its culture of academic excellence, encourage research productivity and promote high standards in postgraduate education and scholarly publishing. The university said the awards would be subject to appropriate institutional processes and would provide an avenue for academic achievement to be formally recognised as part of its annual academic calendar. The Chancellor’s Annual Excellence Awards are expected to become an established feature of the university’s academic life, with the initial categories providing a foundation for further recognition of outstanding contributions to scholarship and postgraduate education.