Astrophoria Foundation Year Welfare Lead wins award

Cat Purtell, the Astrophoria Foundation Year Welfare Lead, has won the Transformation in Education award at the Oxford Lifelong Learning Inspiring Excellence Awards (OLLIEs), which were recently hosted at the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

This was awarded for her work supporting the first cohort of Astrophoria Foundation Year students during their time in Oxford. Astrophoria Foundation Year students benefit from access to support from a designated Welfare Lead during the programme.

At this event the Foundation Year Director, Dr Jo Begbie was shortlisted for the Inclusive Leadership award and the Foundation Year Programme Manager was shortlisted for the Collaborative Spirit award.

You can find out more about some of the key member of the Foundation Year Team on our Meet the team page.