The Vice-Chancellor gives notice of the winners of the inaugural Public Engagement with Research Awards to recognize and reward those who undertake excellent engagement with research.
The winners were presented with a trophy and personal cash prize in a joint award ceremony, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor on Monday, 20 June 2016.
The 2016 Public Engagement with Research Award winners are:
• Dr Ruth Armstrong and Dr Amy Ludlow, Institute of Criminology and Faculty of Law
• Dr Paolo Bombelli, Department of Biochemistry
• Dr Paul Coxon, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy
• Mr Ian Hosking and Mr Bill Nicholl, Department of Engineering and Faculty of Education
• Dr Becky Inkster, Department of Psychiatry
• Dr Hazel Wilkinson, Department of English
The 2016 Awards are supported by the RCUK Catalyst Seed Fund and are co-ordinated by the University’s Public Engagement team. More information about the Awards can be found on the Public Engagement website: https://www.cam.ac.uk/public-engagement/public-engagement-with-research-awards.
The Vice-Chancellor gives notice of the winners of the inaugural Impact Awards to recognize and reward those whose research has led to excellent impact beyond academia.
The winners were presented with a trophy and cash prize in a joint award ceremony, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor on Monday, 20 June 2016.
The 2016 Impact Award winners, by School, are:
• School of Humanities and Social Sciences: Dr Gilly Carr, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
• School of Technology: Dr Nathan Crilly and Professor John Clarkson, Department of Engineering
• School of Clinical Medicine: Dr Nita Forouhi and Dr Fumiaki Imamura, MRC Epidemiology Unit
• School of Biological Sciences: Professor Stephen Jackson, Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK, Gurdon Institute
• School of Arts and Humanities: Dr Mari Jones, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages
Overall winner:
• School of Clinical Medicine: Dr Nita Forouhi and Dr Fumiaki Imamura, MRC Epidemiology Unit