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National Postdoc Conference 2023 – Awards

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The awards panel are looking for short but high-quality nominations, clearly identifying how the nominee meets the theme of the award, with evidence of a significant contribution.

Impact for Postdoc Careers Award

Recognising someone who has made a significant contribution to the development and support of both postdocs and/or research as a career. Examples might include a blogger, website, author, or someone who has driven forward an innovation in support of research careers, someone who has set up a network, support group, or activity for postdocs. Someone who has worked in support of postdocs and postdoc careers. This may be a postdoc or someone in a different role who champions postdoc development.

Award methodology:

  • By nomination or self-nomination.
  • 250 word (maximum) supporting statement.
  • C-DICE team shortlist based on scoring criteria.
  • Award panel to select winner from a shortlist.
Submit a nomination

Unsung Heroes Awards x 3

Three individual awards recognising and celebrating postdocs as the unsung heroes of research, also highlighting the work of individual researchers within teams.

Advancement of knowledge – recognising a postdoc who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of knowledge in their field.

EDI champion – recognising a postdoc who has gone above and beyond to ensure equity, diversity and inclusion in their work, project, or journey to become a postdoc.

Sustainability Champion– recognising a postdoc whose work has introduced sustainability into their research area, or who has made strides to advance sustainable practices, or whose research is having impact in the key global sustainability challenges e.g. climate change.

Award methodology:

  • By nomination or postdocs can self-nominate.
  • 250 word (maximum) supporting statement.
  • C-DICE team shortlist based on scoring criteria.
  • Award panel to select winner from a shortlist.
Submit a nomination

Organisation Award

Recognising a university, school or faculty, research group, research project, mentoring or training scheme, development programme, support service etc. that has excelled in providing high quality support and development opportunities that benefit postdocs.

Award methodology:

  • By nomination.
  • 250 word (maximum) supporting statement.
  • C-DICE team shortlist based on scoring criteria.
  • Award panel to select winner from a shortlist.
Submit a nomination

The closing date for entries is 5pm on Wednesday 12 July 2023.

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