Making a nomination
Nominations for the 2024 President's Awards for Excellence in Research are now closed.
To make a nomination please use the online nomination system.
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Please view the User Guide to help you access the system and enter your nomination(s). Specific guidance for each award category can be found below.
For further information please contact Mr Alex Headley.
Guidelines
Who can make a nomination?
For all categories, nominations can be made by staff from all areas of the College. Self-nomination is not permitted, with the exception of the Outstanding Research Team award.
Who selects the winners?
Award and Medal winners for each award category are conferred by selection panels overseen by the Vice-Provost (Research) in the summer term.
Can I nominate someone who has already won a President's Award?
Previous winners Previous winners may not be re-nominated for the same category of award until at least three years have passed since their previous success (i.e. winners of 2021, 2022 and 2023 cannot be re-nominated for the same award in 2024). Find the full list of previous winners on the previous award winners webpage.
What information do I need to prepare a nomination?
Individual guidance documents for each award category are below. Please check the eligibility requirements and the evidence required by each award category.
- View guidance for Research Support Excellence (pdf)
- View guidance for Outstanding Early Career Researcher (pdf)
- View guidance for Outstanding Research Team (pdf)
- View guidance for Excellence in Research Environment (New) (doc)*
- View guidance for Excellence in Impact (New) (doc)*
*New Guidance may not be working, please email Alex Headley to be sent a copy directly
Top tips
- A single nomination form should be completed for each nominee. It is strongly recommended to notify the nominee of the intention to propose them for this award.
- Review the guidance in advance to prepare appropriate evidence for the criteria in the nomination.
- A nomination overview summarising key points of the reasons for nomination should be completed.
- Evidence should be provided for each of the award criteria (this should be written for a non-expert audience and specific examples given where appropriate).
- The selection panel will ONLY draw on the evidence presented when making their decisions, so please ensure a good case is presented for submission.
- Statements of support should emphasise what makes the nominee stand out and the impact of their actions/research.
- There is a 4000 character (approx 300 word) limit for each free text section. Ensure plain text is used if copy-pasting to avoid breaching character limits.
