Research Excellence Awards
The OU Research Excellence Awards recognise outstanding research and celebrate achievement within the OU research environment.
They began in 2018, followed by a special 2019 programme which featured a 50th Anniversary Prize.
The Awards are back again for 2022 and this year the categories include:
- Outstanding Research Project
- Environmental Sustainability Award
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Best External Collaboration and Knowledge Exchange
- Outstanding impact on:
- Research on Society and Prosperity, or
- Research on Teaching, Curriculum and Students
- Covid-19 Award
- Early Career Researcher
- Best Research Support Team
- PGR-related awards:
- PRG Student Awards
- Outstanding Supervisor Award
- Best Technician/Technical Team of the year
The winners will be announced at a awards ceremony in London, in September.
If you have any questions about the process, email the Research Excellence Awards team.
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