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 50^th 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.