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Dr Hannah Leese wins the University Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prize

The Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prizes are awarded to supervisors/supervisory teams who have demonstrated exceptional performance in supervision.


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Published on 17 Jun 2024 Last updated on 26 Jun 2026
Dr Hannah Leese being presented with her trophy
2026 University Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prize winner, Dr Hannah Leese (Department of Chemical Engineering).

Congratulations to Dr Hannah Leese from the Department of Chemical Engineering, who has won this year's University Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prize. Hannah was announced as the winner at our Doctoral Research Celebration Evening that took place at Komedia on Wednesday 10 June 2026.

There were 68 nominees for this prize this year, from 105 nominations, with four additional Faculty and School prizes.

Faculty of Engineering & Design winner

Dr Katharine Fraser, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences winner:

Prof Ana Cecilia Dinerstein, Department of Social and Policy Studies

Faculty of Science winner

Dr Marina De Vos, Department of Computer Science

School of Management Winner:

Professor Dan Davies, School of Management

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