Awards and recognition schemes for those within the doctoral community
Find out more about the various award schemes for doctoral students and staff who work with doctoral students, as well as details of how to nominate
Doctoral Awards
Find out about the various award schemes open to doctoral students and staff who support doctoral students.
Awards for doctoral students
- Doctoral Recognition Awards
- Godfrey & Sue Hall PGR Student Prize
Awards for staff who support doctoral students
- Doctoral Recognition Awards
- Excellence in Doctoral Supervision
Doctoral Recognition Awards
The Doctoral Recognition Awards, organised by the Doctoral College, recognise students and staff who have contributed to enhancing the doctoral student experience.
The student award could be awarded to a student who is actively involved in organising events to benefit others, improving equality and diversity, or enhancing the reputation of the University attending conferences and events.
The staff award could be awarded to a supportive supervisor, a team within the University who has shown commitment to doctoral students, or another member of staff who has improved the student experience.
Nominations are closed until February 2024.
Find out who received a Doctoral Recognition Award in 2023
Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prize
The Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prize is awarded to a supervisor or supervisory team who has demonstrated exceptional performance in doctoral supervision.
In 2023, the prize was presented to supervisor Dr Tina Skinner from the Department of Social and Policy Sciences.
Find out more about the 2023 entries
Godfrey and Sue Hall Postgraduate Research Student Prize
The Godfrey and Sue Hall Postgraduate Research Student Prize, previously known as the Ede and Ravenscroft Postgraduate Research Student Prize, is an annual award for the best postgraduate research student.
The winner will receive £1,000 from Godfrey and Sue Hall.
The winner of the 2023 Godfrey and Sue Hall Postgraduate Research Student Prize was Joe Bonsor, PhD student in Life Sciences.
Find out more about Joe and his research
Photographs
Have a look at some of the pictures from our latest Doctoral Research Celebration Evening which took place on 14th June 2023.
Find out more about the awards
Should you want to find out more about the individual awards then please use the contact details found on each of the specific award pages.