Awards and recognition schemes for those within the doctoral community
Details of the various award schemes for doctoral students and staff , as well as details of how to make a nomination.
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 open on 3rd March 2025
Make a nomination
Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prizes
The Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Prizes are awarded to supervisors or supervisory teams who have demonstrated exceptional performance in doctoral supervision.
Nominations for these prizes open on Monday 3 February 2025 and close on Sunday 23 February 2025.
In 2024, the University prize was awarded to Professor Sarah Halligan from the Department of Psychology.
There were 3 Faculty Prizes:
Faculty of Engineering and Design Winner: Dr Richard Ball (Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Winner: Professor Sarah Halligan (Department of Psychology)
Faculty of Science Winner: Dr Matthew Jones (Department of Life Sciences)
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.
Make a nomination
Recognising our community
All recipients of awards are invited to celebrate at the annual Doctoral Research Celebration Evening. Take a look at some pictures from the last event which took place on 14 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.