Table of award wins
| Award | Date | Recipient | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilona Kickbusch Award for Excellence in Early Career Research Publication in Health Promotion | 2024 | Amber van den Akker | Dr. van den Akker was named as the winner for her paper on industry influence on public health policy formulation in the UK |
| Peter Troughton Research Staff Prize | 2024 | Tess Legg | Dr. Legg was awarded this prize for her research on the risks of corporate influence on science which includes developing the Science for Profit Model |
| Doctoral Recognition Award | 2024 | TCRG | This award recognises the team's significant contribution to enhancing the research environment for our PhD students |
| WHO World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Awards | 2024 | Raouf Alebshehy | Dr. Alebshehy received this award in testament to his near decade of work in the field of tobacco control and his highly respected position |
| Communicator Awards | 2024 | Tobacco Slave team | Tobacco Slave, the group's film on the experiences of tobacco farmers in Malawi, won two awards - for "Excellence in Documentary" and "Excellence in Causes and Awareness" |
| World No Tobacco Day award | 2022 | Mateusz Zatoński | This award was given posthumously by the World Health Organization in recognition of Mateusz's contribution to tobacco control efforts |
| WHO Special Recognition Award | 2021 | TCRG | This award is made by the Director-General of the World Health Organization for World No Tobacco Day, recognising over a decade of contribution to tobacco control |
| Vice-Chancellor's Research Medal | 2019 | Anna Gilmore | This award is made in recognition of sustained record of research excellence and impact |
| European Health Leadership Award | 2019 | Anna Gilmore | The inaugural award recognises 'pioneering change makers' who have shown 'transformative innovation and leadership in safeguarding or improving the health of people in Europe' |
| Public Health Science Conference | 2016 | Karen Evans-Reeves | Runner-up Best Presentation by an early-career researcher, Content analysis of tobacco industry data on the illicit tobacco trade in UK newspapers during the standardised packaging debate |
| Cancer Research UK | 2014 | Karen Evans-Reeves | Training and Career Development Board Research Travel Award |
| 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health | 2012 | Silvy Peeters | Young Investigator Award |
| Public Health Advocacy Institute International Award for Outstanding Use of Tobacco Industry Documents | 2009 | Anna Gilmore | Presented to honour 'innovative application of these documents to improve the health of people around the world' |
| World No Tobacco Day Medal | 2008 | Anna Gilmore | In recognition of 'outstanding efforts in [the] research of tobacco control and tobacco industry strategies in Europe' |
Recognition for our work on bribery and corruption in Africa
In 2021, BBC 1 Panorama aired ‘Dirty Secrets of the Cigarette Business’. Filmed on location in South Africa, the documentary raised concerns about the activities of a blue-chip British company and was based on an 18-month investigation by TCRG, the BBC and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (the Bureau).
In addition, two reports based on Bath’s research were published by STOP, a global tobacco industry watchdog. The reports are available from STOP's website BAT Uncovered.
As well as global media coverage, this work has received widespread recognition:
- long-listed for Private Eye's Paul Foot Award for investigative journalism
- the whistleblowers who provided documents to the investigation received a Blueprint for Free Speech award
- the BAT Uncovered website was honoured in the Webby Awards
- a podcast series based on the research, produced by the Bureau, won Best Investigative Podcast at the Publishers Podcast Awards