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Excellence with impact awards

This award acknowledges university departments that are most active in embedding a culture that recognises the importance of economic and social impact alongside excellent research.

The competition ran from 1 December 2008 to 1 December 2010 with selected departments being monitored over this period.

Two prizes of £150,000 were awarded for:

  • The department that has been most effective in introducing a significant culture change, which values impact as well as research excellence
  • The department that best demonstrates the delivery of economic and social impact over the period

There was a runner-up prize of £25,000 in each category.

Winners 2011

The winners and runners up were announced at a business networking event in London with a speech and prize giving by Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts MP.

The winners and runners up are:

Greatest culture change

  • Winner - University of Aberystwyth IBERS
  • Runner up - University of Liverpool School of Biological Sciences

Greatest delivery of impact

  • Winner - University of Dundee College of Life Sciences
  • Runner up - Newcastle University Institute for Ageing and Health

Participating departments

Contact

Anuj Bhatt

tel: 01793 413390
fax: 01793 414674