The Early Career Researcher Institute is delighted to share the highlights from this year’s ECRI Awards and Celebration, held on Tuesday 16 September 2025 at Eastside!
This event, held during Postdoc Appreciation Week, celebrated the outstanding contributions of Imperial’s postdocs and fellows, recognising their vital role in fostering a positive and supportive research environment. The celebration included a lunch, the ECRI Awards ceremony and an opportunity to network with colleagues from across Imperial.
Award Winners
Creating a Positive Research Environment Award
- Zhenzhu Li – Department of Materials
- Lyes Kahouadji – Department of Chemical Engineering
Supporting Research Staff and Students Award
- Fabio De Sousa Ribeiro – Department of Computing
Postdoc and Fellows Reps Team Award
- Department of Life Sciences: Julia Sanchez Garrido, Alex Cocker, Satya Prakash, Anna Bajur, Hannah Jagoe, Smitha Maretvadakethope, Rahwa Osman, Valentina Carannante, Jessica Williams and Katie Willis
Postdoc and Fellows Champions Award
- Stella Pedrazzini – Department of Materials
The ECRI team would like to extend their congratulations to all winners, finalists and nominees – all of whom have had a positive impact on those around them and the research culture at Imperial.