The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, or Societal Engagement.
The President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement recognise and reward staff, students and community partners who have delivered excellence in schools engagement, community engagement, engagement with research and/or patient engagement.
The President’s Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement
For individuals who have made exceptional contributions to societal engagement.
Medal: Lindsay Dewa, School of Public Health
The Leadership Award for Societal Engagement
For staff who have demonstrated an on-going commitment to societal engagement; bringing enthusiasm and innovation to this area and actively supporting other staff and students to get involved.
Award:
Linda van Keimpema, Medicine
Highly commended:
Kevin Murphy, Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
The Achievement Award for Societal Engagement
For staff who have taken the initiative to deliver high-quality engagement activities with the public, schools, community groups and/or patients.
Individual Award winner: Kelly Gleason, Surgery & Cancer
Team Award winners:
Invisible Warrior Project
- Josefin Ahnström, Immunology and Inflammation
- Christina Keshini Crossette-Thambia, Immunology and Inflammation
- Ronnie Oyewole, Infectious Disease
- Louisa Thompson, External
- Linda van Keimpema, Medicine
Highly commended:
WellHome Community Engagement team
- Munira Elmi, School of Public Health
- Swati Jain, School of Public Health
- Esther Lie, School of Public Health
- Adam Skillern, School of Public Health
- Diana Varaden, School of Public Health
Inspirational Partner Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement
For individuals or teams outside Imperial who have made outstanding contributions that inspire and support us in the achievement of one or more of our societal engagement aims.
Award:
Mosaic Community Trust
- Asmahan Al Nidawi, Community Outreach Officer
- Alima Begum, Community Project Officer
- Lena Choudary-Salter, Founder and CEO
- Louise Hall, Community Engagement Coordinator
- Fahmida Yesmin, Community Projects Coordinator
Highly commended:
The Dalgarno Trust
- Davendra Dangol, Community Development Worker
- Esma Dukali, Chief Executive
- Mahbuba Sabur, HealthWorks Community Development Worker
Student Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement
For undergraduate or postgraduate students who have taken the initiative to deliver high-quality engagement activities with the public, schools, community groups and/or patients.
Individual Award Winner:
Faysal Farah, Chemistry
Highly commended:
Jonathan Guo, Medicine
Team Award Winner:
Urban Wildlife SSCP DTP Challenge Team
- Alex Auyang, Life Sciences
- Henry Grub, Centre for Environmental Policy
- George Horner, Physics
- Verity Miles, School of Public Health
- Alex Rabeau, Life Sciences
- Josh Reynolds, Life Sciences