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President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement recognise staff members who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to deliver inspiring engagement activities or supported the development of a culture of societal engagement at Imperial.

The President’s Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement

For individuals who have made exceptional contributions to societal engagement.

Medal winner: Simon Foster, Natural Sciences

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President’s Awards for Excellence in Research

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Research recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in early career research, research support, as part of a research team, and in research innovation and external collaboration.

President’s Award for Excellence in Impact

For Excellence in Impact, which encompasses Policy, Enterprise, Engagement or Translation impact, aims to celebrate individuals or Teams whose research endeavours transcend academic boundaries, creating tangible, positive changes in society and the environment while exemplifying Imperial’s values in action.

Medal winner: Azalea Raad, Department of Computing

Award winner: Steven Niederer, National Heart and Lung Institute

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President’s Award for Excellence in Education

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Education are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in teaching, research supervision and supporting the student experience.

President’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision

For exceptional supervision, encouragement, and support of doctoral or postgraduate research students.

Medal winner: Joao Cabral, Department of Chemical Engineering

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President’s Award for Excellence in Culture and Community

The President’s Awards for Excellence are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.

The President’s Awards for Excellence in Culture and Community recognise staff who have made outstanding contributions over the last year in Leadership: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Collaboration: and Sustainability.

President’s Medal for Excellence in Culture and Community

For individuals or teams who have made exceptional contributions to Culture and Community across the university.

Medal winner: Katharina Hauck, School of Public Health

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Director of Communications

Nick McDermott has been appointed Director of Communications and will join Imperial in September.

Reporting to the Vice-President (Strategic Engagement and Communications), in this role Nick will lead the development and execution of communications that support Imperial’s mission, brand, and strategic objectives. He will oversee both internal and external communications, ensuring consistency, clarity, and impact across all channels.

Nick joins Imperial from NHS England, where he currently acts as Director of Communications, responsible for the largest communications team in the public sector – supporting the delivery of health service’s priorities and building public confidence in the NHS.

Prior to joining the NHS, Nick was a leading health and science journalist. He spent nine years as health and science editor at The Sun, overseeing their pandemic coverage, and making complex research and policy accessible to millions of readers daily. He was previously science and environment reporter at The Daily Mail, and part of an award-winning investigations team.

Associate Provost (Digitally-Enhanced Learning & Teaching)

Associate Provost (Digitally-Enhanced Learning & Teaching)  

Dr Sophie Rutschmann has accepted the appointment of Associate Provost (Digitally-Enhanced Learning & Teaching), with effect from 1 August 2025, for a term of five years.     

Reporting to the Vice-Provost (Education and Student Experience), Dr Rutschmann will lead Imperial’s strategic commitment to digitally-enhanced learning and teaching.  

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Academic Co-Directors for Imperial Global India

Dr Elena Dieckmann and Professor Sanjeev Gupta have accepted the appointment of Academic Co-Director for Imperial Global India, with effect from 1 March 2025 for a term of three years. This is a 0.2 FTE role.   

Reporting to the Vice-President (Strategic Engagement), the Academic Co-Directors will provide strategic vision, direction and leadership to the hub.  

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