{"id":667,"date":"2026-07-10T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=667"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:10:42","slug":"presidents-awards-for-excellence-in-research-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2026\/07\/10\/presidents-awards-for-excellence-in-research-5\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Awards for Excellence in Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/staff\/college-staff-recognition-awards\/\"><strong>President\u2019s Awards for Excellence<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a 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Dye<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Eaton<\/li>\n<li>Robin Grimes<\/li>\n<li>Paul Hooper<\/li>\n<li>Lisa Lampunio<\/li>\n<li>Stuart Mangles<\/li>\n<li>Adriana Paluszny Rodriguez<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Tate<\/li>\n<li>Mark Wenman<\/li>\n<li>Felicity Worsnop<\/li>\n<li>Lidija Zdravkovic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Award winner: Veritas Lab, Department of Computing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guillaume Ambal<\/li>\n<li>Sacha-Elie Ayoun<\/li>\n<li>Pedro Carrott<\/li>\n<li>Dragana Milovancevic<\/li>\n<li>Azalea Raad<\/li>\n<li>Raquel Fernandes da Silva<\/li>\n<li>Opale Sjostedt<\/li>\n<li>Max Stupple<\/li>\n<li>Julien Vanegue<\/li>\n<li>Paulo de Vilhena<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>President\u2019s Awards for Excellence in Research Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To celebrate individuals or groups whose initiatives and actions significantly contribute to nurturing an inclusive, collaborative research environment and promoting sustainable research practices within the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Medal winner: Ronny Pini, Department of 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