{"id":669,"date":"2026-07-10T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T08:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/?p=669"},"modified":"2026-07-10T17:49:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:49:23","slug":"presidents-awards-for-excellence-in-societal-engagement-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/senior-appointments\/2026\/07\/10\/presidents-awards-for-excellence-in-societal-engagement-5\/","title":{"rendered":"President\u2019s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement"},"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 href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/be-inspired\/societal-engagement\/celebrating-engagement\/the-presidents-awards\/\"><strong>President\u2019s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0recognise 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.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leadership Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For individuals who have supported other staff and students in their own engagement endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>Award winner: Laura Alvarado-Cruz, Patient Experience Research Centre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Achievement Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For both individuals or teams who have delivered excellent engagement activities or programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Individual winners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Rhea Harewood, Surgery and Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Jodie Chan, Surgery and Cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Team winner: Women and Asthma<\/p>\n<p>Highly commended team: Nature in Our Hands, Centre for Environmental Policy<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zoe Boulton<\/li>\n<li>Annie Dean<\/li>\n<li>Poppy Lakeman Fraser<\/li>\n<li>Nikki Hills<\/li>\n<li>Simon Hurt<\/li>\n<li>Antonia Lucas<\/li>\n<li>Karen Makuch<\/li>\n<li>Louise Muller<\/li>\n<li>Janet Porter<\/li>\n<li>Alex Richards<\/li>\n<li>Claire Riley<\/li>\n<li>Abi Weeden<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Partner Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recognises those who collaborate with us from outside our Imperial community to make engagement happen. This could include patients, residents, community members and partner organisations in the public, private and third sector.<\/p>\n<p>Award winner: Families in Action Together<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aghileh Djafari Marbini<\/li>\n<li>Jackie Marsh<\/li>\n<li>Samreen Shah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Awarded to student teams or individuals who have delivered excellent engagement activities.<\/p>\n<p>Individual winner: Lee Fernandes, Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Team winner: London Maths Outreach<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ines Chung-Halpern<\/li>\n<li>Izaak Haywood Fairclough<\/li>\n<li>Nick Manrique<\/li>\n<li>Naina Praveen<\/li>\n<li>Bogdan Simeonov<\/li>\n<li>Jed Thorpe<\/li>\n<li>Arne Wolf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Highly commended individual: Kadija Bangura, Medicine<\/p>\n<p>Highly commended team: STEM Muslims<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aiza Anwar<\/li>\n<li>Rameen Ashfaq<\/li>\n<li>Zakariyah Bello<\/li>\n<li>Samiya Ibrahim<\/li>\n<li>Dawud Khan<\/li>\n<li>Khadeeja Mahmood<\/li>\n<li>Madiha Qudoos<\/li>\n<li>Javeria Saeed<\/li>\n<li>Asad Tariq<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0President\u2019s Awards for Excellence\u00a0are annual awards to recognise staff members who have made outstanding contributions in Culture and Community, Education, Research, Societal Engagement or Sustainability. 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