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The Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey, CBE FRS FMedSci, presented the awards at a special ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre.

Collage with images of the awardees

The winners of the 2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards were announced in the Sheldonian Theatre on Wednesday 8 May.

The Vice-Chancellor's Awards recognise the achievements and celebrate success across the University in a range of strategically important areas. There were 250 award entries across the 11 categories this year, with 1,500 individuals included in the nominations.

Shortlisted teams shared their work at a Showcase event at the Weston Library, and winning and highly commended nominations were revealed at a special ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre. 

This year’s prizes/commendations were awarded to the following staff and initiatives from across the Medical Sciences Division:

    • The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution. Winner - Africa Oxford Initiative.
    • Innovative Teaching and Assessment Award. Highly Commended - A comprehensive self-directed online course in statistics for everyone – Nuffield Department of Population Health.
    • Inclusive Teaching and Assessment Award. Winner - Digital Synergy: Unleashing dynamic and inclusive anatomy education – Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG).
    • Research Engagement Award. Highly Commended - ‘Your Amazing Brain’: A university and regional museum partnership – Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging and Banbury Museum.
    • Innovation and Commercialisation Award. Winner -The R21/Matrix-M Malaria vaccine clinical development programme – Nuffield Department of Medicine; Highly Commended - The global dissemination of effective psychological treatments – Department of Psychiatry.
    • Research Culture Award. Winner - Improving research culture in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), Oxford, and in the UK – Anjali Shah; Highly Commended - ‘The Hitchhiker’s guide to a Happier Lab’ – Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging 
    • Enhancing Oxford’s Professional Services Award. Winner - Innovative leadership in transformation and delivery of Professional Services – Lesa Levett, Nuffield Department of Women's and Reproductive Health (NDWRH).
    • Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award. Highly Commended - Medical Sciences Division Inclusive Leadership Programme; Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team Gold Award – Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS); Commitment to Equality and Diversity in Data Science – Sara Khalid, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)

Congratulations to all of the winners and commended individuals and teams. Read more about the 2024 nominees.

 

 Vice-Chancellor Awards Logo 2024