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In a record breaking year for the Postgrad Awards 2021, DPhil student Tolu Awoyemi wins PhD Student of the Year.

Tolu Awoyemi

Congratulations to Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health DPhil student Tolu Awoyemi in the Vatish group - he has been named winner of PhD Student of the Year at the Postgrad Awards 2021. 

The award recognises the individual PhD student who has become an excellent and inquisitive researcher, who is an integral part of their research group, someone who encourages and supports more junior members of the team, and works alongside the research community more widely.

You can watch the virtual ceremony here. Tolu's category is announced approx 3 minutes after the start.

Read more on the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health website

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