Public Engagement and Outreach Awards Night!

The SEPnet 2023 Public Engagement Awards ceremony took place on Monday 11th September at the Institute of Physics. The awards were a brilliant opportunity to recognise the amazing physicists delivering outstanding public engagement projects at our partner universities. The awards were presented in 7 categories, and different awards were open to individuals, projects, research groups and departments. A massive congratulations to all winners and those highly commended in categories.

Newcomer Award
Highly Commended - Physics Chat, University of Portsmouth

Winner - Dr Laurence Wroe, University of Oxford

Communication Award
Winner - Professor Claudia Maraston, University of Portsmouth

Innovation Project Award
Winner - Discovery Planet, University of Kent

Achievement Award

Highly Commended - Dr Thomas Hird, University of Oxford
Winner - Dr Stephen Wilkins, University of Sussex

Research Group Award
Highly Commended - Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary University of London

Highly Commended - Supernova Group, University of Southampton

Public Engagement Champion Award
Highly Commended - Dr Katherine Shirley, University of Oxford

Winner - Dr Tracey Berry, Royal Holloway University of London

Partnership Award
Winner - Big Data: ATLAS, University of Oxford

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!