Public Engagement Awards
We are now accepting nominations for the 2025 awards. An awards ceremony will take place in London on the 26th November 2025.
Full details of the awards categories and criteria can be found here, with various categories recognising excellent public engagement work from individuals, research groups, partnerships and departments.
Please submit nominations via the web form here by 5pm on 4th August 2025.
2023 Public Engagement Awards ceremony took place on Monday 11th September at the Institute of Physics, congratulations to all our previous winners listed below.
Newcomer award
Winner - Dr Laurence Wroe, University of Oxford
Highly Commended – Physics Chat, University of Portsmouth
Communication Award
Winner – Professor Claudia Maraston, University of Portsmouth
Innovation Project Award
Winner – Discovery Planet, University of Kent
Achievement Award
Winner – Dr Stephen Wilkins, University of Sussex
Highly Commended – Dr Thomas Hird, University of Oxford
Research Group Award
Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary University of LondonDr Laurence Wroe, University of Oxford
Highly Commended – Supernova Group, University of Southampton
Public Engagement Champion Award
Winner – Dr Tracey Berry, Royal Holloway University of London
Highly Commended – Dr Katherine Shirley, University of Oxford
Partnership Award
Winner – Big Data: ATLAS, University of Oxford
