Nominations open for VC awards for excellence
Nominations are now open for the Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Research and Knowledge Exchange 2025.
This is your opportunity to help us recognise and celebrate colleagues who’ve demonstrated outstanding levels of achievement, increased our understanding of key issues and developed innovative solutions.
Tell us how your colleague has demonstrated excellence in a particular category by completing the nomination form.
Award categories
- Excellence in Research
- Excellence in Knowledge Exchange
- Excellence in Research and Knowledge Exchange Support
- Excellence in the Promotion of EDI in Research and Knowledge Exchange
- Excellence in the Promotion of Sustainability in Research and Knowledge Exchange
- Excellence - Impact Story
- Excellence - Public Engagement with Research
- Excellence - Postgraduate Research Supervisor
- Excellence - Rising Star
- Excellence - Open Research
View the winners from last year.
Closing date and more information
Nominations should be submitted by the deadline of 5pm on Friday 7 November 2025.
The award winners and commendations will be presented at the LJMU Research and Knowledge Exchange Conference on Monday 15 December 2025.
This year’s conference is hosted by Research and Innovation Services and is taking place at City Campus.
Find out more about eligibility, criteria and the nomination process.
