The Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences held their inaugural Staff Awards on Monday 12th July to recognise the extraordinary contributions made by staff across the Institute.
Over the past year, there has been a phenomenal amount of work going on, despite the challenges faced across the board due to COVID-19. All staff were eligible to win an award with their peers, staff and PGR students voting for people across thirteen categories as listed below:
• Excellence in a Supporting Role
• Collaborator
• Mentor
• Innovator/Creator
• Clinical-Academic Collaborator Award
• Best Newcomer
• Post-Doctoral Research Assistant Award
• Student Experience Award
• Technical Excellence
• The Swiss Army Knife
• The Unsung Hero
• Wellbeing Supporter
• Working from Home Champion
Head of Operations, Hollie Swann said, “ILCaMS Staff and students submitted more than 130 nominations to the 2021 ILCaMS Staff Awards, which is testament to the extraordinary hard work from staff across the Institute. All our winners, runners up and nominees should be incredibly proud of what they have achieved over the last 12 months. The ILCaMS Senior Management Team are very grateful for the continued commitment of our staff in what we all recognise has been a very tough year.”
Andy Ainsworth, the Winner of Unsung Hero award said, "All I can really say is its nice for anyone to have their efforts appreciated and also that not all heroes wear capes, some wear lab coats!”
If you’d like to learn more about the Institute and the fabulous team, please view the video below:
You can also view the All Staff Meeting Recording here to watch the Awards Ceremony which begins minute 30:30 in the video.
The full list of Award Winners can be seen below:
| Award | Winner | School/Department |
|---|---|---|
| Best Newcomer | Lauren Matthews | School of Medicine |
| Clinical Academic Collaborator | Fadi Jarad | School of Dentistry |
| Collaborator | Asan Akpan | Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science |
| Excellence in a Supporting Role | Sarah Northey | Women’s and Children’s Health |
| Innovator/Creator | Robyn McKeown | School of Medicine |
| Mentor | Vikki Hegerty | ILCaMS Management Services Team |
| PDRA of the Year | Jessica Eyre | Eye and Vision Science |
| Student Experience Award | Sarah Baker | School of Medicine |
| Technical Excellence | Gemma Charlesworth | ILCaMS Technical Team |
| The Swiss Army Knife | Ian Heyes | School of Medicine |
| Unsung Hero | Andy Ainsworth | ILCaMS Technical Team |
| Wellbeing Supporter | Sarah Baker | School of Medicine |
| Working from Home Champion | Sharon Power | ILCaMS Finance Team |