This year all award nominations will be received through SM Apply. If you have any questions about SM Apply, please contact health.marketing@uq.edu.au.
Important dates
Thursday 13 October: Awards nominations open
Thursday 3 November: Awards nominations close
Thursday 24 November: Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Staff Awards – winners announced
Consumer and Community Involvement in Research Award (CCI)
The Consumer and Community Involvement in Research Award recognises outstanding partnerships between HaBS researchers and people with lived experience, in the research process. The award will recognise a team, inclusive of HaBS researchers, professional staff and consumers/community members, who exemplify the potential of consumer and community involvement to maximise the impact of research. Together, the team will have created an inclusive environment in which an authentic partnership is flourishing.
Early Career Research Excellence (ECRE)
The Early Career Research Excellence Award recognises an outstanding research contribution made by a researcher from HaBS who was awarded their PhD within the last eight years. Taking into account that the applicant is early in their career, the award recipient will have made a contribution in their field of research.
Research Mentorship
The Research Mentorship Award recognises the ability of a researcher from HaBS to serve as a role model, and create a research environment that is aspirational, generative of opportunities for students’ and junior colleagues’ future research career development, and reflects and supports the values of UQ.
An individual may be nominated by one or more staff members or Higher Degree Research students (nominator/s) for a HaBS Research Mentorship Award. Self-nominations are not eligible.
Research Translation
The Research Translation Award recognises the efforts of a researcher from HaBS who has ensured that their research is translated into benefits for the broader community beyond academia. The award recipient will have demonstrated impact, innovation, and initiative in developing a new product or service or making changes to practice or policy, based on research outcomes.
Higher Degree Research - Supervision
The Higher Degree Research Supervision Award recognises outstanding levels of performance in the supervision, mentoring, and training of Higher Degree Research (HDR) candidates by a supervisor from HaBS. This award forms a pipeline to the UQ Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision.
Either self-nominations or other nominations will be considered.
Higher Degree Research - Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership
The Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership Award recognises outstanding leadership in supporting and developing HDR candidates and supervisors. Applications from individuals or teams will be considered. This award forms a pipeline to the UQ Awards for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership.
Higher Degree Research - Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research
The Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research Award recognises outstanding promotion of industry engagement to HDR candidates. Applications from individuals or teams will be considered. This award forms a pipeline to the UQ Awards for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research.