United Kingdom Awards: Eligible Institutions

Eligible Institutions

The list of eligible institutions is composed of over 140 UK-based institutions. They include universities and independent research institutions. Each institution may submit up to three nominations per year, one for each of the three disciplinary categories: Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences & Engineering. Research institutes and university hospitals that operate under the umbrella of a parent university should ensure their young faculty members are incorporated into the selection process of the nominees of that university.

If your institution is not listed and would like to nominate, please send a brief statement of interest to blavatnikawardsuk@nyas.org.

If you are interested in being nominated, please contact your institution’s Institutional Contact (listed below).

Abertay University

Liz Bacon

Aberystwyth University

Angela Hatton

Anglia Ruskin University

Yvonne Barnett

Aston University

Osama Khan

Babraham Institute

John Houseley

Bangor University

Paul Spencer

Birkbeck University of London

Sarah Lee

Birmingham City University

Jenny Harding

Bournemouth University

Sarah Bate

British Antarctic Survey

Elaina Ford

Brunel University London

Hua Zhao

Cardiff University

Lisa Clayton

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Kate Jefferies

Coventry University

Richard Dashwood

Cranfield University

Karen Holford

CRUK Scotland Institute

Owen Sansom

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy

Ian Chapman

De Montfort University, Leicester

Helen Donellan

Durham University

Sally Hewlett

Earlham Institute

Neil Hall

Glasgow Caledonian University

Andrea Nelson

Harper Adams University

Michael Lee

Heriot-Watt University

Steve McLaughlin

Imperial College London

Mary Ryan

John Innes Centre

Cristóbal Uauy

Keele University

Rachel Blundred

King's College London

Tom Foulkes

Kingston University

Juliet Parry

Lancaster University

Sarah Greenbank

Leeds Beckett University

Silke Machold

Leeds Trinity University

Martin Barwood

Liverpool John Moores University

Keith George

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

David Lalloo

London Metropolitan University

Julie Hall

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Hannah Whiteman

London South Bank University

Taraneh Dean

Loughborough University

Daniel Parsons

Manchester Metropolitan University

Malcolm Press

Middlesex University

Janet Jones

MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Jan Löwe

MRC, Laboratory of Medical Sciences

Wiebke Arlt

Newcastle University

Holly Davidson

Newman University, Birmingham

Peter Childs

NIAB East Malling Research

Mario Caccamo

Northumbria University, Newcastle

Tom Lawson

Nottingham Trent University

Richard Emes

Oxford Brookes University

Tim Vorley

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Thecla Keizer

Plymouth Marjon University

Michelle Jones

Plymouth University

Kevin Jones

Quadram Institute Bioscience

Martin Warren

Queen Margaret University

Paul Grice

Queen Mary University of London

Andrew Livingston

Queen's University, Belfast

Archie Clements

Regent's University London

Geoff Smith

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Ramona Popa

Rothamsted Research

Sue Steele

Royal Holloway, University of London

Ruth Livesey

Scotland's Rural College

Eileen Wall

Sheffield Hallam University

Sarah Pearson

Southampton Solent University

Francesca Pieropan

City St. George's, University of London

Jon Friedland

St. Mary's University Twickenham, London

Sara Spear

Staffordshire University

Emma Davies

Swansea University

Siwan Davies

Teesside University

Stephen Cummings

The European Bioinformatics Institute

Rolf Apweiler

The Francis Crick Institute

Richard Treisman

The Institute of Cancer Research, London

Jonathon Pines

The James Hutton Institute

Deborah Roberts

The Pirbright Institute

Louise Barton

The Royal Veterinary College

Oliver Pybus

The University of Buckingham

Harriet Dunbar-Morris

The University of Edinburgh

Katherine Quinn

The University of Kent

Shane Weller

The University of Manchester

Laura Breen

The University of Sheffield

Sue Hartley

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

Charlie Stratford

Ulster University

Liam Maguire

University College London

Karen Wishart

University of Aberdeen

Juliette Snow

University of Bath

Kate Charles

University of Bedfordshire

Andrew Church

University of Birmingham

Chandra Quarshie

University of Bradford

Sherif El-Khamisy

University of Brighton

Rusi Jaspal

University of Bristol

Guy Poppy

University of Cambridge

Research Strategy Office

University of Central Lancashire

Alexis Holden

University of Chester

Paul Bissell

University of Chichester

Simeon Keates

University of Cumbria

Anish Kurien

University of Derby

Hannah Hallam

University of Dundee

Laura Hegarty

University of East Anglia

Meg Francis

University of East London

Matt Bellgard

University of Essex

Chris Greer

University of Exeter

Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova

University of Glasgow

Merin John (2026 cycle only)

University of Gloucestershire

Matthew Andrews

University of Greenwich

Simon Harvey

University of Greater Manchester

Greg Walker

University of Hertfordshire

Wendy Wills

University of Huddersfield

Liz Towns-Andrews

University of Hull

Fiona Matthews

University of Leeds

Nathan Fletcher

University of Leicester

Richard Thomas

University of Lincoln

Stuart Humphries

University of Liverpool

Anthony Hollander

University of London

Jo Fox

University of Northampton

Anne-Marie Kilday

University of Nottingham

Catherine Jew

University of Oxford

Zoe Lee

University of Portsmouth

Vikas Kumar

University of Reading

Dominik Zaum and Parveen Yaqoob

University of Roehampton

Ted Vallance

University of Salford, Manchester

Simon Green

University of South Wales

Louise Bright

University of Southampton

Mark Spearing

University of St. Andrews

Vice Principal (Research & Innovation) Office

University of Stirling

Iain Docherty

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Paul McKenna

University of Sunderland

Helen Driscoll

University of Surrey

Lisa Collins

University of Sussex

Debbie Foy

University of the Highlands and Islands

Brian Williams

University of the West of England, Bristol

Amanda Coffey

University of the West of Scotland

Robert MacIntosh

University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Elwen Evans

University of Warwick

David Leadley

University of West London

Anthony Hilton

University of Westminster

Peter Bonfield

University of Wolverhampton

Prashant Pillai

University of Worcester

John-Paul Wilson

University of York

Jane K. Hill

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute

Matthew Hurles

Wrexham Glyndwr University

Richard Day

York St. John University

Rob Mortimer