Eligible Institutions
All universities and independent research institutions in the United Kingdom with faculty-rank researchers in subjects that the Blavatnik Awards recognize are eligible to submit up to three nominations: one in each subject category. See below for the full list of eligible institutions.
If you are interested in being nominated for the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK, please contact your institution’s Institutional Contact (listed below) in the first instance. They will be able to provide information about your institution’s internal selection process. Please note that self-nominations will not be accepted.
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 does not appear on our list and would like to submit nominations, please send a brief statement of interest to BlavatnikAwardsUK@nyas.org.
- Abertay University
Institutional Contact: Liz Bacon
- Aberystwyth University
Institutional Contact: Colin McInnis
- Anglia Ruskin University
Institutional Contact: Yvonne Barnett
- Aston University
Institutional Contact: Rebecca Stokes
- Babraham Institute
Institutional Contact: Simon Cook
- Bangor University
Institutional Contact: Paul Spencer
- Beatson Institute for Cancer Research
Institutional Contact: Owen Sansom
- Birkbeck, University of London
Institutional Contact: Julian Swann
- Birmingham City University
Institutional Contact: Keith Osman
- Bournemouth University
Institutional Contact: John Fletcher
- British Antarctic Survey
Institutional Contact: Ana Pereira-O'Callaghan
- Brunel University London
Institutional Contact: Paul Hellewell
- Cardiff Metropolitan University
Institutional Contact: Kate Jefferies
- Cardiff University
Institutional Contact: Lisa Clayton
- City, University of London
Institutional Contact: Andrew Jones
- Coventry University
Institutional Contact: Richard Dashwood
- Cranfield University
Institutional Contact: Tom Stephenson
- Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
Institutional Contact: David Gann
- University of Cumbria
Institutional Contact: Rob Timble
- De Montfort University, Leicester
Institutional Contact: Meera Warrier
- Durham University
Institutional Contact: Sally Hewlett
- Earlham Institute
Institutional Contact: Neil Hall
- NIAB East Malling Research
Institutional Contact: Mario Caccamo
- The European Bioinformatics Institute
Institutional Contact: Rolf Apweiler
- The Francis Crick Institute
Institutional Contact: James Turner
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Institutional Contact: Andrea Nelson
- Harper Adams University
Institutional Contact: Peter Mills
- Heriot-Watt University
Institutional Contact: Steve McLaughlin
- Imperial College London
Institutional Contact: Mary Ryan
- The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Institutional Contact: Jonathon Pines
- Quadram Institute Bioscience
Institutional Contact: Ian Charles
- The James Hutton Institute
Institutional Contact: Bob Ferrier
- John Innes Centre
Institutional Contact: Dale Sanders
- Keele University
Institutional Contact: Rachel Blundred
- King's College London
Institutional Contact: Tom Foulkes
- Lancaster University
Institutional Contact: Sarah Taylor, on behalf of Pro-Vice Chancellor of Research
- Leeds Beckett University
Institutional Contact: Andrew Slade
- Leeds Trinity University
Institutional Contact: Martin Barwood
- Liverpool John Moores University
Institutional Contact: Keith George
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Institutional Contact: David Lalloo
- London Metropolitan University
Institutional Contact: Lynn Dobbs
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Institutional Contact: Andy Reid
- London South Bank University
Institutional Contact: Tara Dean
- Loughborough University
Institutional Contact: Steve Rothberg
- Manchester Metropolitan University
Institutional Contact: Malcolm Press
- Middlesex University
Institutional Contact: Martin Loomes
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Institutional Contact: Jan Löwe
- Newcastle University
Institutional Contact: Ian Head
- Newman University, Birmingham
Institutional Contact: Peter Childs
- Northumbria University, Newcastle
Institutional Contact: Andrew Wathey
- Nottingham Trent University
Institutional Contact: Edward Peck
- Oxford Brookes University
Institutional Contact: Linda King
- The Pirbright Institute
Institutional Contact: Louise Barton
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Institutional Contact: Thecla Keizer
- Plymouth University
Institutional Contact: Jerry Roberts
- Queen Margaret University
Institutional Contact: Petra Wend
- Queen Mary University of London
Institutional Contact: Andrew Livingston
- Queen's University, Belfast
Institutional Contact: Emma Flynn
- Regent's University London
Institutional Contact: Geoff Smith
- Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
Institutional Contact: Lynne Brien
- Rothamsted Research
Institutional Contact: Leanne Morgan
- Royal Holloway, University of London
Institutional Contact: Carlos Matos
- The Royal Veterinary College
Institutional Contact: Oliver Pybus
- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Institutional Contact: Mike Smith
- Sheffield Hallam University
Institutional Contact: Rory Duncan
- Southampton Solent University
Institutional Contact: Syamantak Bhattacharya
- St. George's University of London
Institutional Contact: Jonathan Friedland
- St. Mary's University, Twickenham
Institutional Contact: John Charmley
- Staffordshire University
Institutional Contact: Martin Jones
- Swansea University
Institutional Contact: Helen Griffiths
- Teesside University
Institutional Contact: Stephen Cummings
- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Institutional Contact: Alan Jenkins
- Ulster University
Institutional Contact: Liam Maguire
- University College London
Institutional Contact: Karen Wishart
- The University of Aberdeen
Institutional Contact: Elizabeth Rattray
- University of Bath
Institutional Contact: Sarah Hainsworth
- University of Bedfordshire
Institutional Contact: Mary Malcolm
- University of Birmingham
Institutional Contact: Heather Widdows
- University of Bolton
Institutional Contact: Rusi Jaspal
- University of Bradford
Institutional Contact: John Bridgeman
- University of Brighton
Institutional Contact: Tara Dean
- University of Bristol
Institutional Contact: Philip Taylor
- The University of Buckingham
Institutional Contact: John Clapham
- University of Cambridge
Institutional Contact: Research Strategy Office
- University of Central Lancashire
Institutional Contact: Alexis Holden
- University of Chester
Institutional Contact: Paul Bissell
- University of Chichester
Institutional Contact: Simeon Keates
- University of Derby
Institutional Contact: Hannah Hallam
- University of Dundee
Institutional Contact: Julie Begg
- University of East Anglia
Institutional Contact: Fiona Lettice
- University of East London
Institutional Contact: Fay Brauer
- The University of Edinburgh
Institutional Contact: Jonathan Seckl
- University of Essex
Institutional Contact: Christine Raines
- University of Exeter
Institutional Contact: Neil Gow
- University of Glasgow
Institutional Contact: Amanda McKenna
- University of Gloucestershire
Institutional Contact: Stephen Marston
- University of Greenwich
Institutional Contact: Christopher Bailey
- University of Hertfordshire
Institutional Contact: John Senior
- University of Huddersfield
Institutional Contact: Liz Towns-Andrews
- University of Hull
Institutional Contact: Maggie McGowan
- University of Kent
Institutional Contact: Philippe De Wilde
- University of Leeds
Institutional Contact: Jayne Glennon
- University of Leicester
Institutional Contact: Philip Baker
- University of Lincoln
Institutional Contact: Andrew Hunter
- University of Liverpool
Institutional Contact: Anthony Hollander
- University of London
Institutional Contact: Rick Rylance
- The University of Manchester
Institutional Contact: James Evans
- University of Northampton
Institutional Contact: Nick Petford
- University of Nottingham
Institutional Contact: Catherine Jew
- University of Oxford
Institutional Contact: Zoe Lee
- University of Portsmouth
Institutional Contact: Bob Nichol
- University of Reading
Institutional Contact: Dominik Zaum & Parveen Yaqoob
- University of Roehampton
Institutional Contact: Office of the Vice Chancellor
- University of Salford, Manchester
Institutional Contact: Karl Dayson
- The University of Sheffield
Institutional Contact: Sue Hartley
- University of South Wales
Institutional Contact: Louise Bright
- University of Southampton
Institutional Contact: Mark Spearing
- University of St. Andrews
Institutional Contact: Office of the Vice-Principal (Research & Innovation)
- University of St. Mark & St. John, Plymouth
Institutional Contact: Michelle Jones
- University of Stirling
Institutional Contact: Iain Docherty
- University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Institutional Contact: William Kerr
- University of Sunderland
Institutional Contact: Michael Young
- University of Surrey
Institutional Contact: David Sampson
- University of Sussex
Institutional Contact: Debbie Foy
- University of the Highlands and Islands
Institutional Contact: Neil Simco
- University of the West of England, Bristol
Institutional Contact: Martin Boddy
- University of the West of Scotland
Institutional Contact: Milan Radosavljevic
- University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Institutional Contact: Michael R. Phillips
- University of Warwick
Institutional Contact: Caroline Meyer
- University of West London
Institutional Contact: Anthony Woodman
- University of Westminster
Institutional Contact: Peter Bonfield
- University of Wolverhampton
Institutional Contact: Silke Machold
- University of Worcester
Institutional Contact: John-Paul Wilson
- University of York
Institutional Contact: Sarah Thompson
- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Institutional Contact: Mike Stratton
- Wrexham Glyndwr University
Institutional Contact: Richard Day
- York St. John University
Institutional Contact: Rob Mortimer