United Kingdom Awards

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: Angela Hatton
  • Anglia Ruskin University
    Institutional Contact: Yvonne Barnett
  • Aston University
    Institutional Contact: Osama Khan
  • Babraham Institute
    Institutional Contact: Simon Cook
  • Bangor University
    Institutional Contact: Paul Spencer
  • Birkbeck, University of London
    Institutional Contact: Julian Swann
  • Birmingham City University
    Institutional Contact: Keith Osman
  • Bournemouth University
    Institutional Contact: Sarah Bate
  • British Antarctic Survey
    Institutional Contact: Elaina Ford
  • Brunel University London
    Institutional Contact: Hua Zhao
  • Cardiff University
    Institutional Contact: Izzy Macfarlane
  • Cardiff Metropolitan University
    Institutional Contact: Kate Jefferies
  • City, University of London
    Institutional Contact: Leanne Aitken
  • Coventry University
    Institutional Contact: Richard Dashwood
  • Cranfield University
    Institutional Contact: Karen Holford
  • CRUK Scotland Institute
    Institutional Contact: Owen Sansom
  • 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: Michael Lee
  • 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: Lesley Torrance
  • John Innes Centre
    Institutional Contact: Graham Moore
  • Keele University
    Institutional Contact: Rachel Blundred
  • King's College London
    Institutional Contact: Tom Foulkes
  • Lancaster University
    Institutional Contact: Sarah Greenbank
  • Leeds Beckett University
    Institutional Contact: Silke Machold
  • 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: Daniel Parsons
  • Manchester Metropolitan University
    Institutional Contact: Malcolm Press
  • Middlesex University
    Institutional Contact: Ann Boddington
  • 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: Andy Long
  • 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: Kevin Jones
  • Quadrum Institute Bioscience
    Institutional Contact: Ian Charles
  • Queen Margaret University
    Institutional Contact: Paul Grice
  • Queen Mary University of London
    Institutional Contact: Andrew Livingston
  • Queen's University, Belfast
    Institutional Contact: Archie Clements
  • Regent's University London
    Institutional Contact: Geoff Smith
  • Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
    Institutional Contact: Ramona Popa
  • Rothamsted Research
    Institutional Contact: Karen Wright
  • Royal Holloway, University of London
    Institutional Contact: Gavin Shaddick
  • The Royal Veterinary College
    Institutional Contact: Oliver Pybus
  • Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
    Institutional Contact: Mike L. 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: Symeon Dagkas
  • Staffordshire University
    Institutional Contact: Kevin Hetherington
  • Swansea University
    Institutional Contact: Helen Griffiths
  • Teesside University
    Institutional Contact: Stephen Cummings
  • UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
    Institutional Contact: Helen Coskeran
  • 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: Andrew Church
  • University of Birmingham
    Institutional Contact: Heather Widdows
  • University of Bolton
    Institutional Contact: Andy Graham
  • University of Bradford
    Institutional Contact: Harris Beider
  • University of Brighton
    Institutional Contact: Rusi Jaspal
  • University of Bristol
    Institutional Contact: Philip Taylor
  • The University of Buckingham
    Institutional Contact: Harriet Dunbar-Morris
  • 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: Laura Hegarty
  • University of East Anglia
    Institutional Contact: Brian Reid
  • University of East London
    Institutional Contact: Matt Bellgard
  • The University of Edinburgh
    Institutional Contact: Christina Boswell
  • University of Essex
    Institutional Contact: Chris Greer
  • University of Exeter
    Institutional Contact: Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova
  • University of Glasgow
    Institutional Contact: Amanda McKenna
  • University of Gloucestershire
    Institutional Contact: Jackie Labbe
  • University of Greenwich
    Institutional Contact: Simon Harvey
  • University of Hertfordshire
    Institutional Contact: Wendy Wills
  • University of Huddersfield
    Institutional Contact: Liz Towns-Andrews
  • University of Hull
    Institutional Contact: Pilar Pousada Solino 
  • University of Kent
    Institutional Contact: Shane Weller
  • University of Leeds
    Institutional Contact: Faye Robinson
  • University of Leicester
    Institutional Contact: Philip Baker
  • University of Lincoln
    Institutional Contact: Duncan French
  • University of Liverpool
    Institutional Contact: Anthony Hollander
  • University of London
    Institutional Contact: Jo Fox
  • The University of Manchester
    Institutional Contact: Laura Breen
  • University of Northampton
    Institutional Contact: Anne-Marie Kilday
  • University of Nottingham
    Institutional Contact: Catherine Jew
  • University of Oxford
    Institutional Contact: Zoe Lee
  • University of Portsmouth
    Institutional Contact: Jeremy Howells
  • 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: Tim Bedford
  • University of Sunderland
    Institutional Contact: Michael Young
  • University of Surrey
    Institutional Contact: Lisa Collins
  • 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: Amanda Coffey
  • 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: Prashant Pillai
  • University of Worcester
    Institutional Contact: John-Paul Wilson
  • University of York
    Institutional Contact: Jane Hill 
  • Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
    Institutional Contact: Matthew Hurles
  • Wrexham Glyndwr University
    Institutional Contact: Richard Day
  • York St. John University
    Institutional Contact: Rob Mortimer