United Kingdom Awards: Eligible Institutions | Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

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: John Houseley

Bangor University
Institutional Contact: Paul Spencer

Birkbeck University of London
Institutional Contact: Julian Swann

Birmingham City University
Institutional Contact: Jenny Harding

Bournemouth University
Institutional Contact: Sarah Bate

British Antarctic Survey
Institutional Contact: Elaina Ford

Brunel University London
Institutional Contact: Hua Zhao

Cardiff University
Institutional Contact: Lisa Clayton

Cardiff Metropolitan University
Institutional Contact: Kate Jefferies

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: Ian Chapman

De Montfort University, Leicester
Institutional Contact: Helen Donellan

Durham University
Institutional Contact: Sally Hewlett

Earlham Institute
Institutional Contact: Neil Hall

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

John Innes Centre
Institutional Contact: Graham Moore

Keele University
Institutional Contact: Rachel Blundred

King's College London
Institutional Contact: Tom Foulkes

Kingston University
Institutional Contact: Juliet Parry

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: Julie Hall

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Institutional Contact: Andy Reid

London South Bank University
Institutional Contact: Taraneh Dean

Loughborough University
Institutional Contact: Daniel Parsons

Manchester Metropolitan University
Institutional Contact: Malcolm Press

Middlesex University
Institutional Contact: Janet Jones

MRC, Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Institutional Contact: Jan Löwe

MRC, Laboratory of Medical Sciences
Institutional Contact: Wiebke Arlt

Newcastle University
Institutional Contact: Holly Davidson

Newman University, Birmingham
Institutional Contact: Peter Childs

NIAB East Malling Research
Institutional Contact: Mario Caccamo

Northumbria University, Newcastle
Institutional Contact: Tom Lawson

Nottingham Trent University
Institutional Contact: Edward Peck

Oxford Brookes University
Institutional Contact: Joseph Tah

Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Institutional Contact: Thecla Keizer

Plymouth Marjon University
Institutional Contact: Michelle Jones

Plymouth University
Institutional Contact: Kevin Jones

Quadram Institute Bioscience
Institutional Contact: Daniel Figeys

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: Tracy Bhamra

Scotland's Rural College
Institutional Contact: Eileen Wall

Sheffield Hallam University
Institutional Contact: Sarah Pearson

Southampton Solent University
Institutional Contact: Cathy Barnes

City St. George's, University of London
Institutional Contact: Jon Friedland

St. Mary's University Twickenham, London
Institutional Contact: Sara Spear

Staffordshire University
Institutional Contact: Emma Davies

Swansea University
Institutional Contact: Helen Griffiths

Teesside University
Institutional Contact: Stephen Cummings

The European Bioinformatics Institute
Institutional Contact: Rolf Apweiler

The Francis Crick Institute
Institutional Contact: James Turner

The Institute of Cancer Research, London
Institutional Contact: Jonathon Pines

The James Hutton Institute
Institutional Contact: Deborah Roberts

The Pirbright Institute
Institutional Contact: Louise Barton

The Royal Veterinary College
Institutional Contact: Oliver Pybus

The University of Buckingham
Institutional Contact: Harriet Dunbar-Morris

The University of Edinburgh
Institutional Contact: Christina Boswell

The University of Kent
Institutional Contact: Shane Weller

The University of Manchester
Institutional Contact: Laura Breen

The University of Sheffield
Institutional Contact: Sue Hartley

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Institutional Contact: Charlie Stratford

Ulster University
Institutional Contact: Liam Maguire

University College London
Institutional Contact: Karen Wishart

University of Aberdeen
Institutional Contact: Elizabeth Rattray

University of Bath
Institutional Contact: Kate Charles

University of Bedfordshire
Institutional Contact: Andrew Church

University of Birmingham
Institutional Contact: Chandra Quarshie

University of Bolton
Institutional Contact: Andrew Graham

University of Bradford
Institutional Contact: Sherif El-Khamisy

University of Brighton
Institutional Contact: Rusi Jaspal

University of Bristol
Institutional Contact: Guy Poppy

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 Cumbria
Institutional Contact: Brian Webster-Henderson

University of Derby
Institutional Contact: Hannah Hallam

University of Dundee
Institutional Contact: Emma Warbrick & Abiodun Adepoju

University of East Anglia
Institutional Contact: Meg Francis

University of East London
Institutional Contact: Matt Bellgard

University of Essex
Institutional Contact: Chris Greer

University of Exeter
Institutional Contact: Krasimira Tsaneva-Atanasova

University of Glasgow
Institutional Contact: Merin John (2026 cycle only)

University of Gloucestershire
Institutional Contact: Matthew Andrews

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 Leeds
Institutional Contact: Nathan Fletcher

University of Leicester
Institutional Contact: Richard Thomas

University of Lincoln
Institutional Contact: Stuart Humphries

University of Liverpool
Institutional Contact: Anthony Hollander

University of London
Institutional Contact: Jo Fox

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 and Parveen Yaqoob

University of Roehampton
Institutional Contact: Ted Vallance

University of Salford, Manchester
Institutional Contact: Simon Green

University of South Wales
Institutional Contact: Louise Bright

University of Southampton
Institutional Contact: Mark Spearing

University of St. Andrews
Institutional Contact: Vice Principal (Research & Innovation) Office

University of Stirling
Institutional Contact: Iain Docherty

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Institutional Contact: Paul McKenna

University of Sunderland
Institutional Contact: Helen Driscoll

University of Surrey
Institutional Contact: Lisa Collins

University of Sussex
Institutional Contact: Debbie Foy

University of the Highlands and Islands
Institutional Contact: Brian Williams

University of the West of England, Bristol
Institutional Contact: Amanda Coffey

University of the West of Scotland
Institutional Contact: Robert MacIntosh

University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Institutional Contact: Elwen Evans

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 K. Hill

Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
Institutional Contact: Matthew Hurles

Wrexham Glyndwr University
Institutional Contact: Richard Day

York St. John University
Institutional Contact: Rob Mortimer