Nominations have closed
Nominations for 2024 have closed, nominations will open again in March 2025.
Vice-Chancellor's Awards
- Ceremony information
- Awards Photo Gallery
- Honour board
- Outstanding Contribution to Teaching & Learning
- Excellence in Research
- Global Strategy Award
- Outstanding Service for Professional Staff
- Marie Lewis Award
- Rosemary Cooper Award
- The Kristy Adams Award for Excellence in Health and Safety
- Indigenous Advancement Award
- Award for Excellence in Community Engagement
- Recognition of Service Awards
Excellence in Research
About the award
This group of awards recognises the contributions that academic staff and their partners are making towards research excellence and include awards for:
Researcher of the Year
The Research Excellence Award for Researcher of the Year acknowledges the outstanding contributions to research by UOW individual researchers and aims to recognise and encourage outstanding researchers with proven international reputations who have made significant contributions in advancing knowledge and achieving exceptional research outcomes.
Researcher of the Year Nomination Guidelines and Form (PDF)
Research Excellence for Emerging Researchers
The Research Excellence Award for Emerging Researchers recognises and encourages outstanding researchers who are within the first seven years of their research career and who have achieved high-quality outcomes.
Emerging Researcher Nomination Guidelines and Form (PDF)
Team Research Excellence
The Vice-Chancellor’s Team Research Excellence Award acknowledges outstanding contributions to research by a team of UOW researchers who are collaborating across discipline boundaries and who have combined their expertise to produce achievements of outstanding international significance.
Team Research Excellence Nomination Guidelines and Form (PDF)
Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership and Impact
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership and Impact recognises the importance that UOW research staff play in the process of initiating, developing, enhancing and managing UOW’s research partnerships and contributing to the translation of UOW research outcomes to industry, government and the community.
Outstanding Achievement in Research Partnership and Impact Nomination Guidelines and Form (PDF)
Excellence in Research Supervision
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision recognises on-going commitment and dedication to successful Higher Research Degree Candidate supervision.
- Excellence in Research Supervision Nomination Guidelines (PDF)
- Research Supervision HDR Candidate Testimonial (PDF)
- Research Supervision Nominated Supervisor Statement (PDF)
- Excellence in Supervision Faculty Delegate Supporting Statement (PDF)
More information and enquiries
- Research Supervision Award enquiries - contact dean-gradresearch@uow.edu.au
- Other award enquiries - contact Julie Evans from the Research Services Office