Award Categories and Nominations

Shortlisted for his work on the ENSEMBLE 2 COVID-19 and Cov-Boost vaccine trials whilst also working on the ICU wards

"His proactive nature rubbed off on all the staff with his influence and relationships, the study thrived"

Shortlisted for her work on complex projects to improve the effectiveness of platforms used across Primary Care research

"Marie has played an integral role in the development of innovative platforms and systems within the NIHR"

Shortlisted for his leadership and dynamism in leading the response to the COVID-19 pandemic across Leicester

"The direction and leadership by Chris encouraged growth of the team, resulting in outstanding recruitment in all UPH studies he led"

Shortlisted for their successful completion of two COVID-19 vaccine trials, carrying our vital research under extremely challenging circumstances

"The staff worked incredibly hard and created an environment in which participants felt safe to attend"

Shortlisted for their impact in delivering Urgent Public Health studies whilst continuing to maintaining the throughput of ongoing research

"They have worked diligently for the last year to ensure the quick set up of the urgent public health studies"

Shortlisted for their work to understand and implement NIHR national and regional priorities, and giving participants a positive research experience

"Everyone works for the team and not as individuals, which is why they make an exceptional contribution to research"

Shortlisted for her impact including completing her phD thesis, moving into a clinical academic role, and working on several studies within the BRC

"She is a real team player; happy to turn her hand to anything asked of her, caring and compassionate with colleagues and patients"

Shortlisted for his work to support the research effort at UHL, including the ENSEMBLE 2 vaccine trial, when the pandemic impacted his own research

"Ehtasham is dedicated to his clinical and research duties, and is able to boost morale in the team even during difficult times"

Shortlisted for becoming one of the leading national figures in the development of autism research, including adapting his work during the pandemic

"Now an Associate Professor at Leicester University, he is poised to become a significant research leader"

Shortlisted for her work to include and support patient and public contributors since beginning her role shortly before the pandemic

"Kate brings a level of dedication and passion to her work that has lifted our involvement ambitions to a new level"

Shortlisted for going beyond the boundaries of clinical care to make a difference to patients whilst delivering a vital COVID-19 study

"The team showed a commitment to understand research participation barriers and focused in a participant centered approach"

Shortlisted for forming a COVID Taskforce made up of patients online and putting patients at the beginning, middle and end of research

"Kate's group not only provided a great resource for researchers but also supported patient members through a difficult time

Shortlisted for the delivery of an important COVID-19 trial and creating a model that was successfully shared across the UK

"The team have worked tirelessly on PHOSP creating a successful example for other sites to follow"

Shortlisted for developing research infrastructure locally and at GOSH to deliver high impact, collaborative research using innovative solutions

"Dr Rufai is a highly ambitious clinical researcher who consistently delivers high quality research"

Shortlisted for developing a collaborative model to deliver COVID-19 vaccine research trials, enabling the recruitment of more than 800 participants

"The camaraderie established between the team that was working so many hours over so many months was commendable"

Shortlisted for leading COVID-19 research including the PRINCIPLE trial, Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine trial, and an additional four studies

"Simon is a research leader who is passionate about primary care research and opening up opportunities for patients"

Shortlisted for their respose to COVID-19 including co-leading Urgent Public Health studies, and recruiting to exceptional levels

"Leicester's R&I team went beyond impacting research delivery to impacting directly on patient outcomes"

Shortlisted for their work to deliver a remarkable ten Urgent Public Health and three additional COVID-19 clinical studies

"The team's determination to maximise the number of patients able to participate and benefit from studies deserves recognition"