Postgraduate Research Education Awards

Each year, we recognise members of staff who create the most inspirational, supportive, encouraging and stimulating research environment for our postgraduate research students.

Perhaps they have a pioneering approach to their support or supervision, facilitate research or development, or provide effective and timely support, helping students successfully achieve their goals.

For the staff nominating awards, we have one category:

• Times Higher Education Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year (The University of Essex Candidate) 2024. 

The nominee should be a current academic with supervising and/or leadership responsibilities within the PGR community. As a member of staff, you may nominate yourself or another PGR supervisor/leader for this award.

The chosen nominee will be celebrated at the PGR Celebration event and presented with a certificate of recognition. If deemed suitable by CER colleagues, the nomination may be put forward for the external award, THE 'Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year' 2024.

Nominations for 2024 are now closed. 

PGRE Awards also include categories listed below which are nominated by students:

• Supervisor of the Year (open to supervisors who directly supervise a PGR student).
• Professional Services Award for PGR Support (open to professional service staff who support students. This is inclusive, but not limited to the following roles: PGR Administrators, PGRE team, Librarians, Technicians, SWIS colleagues and Coaches).

If you’re a postgraduate research student, and would like to nominate a member of staff, for these awards, please see the Student Directory.