School of Public Health staff recognised as part of 25th anniversary awards

School of Public Health staff have received a number of awards and nominations as part of the Faculty of Medicine 25th Anniversary Celebrations.

Earlier this month the Faculty of Medicine celebrated its 25^th Anniversary with a special evening of staff awards which recognised those who have significantly contributed to the Faculty since its formation.

Staff and teams were nominated by their colleagues, with community panels picking the overall winners across three main areas; Education, Community and Culture, and Research. Award winners, nominees, and the staff who put them forward for recognition were invited to a special event at the Queen's Tower Rooms in South Kensington.

Speaking at the awards, Professor Jonathan Weber, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, said: “The 25th Anniversary Awards have been a real reflection of staff across the entire Faculty.

“It has been hugely uplifting to read all those contributions and tonight we are celebrating not just the winners, but all those who were nominated and everyone who has had a positive contribution to the Faculty over the last 25 years. I want to thank all our staff and everyone here tonight for all you have done to get the Faculty where it is today.”

The School of Public Health was extremely well represented with a host of nominations and award winners from across the School.

Professor Deborah Ashby, Director of the School of Public Health, said: “I am so proud to see so many staff from the School of Public Health recognised for their contribution to the success of the Faculty of Medicine over the past 25 years. It is a testament to their hardwork and dedication."

We caught up with a few of the winners:

Lyndsey Pallant – Award Winner for Outstanding Research Support

“I have worked at Imperial for 11 years and many of the projects I've worked on over the years have been large-scale and high stress, so to be recognised for these contributions means a lot… but I don't work alone and am very lucky to work with the people I do. I'm very pleased to be listed alongside so many amazing colleagues in these anniversary awards.”

Jennifer Wells – Award Winner for Administrative Support

“It was with a mixture of surprise and pride that I received the news of this Award. Having worked at Imperial for over 25 years, I have spent the majority of my working life as a PA here and I am hugely grateful for that opportunity. I have met many people and learned so much along the way. The work has often been challenging, always interesting and personally rewarding.”

Dr Constance Nyamukapa – Highly Commended for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research 

“It is a fantastic honour to be recognised like this. The award would not have been possible without a very dedicated, supportive, and wonderful team of collaborators at Imperial and from all around the world, who work tirelessly with us on various game changing projects. These projects have helped Zimbabwe define the trends and the sociodemographic impact of the HIV epidemic as well as led to the development of measures and methods to identify drivers and bottlenecks in HIV prevention. Due to their tremendous efforts, Zimbabwe is one of the success stories in terms of HIV decline in Southern Africa.”

Award winners from the School of Public Health:

Dr Daphne Babalis
Award Winner for Outstanding Mentorship

Professor Paul Elliott
Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research

Professor Alan Fenwick and the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
Award Winner for Global Impact

MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis
Award Winner for Outstanding Acheivement through Collaborative Research

Lyndsey Pallant
Award Winner for Outstanding Research Support

Maria Piggin
Award Winner for Community Engagement

Jennifer Wells
Award Winner for Administrative Support

FoM GDPR Working Group and FoM Data Protection Team (including Professor Paul Aylin)
Award Winner for Good Governance

FoM Department Managers (Past and Present) (including Matt Heger)
Award Winners for Administrative Support

FoM Communications Team (including Jack Stewart)
Award Winners for Communications

Dr Constance Nyamukapa
Highly Commended in the Awards for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research

Nominees from the School of Public Health:

Dr Christina Atchison
Nominated for Outstanding Mentorship

Dr Shyam Budhathoki
Nominated for Community Engagement

Barbara Cerutti
Nominated for Outstanding Research Support

Professor John Chambers
Nominated for Global Impact

Dr Queenie Chan
Nominated for Outstanding Research Support

Dr Anne Cori
Nominated for Outstanding Mentorship

Mary Cross
Nominated for Outstanding Research Support

Professor Sophie Day
Nominated for Outstanding Contribution from Honorary Staff

Dr Nina Dutta
Nominated for Outstanding Leadership in Education

Nadine Engineer
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

Dr Nuno Faria
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research

Bethany Golding
Nominated for Championing an Inclusive, Fair and Diverse Faculty

Sapna Halder
Nominated for Administrative Support

Professor Katharina Hauck
Nominated for Excellence in Research Supervision

Matthias Heger
Nominated for Outstanding Research Support

Dr Natsuko Imai
Nominated for Oustanding Research Support and Global Impact (joint)

Tabassum Iqbal
Nominated for Administrative Support

Stephen Johns
Jointly nominated for Communication

Eric Johnson
Nominated for Good Governance

Angela Knight
Nominated for Administrative Support

Professor Sonia Kumar
Nominated for Outstanding Leadership in Education

Angela E. Lewis
Nominated for Outstanding Research Support

Dr Arti Maini
Nominated for Development of the Education Portfolio

Professor Azeem Majeed
Nominated for Communication

Malaria Modelling Group
Nominated for Global Impact

Professor Andy McKeown
Nominated for Outstanding Leadership in Education

Jenna Mollaney
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

Louisa Moorhouse
Nominated for Outstanding Technical Support

Dr Ana Luisa Neves
Nominated for Excellence in Research Supervision

Dr Ravi Parekh
Nominated for Development of the Educational Portfolio

PCPH Magazine Team
Nominated for Communication

Professor Elio Riboli
Nominated for Outstanding Acheivement through Collaborative Research

Tom Rozier-Hope
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

Beatrix Rozsa
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

Dr Mariam Sbaiti
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

SPH Diversity in Publication Authorship Team
Nominated for Championing an Inclusive, Fair and Diverse Faculty

Anna Szajda
Nominated for Outstanding Education Support

Dr Hennock Taddese
Nomindated for Development of the Educational Portfolio

Dr Shivani Tanna
Nominated for Outstanding Leadership in Education

Dr Viral Thakerar
Nominated for Teaching

The REACT Study Team
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research

Jo Tite
Nominated for Outstanding Education and Administrative Support

Dr Sabine van Elsland
Nominated for Communication

Dr Maria van Kerkhove
Jointly nominated for Global Impact

Professor Helen Ward
Nominated for Outstanding Leadership in Education and Community Engagement

Dr Jane Warwick
Nominated for Outstanding Achievement through Collaborative Research