Nominations open for Greater Manchester Health and Care Research Awards 2023
- 26 June 2023
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Nominations are now open for the Greater Manchester Health and Care Research Awards 2023.
The awards, first held in 2013, are organised and hosted by NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester.
They are designed to recognise and celebrate research delivery achievements made during the last year in Greater Manchester, East Cheshire and East Lancashire.
The nomination window opens on Monday 26 June 2023 and is open for six weeks until midnight on Monday 7 August 2023.
The award ceremony takes place, inside the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, on the evening of Thursday 5 October 2023.
There are 11 categories to acknowledge achievements made by individuals and teams in research delivery. Members of the local research community are invited to nominate individuals or teams they believe deserve recognition.
Thank you to our sponsors
This year’s awards are in association with our headline sponsor Parexel, one of the world’s largest clinical research organisations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help lifesaving treatments reach patients faster. Parexel is also sponsor of Inclusive Involvement Excellence award.
We are also grateful to Medicines Evaluation Unit (MEU), one of the UK’s leading CROs and research facility and sponsor of the Outstanding Achievement by a Team award.
How to nominate
You can nominate a team or individual by:
- Filling in our online Google Form, or
- Downloading our Word document nomination form and emailing it to crngmcomms@mft.nhs.uk
Entries must be submitted by midnight on Monday 7 August 2023. Finalists will be invited to our ceremony inside the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, on the evening of Thursday 5 October 2023.
Award categories
The 11 categories are listed below. Please refer to the full category descriptions and criteria before submitting a nomination.
- Putting Participants First
- Collaborative Working Accomplishment
- Outstanding Achievement by a Team (sponsored by Medicines Evaluation Unit)
- Primary Care or Community Research Contribution
- Best Contribution to Research Delivery outside of the NHS
- Best Public Engagement
- Exceptional Research Delivery Leadership
- Inclusive Involvement Excellence (sponsored by Parexel)
- Transforming Research Delivery
- Prioritising Wellbeing Award
- New to Research Award
Eligibility
The awards are open to all individuals or teams who deliver, or enable the delivery of, NIHR CRN Portfolio studies. Achievements and successes referenced must have been made during the financial year 2022/23.
