
Public Engagement Awards
Our awards ceremony took place at International Students House in London on the 26th November 2025. We are delighted to announce the winners below.
Full details of the awards categories and criteria can be found here, with various categories recognising excellent public engagement work from individuals, research groups, partnerships and departments.
Our next round of awards will take place in 2027, further info will be updated here closer to the time.
Congratulations to all of the winners of our Outreach and Public Engagement Awards 2025! The event showcased an inspiring range of projects that bring research to life for schools, families, and communities, and highlighted the vital role of collaboration in widening participation in STEM. Winners are announced below:
Newcomer Award
Winners - Dr Andrew Gow and Dr Wolfgang Enzi, University of Portsmouth
Innovation Project Award
Winner - Dr Ed Macaulay, Queen Mary University London
Research Group Engagement Culture Award
Winner – Particle Physics Research Centre, Queen Mary University London
Strategic Approach Award

Winner – Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
Partnership Award

Winner - Curiosity Sussex, University of Sussex








