Staff from across the University were recognised at the Staff Awards 2016 ceremony at the Liverpool Guild of Students.
Hosted by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Patrick Hackett, more than 270 staff attended the event where BBC Radio Merseyside Presenter Roger Phillips revealed the winners.
Winners included Human Anatomy Resource Centre (HARC) team for Outstanding Contribution to Public Engagement. The HARC team created a television documentary series that, for the first time, depicted the experience of body donation and aimed to better inform the public about what it means to donate your body to research and teaching.
The two-part series was broadcast by Channel 5 in September 2015 and was watched by over 1.2 million people. Following its transmission, the team saw a sustained surge in interest from people interesting in donating their bodies to science.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janet Beer said: “The annual Staff Awards event is a fantastic opportunity to recognise the commitment, skill and success of our colleagues. Their work helps to make the University an exceptional institution.”
This University is full of inspirational people who deliver exceptional service or are outstanding in their field. This year we have received almost 300 nominations, the largest number since the award began. I would like to thank all of the staff who took the time to nominate their colleagues for an award.”
A full list of winners and those commended are below:
Sir Alastair Pilkington Awards
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Winner
Dr Luciane Viera de Mello Rigde (Institute of Integrative Biology)
Faculty of Science and Engineering Winner
Professor Helen Aspinall (Department of Chemistry)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Winner
Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg (Department of Politics)
Apprentice of the Year
Winner – Liam Boynton (Department of Physics)
Commended
- Andy Gilroy (School of Physical Sciences)
- Jen Williams (Department of Livestock Health and Welfare)
Volunteer of the Year
Winner – Dr Nicola Beesley (Department of Infection Biology)
Commended
- Dr Linda D’Amore (Functional and Comparative Genomics)
- Dr Maggie Williams (School of Environmental Sciences)
- Disabled Staff Network
Alan Beeston Early Career Researcher of the Year
Winner – Dr Daniel Perry (Department of Women’s and Children’s Health)
Commended
- Dr Gemma Catney (Department of Geography and Planning)
- Dr Dada Pisconti (Department of Biochemistry)
Evans Memorial Professional Services Award
Individual category
Winner – Dee Tully-Bucknall (Human Anatomy Resource Centre)
Commended
- Lyn Hughes (Student Administration and Support Division)
- David Eglese (External Relations, Marketing and Communications)
Team category
Winner – Liverpool Elements Phase 1 Project Team (Research, Partnerships and Innovations)
Commended
- Library Social Media Group (Library)
- Building Managers – South and Central Campus (Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services)
Partnership of the year
Winners
- Professor Eann Patterson (Centre for Materials and Structures)
- Nanomedicine (Department of Chemistry/Department of Pharmacology)
Commended
- Athletics Union (Sport Liverpool)
- University of Liverpool in Singapore (ULiS) (Department of Sociology and Social Policy)
David Ellams Award for Outstanding Contribution
Individual category
Winner – Dr Frank Brunssen (Department of Modern Languages and Cultures)
Commended
- Dr Gita Sedghi (Department of Chemistry)
- Dr Mark Riley (Department of Geography and Planning)
Team category
Winner – Athena SWAN (Faculty of Health and Life Sciences)
Commended
- NERC Peer Review Team (From across the University)
- Clinical Skills Teaching and Learning Team (School of Medicine)
Research Impact of the Year
Individual category
Winner – Dr Daniel Pope (Department of Public Health and Policy)
Commended
- Professor Helen Stalford (Liverpool Law School)
- Dr Emma Boyland (Department of Psychological Sciences)
Team category
Winner – Liverpool HIV Pharmacology Group (Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology)
Commended
- Molecular Materials Design Team (Department of Chemistry)
- Alkaptonuria Research Group (Musculoskeletal Biology)
Innovation of the Year
Individual category
Winner – Duncan Brown (Computing Services Department)
Commended
- Kim Fisher (Victoria Gallery & Museum)
- Caroline Woods (Facilities, Residential and Commercial Services)
Team category
Winner – Research Ethics Online System Project Team (Research Support Office)
Commended
- UI and Mobile Development Team (Computing Services Department)
- Liverpool Elements Phase 1 Project Team (Research Support Office)
Inspirational Leader of the Year
Winner – Dr Stuart Wilks-Heeg (Department of Politics)
Commended
- Professor Laurence Alison (Department of Psychological Sciences)
- Elaine Eades (University of Liverpool Management School)
Lecturer of the Year
Winner – Dr Paul Christiansen (Department of Psychological Sciences)
Commended
- Dr Bahar Sener-Pedgley (Centre for Engineering Sustainability)
- Dr Maria Limniou (Department of Psychological Sciences)
Greatest Contribution to Student Experience
Individual category
Winner – Dr John Marsland (Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics)
Commended
- Dr Alex Batesmith (Liverpool Law School)
- Dr Alexandra Forsythe (School of Psychology)
- Dr Kathy Johnson (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Team category
Winner – Year in China (From across the University)
Commended
- LSJ Student Experience Team (School of Law and Social Justice)
- The Learning Zone Committee (School of Medicine)
Outstanding Contribution to Public Engagement
Individual category
Winner – Professor Michael Dougan (Liverpool Law School)
Commended
- Dr Joao Pedro Magalhaes (Department of Musculoskeletal Biology)
- Dr Sarah Ronzi (Department of Public Health and Policy)
Team category
Winner – Human Anatomy Resource Centre – Team HARC (Human Anatomy Resource Centre)
Commended
- Outreach Team (Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease)
- Europe in the World (Department of Politics)