In a ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre, Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey presented awards to individuals and teams whose work has exemplified the University's commitment to excellence, innovation, and impact.
This year's awards received 160 submissions across 11 categories, involving over 1,300 individuals from across the collegiate University – a reflection of the breadth of contributions from academics, researchers, technicians and professional service staff at Oxford.
‘The Awards Ceremony and Showcase this year truly captured the very best of Oxford,’ remarked Professor Tracey during her address. ‘By bringing together academics, researchers, professional services and support staff, and external partners, I hope these awards will help spark new ideas, inspire collaboration, and encourage us all to keep delivering excellence in our core mission of teaching and research.’
The Breakthrough Researcher Award, which recognises researchers at the early stages of their careers who have made a significant impact at the University, was awarded to Dr Joshua Bull from the Mathematical Institute.
Josh Bull’s work has developed innovative mathematical and statistical approaches to tackle pressing challenges in biology and medicine - including cancer - particularly in analysing large spatially resolved data. His research has led to significant contributions across multiple departments in both the MPLS and Medical Sciences Divisions.
'It's great that the University is recognising Early Career Researchers with this category, and I'm really honoured to have won. My research is highly collaborative and relies on working across disciplines, from other researchers in the Maths Institute through to colleagues across the Medical Sciences Division and MPLS, so many thanks to all of them for their roles in this work!' said Dr Bull.