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Celebrating our people

Posted on 15 December 2022

As a university, we want to celebrate our staff for their incredible contributions, achievements, and impact across departments and schools over the past 12 months.

Celebrating key achievements in 2022

From tackling climate change to supporting our estranged students, our staff have been recognised across a range of disciplines and areas.

Our commitment to public good through the education of our students and the impact of our research is vital to our activities. 

Vice-Chancellor Professor Charlie Jeffery said: “As we look back across 2022, we are proud to celebrate the achievements of our colleagues who have received individual and team awards, fellowships and national recognition. 

“We make our greatest contribution to society when our staff act collectively as a community engaged in a shared purpose, committed to our vision as a university for public good.  

“Our staff continue to be an inspiration to us all and I want to take this opportunity to thank them for their incredible commitment and hard work.” 

Prizes / Awards

Thomas Krauss was awarded the Institute of Physics Award Thomas Young Medal and Prize for his pioneering contributions to semiconductor photonic nanostructures that underpin many technologies and research activities today.

Dr David Kent of the Department of Biology received the International Society for Experimental Hematology’s Janet Rowley Award for his contributions to research and commitment to early career mentorship (to be presented in Edinburgh this September).

Professor Alastair Lewis won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Lord Lewis Prize, recognising distinctive and distinguished chemical or scientific achievements, together with significant contributions to the development of science policy and Professor David Smith has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Tilden Prize, which recognises excellence in chemical research, impact and innovation.

Emeritus Professor Tony Culyer has been awarded a special recognition award from HTAsiaLink to celebrate his mentoring and support to many agencies in the Asia region over the years. A delegation from the Health Intervention & Technology Assessment Program (HITAP) in Thailand will be visiting CHE in January 2023, to present the award. 

Fellowships

Professor Kate Pickett of Health Sciences was elected as Academy of Social Sciences Fellow. The prestigious fellowship recognises academics’ excellence and impact. 

Professor Monika Schmid, Head of the Department of Language and Linguistic Science, was made UK Fellow of the British Academy in recognition of her achievements in the humanities and social sciences.

Dr Laura Clark, of the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, was awarded a 2022 Royal Society University Research Fellowship, a scheme for outstanding scientists who are in the early stages of their research career and have the potential to become leaders in their field. 

Lifetime Achievements

Bob Hide, Chief Electronics Technician in the Department of Physics, has been awarded a prestigious prize - The Professor Lord Bhattacharyya Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob has supported our teaching and research with technical excellence over a 50-year career at York, including a period as member of Council.

Professor Lucy Carpenter of the Department of Chemistry was awarded an MBE for services to Atmospheric Chemistry in the New Year’s Honours list. Her research investigates the complex interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere, and she has demonstrated critical links between ocean processes and atmospheric chemistry.

David Hartley, Security Services supervisor, has been awarded the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for his work in the community. Dave has volunteered with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service as a Community First Responder for over ten years.

Team

The Programme Design and Learning Technology (PDLT) team won the Association for Learning Technology’s Team of the Year award which celebrates and rewards excellent practice and outstanding achievement in learning technology, and promotes intelligent use of learning technology on a national scale.

The E-Accessibility Working Group won the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) which recognises and rewards collaborative work that has had a demonstrable impact on teaching and learning.

The University of York has won International Collaboration of the Year at the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2022. The Global Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals Project is led by Dr John Wilkinson and Professor Alistair Boxall from the Department of Environment and Geography and involves 127 people across 87 institutions located across all 7 continents of the world.

The York Graduate Research School (YGRS) won the Outstanding Contribution to Postgraduate Student Wellbeing Award for their mentoring, buddying and Thrive and Survive work.

Open success: Researchers across all faculties, at all levels - including undergraduate students and PGRs - were recognised in the York Open Research Awards.

The University of York has been awarded a Stand Alone Pledge Award for the work we do for our estranged students. The theme for 2022 is emotional wellbeing support for estranged students, which included mental health support. 

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