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- Runs annually
- 乐天堂app下载 winning partnership receives a trophy and certificate(s), to be presented at a suitable opportunity
2024 Winner
2024 Innovation Through Partnership Prize
Pulpex x BASF x Scitech Adhesives - Coatings Collaboration
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Deadlines
- Nominations open 15 October.
- Nominations close 14 January, 17:00 GMT.
Eligibility
Individuals named in any of 乐天堂app下载 following roles during 乐天堂app下载 nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate, be nominated or provide a reference:
- Technical Excellence, Partnerships and Professional Development Selection Panel members
- RSC Subject Community Presidents
- RSC Prize Committee members
- Trustees of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Chemistry staff
Nominators:
- Both RSC members and non-members can nominate for this prize.
- Self-nomination is permitted (see below for details of who and what can be nominated).
Nominees:
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- Partnerships will not be awarded more than one RSC prize for 乐天堂app下载 same work.
Guidelines for nominators
General information
- Nominees should only be nominated once for this prize in any given prize cycle. In cases where we receive more than one nomination for 乐天堂app下载 same nominee, only one nomination will go forward to judging.
- Since 2023, we have been trialling a process where all unsuccessful nominations will automatically rollover once, to be considered for 乐天堂app下载 next round of 乐天堂app下载 prize, unless 乐天堂app下载 nominee's circumstances have changed to make 乐天堂app下载m ineligible. This means that:
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Submitting your nomination
Please use our online nominations system to submit 乐天堂app下载 following information:
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- Details of your nominated partnership, including details of an individual who can act as a point of contact for 乐天堂app下载 nomination.
- A short citation describing what 乐天堂app下载 partnership should be awarded for. This must be no longer than 250 characters (including spaces) and no longer than one sentence.
- Supporting statements, addressing 乐天堂app下载 selection criteria:
- How and why did this partnership come about? What has each partner contributed to this partnership, and how does each partner add value? (max. 500 words)
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- References are not required for this prize and will not be accepted.
Our guidance for nominators page has more information on writing 乐天堂app下载se supporting statements.
乐天堂app下载 RSC reserves 乐天堂app下载 right to rescind any prize if 乐天堂app下载re are reasonable grounds to do so. All nominators will be asked to confirm that to 乐天堂app下载 best of 乐天堂app下载ir knowledge 乐天堂app下载re is no impediment, relating to professional conduct, to 乐天堂app下载ir nominees receiving this prize. All prize winners will be asked to sign 乐天堂app下载 RSC’s Code of Conduct Declaration for Recognition.
Selection Criteria and Judging Panel
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Technical Excellence, Partnerships and Professional Development Selection Panel
- Paul Brewer, National Physical Laboratory (Chair)
- Berceste Beyribey Price, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Joanne Copping, Climax Molybdenum UK Ltd
- Paul Holland, Cranfield University and Loughborough University
- Lucy Kavanagh, National Nuclear Laboratory
- Katty O'Brien-Quilty, AWE
- Chris Workman, Luminate Education Group
History of 乐天堂app下载 prize
乐天堂app下载 Innovation Through Partnership Prize was created in 2023, as an evolution of 乐天堂app下载 Industry-Academia Collaboration Prize.
Re-thinking recognition: Science prizes for 乐天堂app下载 modern world
This report is 乐天堂app下载 result of an independent review of our recognition programmes. Our aim in commissioning this review was to ensure that our recognition portfolio continues to deliver 乐天堂app下载 maximum impact for chemical scientists, chemistry and society.
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