NCRM Impact Prize
The NCRM Impact Prize recognises the impacts of researchers who have participated in NCRM activities. Through this award, we aim to support researchers in their development, highlight their successes and demonstrate how NCRM is making a difference to the research community.
The prize is open to anyone who has taken part in NCRM initiatives, including learners, trainers and researchers who have participated in research or innovation activities. The prize aims to recognise both short-term and long-term impacts, from the application of new skills to the wider societal benefits of innovative research projects.
NCRM has run the initiative twice, in 2023 and 2024, recognising the achievements of nine teams and individuals. Information about the recipients' impacts are available below.
NCRM 20th Anniversary Impact Prize
As part of a series of activities celebrating 20 years of NCRM, we invited researchers to apply for the NCRM 20th Anniversary Impact Prize. The competition, which launched in spring 2024, was open to anyone who had participated in NCRM training, used our resources, taken part in one of our initiatives, events or networks, or been in receipt of NCRM funding, since we were founded in 2004.
NCRM selected three winners. The recipients were chosen for their achievements in areas such as personal skills development, the creation of new methods, significant impacts on the skills of other researchers and support for non-academic beneficiaries.
- A team of four researchers – Dr Susie Weller, Dr Emma Davidson, Professor Ros Edwards and Professor Lynn Jamieson – were selected for their long-term impact. With the support of two NCRM grants, the team pioneered a new breadth-and-depth method for analysing large volumes of qualitative data.
- Doctoral student Naureen Meghani and her supervisor Professor Joanna Hudson developed an intervention to promote activity among older adults using a mixed methods approach. The team used knowledge, skills and ideas from several NCRM events to develop their methodology and impact the wellbeing of their target audience.
- Dr Helen Kara was recognised for lifetime achievement. Dr Kara has worked with NCRM for more than 10 years on a variety of activities related to creative methods and research ethics, helping to improve the skills of the research community and open up new opportunities for career development.
The winners were presented with their awards at MethodsCon: Futures in September 2024. Further details about their impact will be published in the near future.
Find out more about the NCRM 20th Anniversary Impact Prize
2023 NCRM Impact Prize
The 2023 edition of the prize recognised the impact of researchers who had participated in NCRM activities in our 2020-25 phase.
The overall winner was Lucía Guerrero Rivière, a PhD researcher at the University of Exeter, who used the skills she learnt in an NCRM filmmaking workshop to produce a documentary with survivors of ocular mutilation. She received £2,000, which she donated to the campaign group that she worked with in Colombia to produce the film.
Read Lucía Guerrero Rivière's submission
A prize of £500 was awarded to five runners-up. Their submissions are available to read via the links below:
- Austerity and Altered Life-Courses and Inspire Women Oldham
- Tess Hartland, The University of Manchester
- Professor Jane Hirst and team and her team at the University of Oxford
- Dr Leon Moosavi, University of Liverpool
- Dr Nicola Simpson, Norwich University of the Arts
In addition to the winners, there were special mentions for researchers and teams who stood out during the review process: Dr Helen Kara, an independent researcher; Professor George Leckie, of the University of Bristol, and the UCAS modelling and research team; and Emily Clifford, of the University of Exeter.
Further information
If you have any queries, please email us on: impact@ncrm.ac.uk