The President's Awards

How to write a great nomination
Discover how to write the best nominations by looking at our guides below. These guides outline eligibility for each of the awards and outline the questions you'll need to answer as part of the nomination forms as well as the scoring system we use to decide the winners.
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- Achievement Award guidance_2022
- Leadership Award guidance_2022
- Inspirational Partner Award guidance_2022
Nominations for the 2022 Awards are now open. Find out how to nominate.
About the President's Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement
The winners of these awards have gone above and beyond to deliver inspiring engagement activities (with school, community, public and patient groups) or to support the development of a culture of societal engagement at Imperial. There are five awards available for societal engagement:
- President's Medal - awarded to an individual whose engagement activities have been truly outstanding.
- Achievement Award - for both individuals or teams who have delivered excellent engagement activities or programmes.
- Leadership Award - for individuals who have supported other staff and students in their own engagement endeavours.
- Inspirational Partner Award - recognises those who collaborate with us from outside our Imperial community to make engagement happen.
- Student Award - awarded to student teams or individuals who have delivered excellent engagement activities.
The awards recognise achievement in:
- Improving the learning opportunities of less-advantaged young people, as part of our widening participation and schools engagement aims.
- Engaging the public with research, through a process of two-way engagement.
- Working in close partnership with local community and/or patient groups in response to a social and/or research challenge.
Past winners
#CelebratingEngagement with Alyssa Gilbert
In part three of our series for #CelebratingEngagement, we talk to Alyssa Gilbert - the 2021 winner of the Leadership award in Societal Engagement.
#CelebratingEngagement with Bella Spencer
In part two of our series for #CelebratingEngagement, we hear from Bella Spencer - the 2021 winner of the Inspirational Partner award for the President’s Awards for Excellence in Societal Engagement.
#CelebratingEngagement with Dr Sunday Popo-Ola
Our #CelebratingEngagement series starts with Dr Sunday Popo-Ola, who was awarded the President's Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement in 2021.
Past winners
2021 - all the winners
From engaging global audiences with Imperial's research to de-mystifying higher education among underserved groups, meet the award winners of 2021!
2020 - all the winners
From a citizen science project with a local school to inspiring global audiences with volcanoes, we celebrate the achievements of this year’s winners.
2019 - all the winners
From building educational centres in Borneo to raising awareness of women and minorities in STEM, read all about the 2019 winning achievements in societal engagement.
Past winners
Fantastic outreach work recognised in 2018
Find out why Annalisa Alexander, Head of Outreach at Imperial, was awarded the President’s Medal for Excellence in Societal Engagement.
Student-led project wins in 2018
Learn more about What the Tech? the project run by 2018 winners the Dean’s Student Advisory Council, which connects Imperial students with older people in west London.
2017 – all the winners
From Austin Burt’s inspiring malaria-control projects to a Brixton-based science club for girls, read about all the 2017 winners.