UNITED KINGDOM – Eight early career social research researchers will be recognized at this week’s Survey Futures Early Career Impact Awards in London, hosted by the Royal Statistical Society.
The inaugural award aims to recognize early career researchers engaged in social research research.
Organizations across the industry submitted nominations for these inaugural awards, and this year’s winners are:
Beth Armstrong, Food Standards Agency Joanna Barry, NHS England Oriol Bosch, Rebecca Light, University of Oxford, Tom Luckwell, National Center for Social Research, VerianNathan Reece, Matt Shapley, City St George’s, University of London, Ipsos Michalina Siemiatkowska, Office for National Statistics
Winners will receive a year of mentorship and the opportunity to further support their careers through free training and professional assessments.
This awards event is in partnership with The Survey Data Collection Methods Collaboration (also known as Survey Futures), a program designed to support early career researchers and improve retention in the field. .
Survey Futures, led by researchers from the University of Essex and the University of Southampton, was funded for three years by the Economic and Social Research Council and launched in July 2023.
Peter Lynn, Principal Researcher at Survey Futures, said: These award winners represent some of the brightest minds working in research today, and with their support, the future of research is bright. ”
