Research Excellence Awards
Purposes, Procedures and Criteria
Maintained by: Mike Bell, Secretary to Staff Awards Committee
Created:
July 2014
Last Updated: July 2014
P U RP O SES
The purposes of Research Excellence Awards are to recognise and celebrate the contributions of staff to research excellence
and assist the University to create a strong research culture.
N AT U R E O F AWAR D S
Research Excellence Awards complement other staff excellence awards overseen by the Staff Awards Committee. They
comprise a trophy. There is no monetary component associated with these awards.
Research Excellence Awards will be awarded every two years in the categories of:
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Commercial Research
Community Impact
Early Career
Lifetime Achievement
Māori/Indigenous Scholar
Research Team
Awards will be presented by the Vice-Chancellor at a special event, normally held biennially in June/July, arranged by the
Research Office.
E L IGIB I L IT Y
All current research active staff are eligible for nomination but previous recipients are not eligible for recognition again in the
same category.
P RO C E DURES F O R SE E K I N G N OM I N AT I ON S A ND S E L E CT I NG R E CI P I E NT S
The process for seeking nominations will be managed by the Research Office as follows:
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Nominations will be sought biennially from University of Waikato staff. They will normally open in March with a
deadline of the first Friday in May.
2.
A nomination may be made by an academic staff member who can make informed comment on the nominee’s
contribution and suitability for an award. Nominations for younger and emerging researchers are particularly
encouraged.
While staff may not self-nominate, they must agree to provide the information required on the nomination form
taken from their Academic Staff Portfolio and other aspects of their research work.
Nominations must be supported by the relevant Dean.
Nomination forms may be found online at www.waikato.ac.nz/research/ro/uow_staff/Research_Excellence_Awards
3.
Nominations will be considered by a small selection panel comprised of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and two
staff appointed by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
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Recipients for each award category will be recommended to the Vice-Chancellor for approval.
The Vice-Chancellor reserves the right to not make an award in any category in any given year.
AWARD C RI T E RI A
Selection criteria for each category of award may be found on the appropriate nomination form under the heading Basis for
Nomination.
The nominator must provide a statement of support and reflection on the nominee’s suitability for an award which addresses
the criteria listed on the relevant nomination form in no more than 1000 words.