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Andrew has always put 100% into his work, and his dilligent and methodical approach to his research has been a key factor in our research group's development over the past few years. He has developed as an exceptional thinker, and is able to lead many technical and theoretical aspects of our research. This is all the more impressive given the fact that Andrew is regularly ivolved in caring for his two year old and 6 month old daughters whilst working from home during the pandemic. Andrew is one of those people who you can completely rely on, and not only is he a fantastic colleague but is also a great friend.

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Ram has an encyclopedic knowledge of the MOF literature and is a talented synthetic chemist who has proved himself very capable over the last year since joining my group. I'd like to recognise Ram for all the new materials he's developed in a short and difficult year with limited access to the lab and thank him for all the new skills, experience and ideas he's brought to the group. Thanks Ram!

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Alistair is an excellent lab supervisor for the PhD students attached to his lab. His enthusiasm and knowledge make lab work both very enjoyable and rewarding. He is also a great teacher of experimental techniques and brilliant at explaining the how’s and whys of experimental work and its associated theory. If he doesn’t immediately know the answer to the theory then he does know where the answer can be found, either on his exhaustive mental list of relevant papers or which of our collaborative theorists would be best suited to answer particular questions. Alistair is also very approachable and always seems to have a plan no matter what happens in the lab.

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Kat is always willing to help out with anything, big or small and goes above and beyond to do so. I know she does great engagement work for our department and volunteers lots of her own time for enrichment work like thesis mentoring. But this nomination is specifically for her always being available to help the PhDs, especially during this difficult time. Thanks Kat.

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Bartek too often puts his lab colleagues before himself. If you’re not sure about science, university rules, etc. you ask Bartek and in the 99% cases he knows the answer. Now when our PI works from home, Bartek has become Some kind of a lab group leader. Combining research activities with additional unexpected responsibilities has to be extremely challenging. And I believe he’s doing a great job.

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Alistair consistently strives to work at the forefront of his field, Quantum optics, and plays a driving role in determining the direction of his research group’s outputs. He regularly publishes his research in leading journals and his enthusiasm and passion when representing himself and our university, infects those around him. Alistair cares deeply for his colleagues. In particular, he goes out of his way to provide not only academic support but also pastorally focused supervision. He regularly seeks out the opinions of others to understand their point of view, and emapathises with colleagues from all backgrounds. He holds equality and diversity as a core value and offers absolute and unquestioning respect and support to those around him.

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I would like to nominate Domen because he's been working really hard during the pandemic to purify recombinant Sars-CoV2 proteins for the ELISAs that we're using now for the antibody tests (clinical trials e.g. the vaccine trials). He took this task very seriously and put long hours and a lot of effort into successfully purify these constructs within a short time frame.

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Sarah has been, over the last 3 years of my PhD, thoroughly encouraging and helpful. She's pointed me in the direction of things I didn't know about, she's translated academic world language into something that makes sense and she's generally been a jolly good egg. Thank you Sarah.

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Xingyi is one of the most cheerful and adaptable postdocs I've ever come across. He takes in his stride whatever we throw at him, and I've never known him complain about anything. Not only does he have excellent technical skills, but he's pro-active and always happy to accommodate any requests, from giving talks and running training sessions, to taking part in meetings even when a topic or project is new to him. Truly a shining example to many more senior researchers - he takes on new challenges and requires minimal supervision.

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Amy is simply brilliant. She is an excellent scientist. What I like more about her is that she is a cheerful and easy-going person. She looks after her colleagues and is always ready to help. I have been working with her for the past two years, and without her help and support I would have learned many things. Thank you Amy!

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Ehsan Kazemi had his PhD at this department as a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher and completed it in less than three years with publication of three papers in three of the top-ranked scientific journals in the field and one paper as a book chapter. Since the completion of his PhD in 2017 he has been working as a postdoc in the department, worked/involved in several (8 or 9) projects mostly with clients from commercial end users where he has always been able to deliver his duties in an excellent way with regards to technical work, management, team-work and communication. Besides, he has also published several journal and conference papers during his postdoc and recently co-supervised a visiting student from Sichuan University, China.

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Mariana makes everyone welcome and needed in our lab. You can always rely on her, she always finds time to support her colleagues even if she’s extremely busy.

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Nop has been highly supportive to my lab and to the mission of the University, mainly during these difficult times. Most work in my lab is supported by industrial grants, aiming to develop a treatment for deafness. The unexpected lockdown prevented us to deliver on our commitments with the industrial backers, putting in jeopardy the continuity of the funding and the project. He worked restlessly and against the clock to complete key experiments on time, allowing us to report back. He also worked hard to produce data that could be made available to our Masters students for analysis, allowing them to complete their dissertation. He went well beyond the ‘extra mile’ and would like to acknowledge his contributions with this nomination.

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Leila has been deeply committed to the projects in the lab and to the mission of the University, mainly during these difficult times. Most activities in my lab are supported by industrial grants, aiming to develop a treatment for hearing loss. The unexpected lockdown stopped our experimental program, preventing us to fulfil our commitments with the industrial supporters and putting in jeopardy the continuity of the funding and the project. She worked relentlessly from home, analysing key data and producing important reports to feedback to our industrial sponsors. She did this with outmost professionalism, allowing us to overcome the crisis. She went far and beyond her duties and I would like to nominate her for this special consideration.

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Hongjia has worked incredibly hard despite the very challenging circumstances we have experienced in the last year, which has led to him achieving positive results in two distinct research areas. Thank you Hongjia!

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Linwei has repeatedly gone the extra mile to ensure project outcomes are delivered, despite very challenging circumstances in the last year. He has also recently started a new project, in a new area, and has been approaching his work in this area in a very positive way. Thank you for all your efforts Linwei!

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In March Dr Thushan de Silva asked us to produce SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid protein for antibody testing of healthcare workers. Domen Zafred immediately volunteered for the urgent mission. Working for days without rest alongside me, he was crucial in delivering the protein by 22nd April. It worked flawlessly. It became obvious that there was a wider demand for this protein. Domen worked tirelessly within my team to develop large-scale production techniques, ultimately resulting in huge amounts being produced. We have supplied Trinity College Dublin, UKNEQAS and Mologic, an ethical pharma company creating a low-cost test for developing countries, with the protein. He has contributed hugely to developing a cheap and reliable antigen supply.

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Peter has worked above and beyond during lockdown to ensure that we got our rail head cleaning equipment ready for use in Scotland with Network Rail this Autumn. This has been achieved against the odds as we have had to spend a lot of time persuading the university we needed access to space which meant all our deadlines were squeezed enormously. Peter has managed the team and Network Rail really well to overcome these problems.

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Kento joined UoS in 2019 on a 2-year postdoc position. He has been a truly fantastic addition to the School of Mathematics and Statistics. He has conducted research within the Algebraic Geometry group, working on problems at the interface of Geometry and Physics, landing two terrific results in the top journals in his field, and offering new physics-motivated perspectives to classical problems in Geometry. He is conscienctious, selfless, fun to work with, and a powerhouse of enthusiasm, reaching out and giving talks connected to his research from the more abstract Pure Mathematics working groups to the more applied research seminars. He has also made an absolutely tremendous job filling in for vacant MSc supervisions due to staff illness.

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As my supervisor for a Master's project, Luke has readily offered a helping hand whenever needed. He has showed me the ins and outs of the lab environment and even through transition into online work, he has remained readily available. Providing me detailed explanatory videos to help progress my research is one of the many ways he has guided my development.

Luke is also proactive within the cancer research community where he runs a science communication page alongside performing his duties as a postdoc. In this way, he shares exciting scientific developments with the public whilst raising awareness for rare diseases. I have seen first hand how important it is to patients that Luke is carrying out the work that he does.

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I would like to nominate Ashfaq Khan for his work in laser array melting of metal powders. He is always enthusiastic and encouraging and is making great strides enabling the group's research.

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Armando is one of the most approachable and helpful people I have met (not just in terms of postdocs; in terms of everybody!). He joined our group 2 years ago and it is impossible to imagine our group without him. He always gets involved in any project whenever anyone needs advice, and he does so not out of selfish reasons (such as gaining paper authorship) but out of genuine good natured helpfulness. Indeed, he is so selfless that sometimes he puts others before himself a little too often in my opinion, which can be hugely damaging for the career prospects of a postdoc trying to succeed in academia. I am nominating him to balance out his selflessness and give him some personal recognition, and because academia needs more people like him!

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Harriet goes WELL BEYOND her remit as a postdoc funded by the Plastics Research and Innovation Fund.

Harriet has been instrumental in developing a >£1 million bid to the UKRI, which has been shortlisted - so much so that we have listed her as a Co-Investigator on the proposal.

Harriet acts as a mentor and role model for other postdoctoral researchers and PhD students and led the organisation of one-day conference for ECRs.

Harriet has just published a paper in the top-ranked journal in Psychology (Psychological Bulletin, ranked 1st of 77 journals in psychology).

In short, Harriet is an exceptional ECR, who brings a solution-focused approach that is backed up by expertise and talent. I feel privileged to have her as part of the team.

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She is always willing to help and goes above and beyond in her research and helping other. She always has kind words and encouragement for others.

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For going above and beyond to support colleagues and students within his research group and the wider department. Greg has put in as much time as students need to get them through their work, modify projects and maintained motivation to ensure deadlines are met during lockdown and remote working. He has also made additional effort to advise and support colleagues within the wider department.

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Dr Mitchell works tirelessly to develop research in Primary Care; and her research is focused on outcomes that directly benefit patients. The NIHR highlighted her recent paper about asthma outcomes in people who use opioids vs the general population, citing it as work which 'could and should change clinical practice'
She nurtures and encourages novice researchers in the AUPMC, and collaborates with and supports those more established. She is a great ambassador for primary care research and the University.
She is an inspiring role model and one of the reasons our unit, with its part-time workforce, does so well in terms of research outcomes.
She is one of the 'unsung' heroes of the University, and it is time to sing her praises.

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Miguel is not only a great scientist and excels at his research but is also a great person to work with. I’m nearing the end of the first year of my PhD and wouldn’t have made it through the year without him! Miguel always makes the time to answer my questions in great detail and goes out of his way to help. He’s been especially supportive through lockdown, taking care of lab work for myself and others when they couldn’t make it in. He does this on top of chairing the Post Doc Committee and mentoring other students. If this doesn’t make an exceptional post doc I don’t know what would!

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Andrew Foster plays a very major and indeed critical role in the activities of the inorganic semiconductor group in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. This includes leading group meetings of up to 15 people, supervising the work of several PhD students, and writing top-rate papers for submission to high impact journals. He takes the lead in all these activities, showing his high qualities and maturity of his scientific thinking and judgement. He is most clearly an exceptional postdoc. I recommend him for an award without any hesitation; the application has my full and unambiguous support.

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Dr Ashfaq Khan has been instrumental in streamlining our research group in terms of research vision and facilities. His contribution to the research group has been noted as he is able to help the other members of the group, mainly PhD students with their projects especially in the form of resource identification, experiment planning and technical report writing. This is a very difficult role which he plays with aplomb considering the different types of Additive Manufacturing processes which are studied in our group. Another aspect of Dr Khan is his role in getting the laboratory up and running during the COVID 19 pandemic, where he orchestrated the whole process of ensuring that our laboratory and work spaces were safe to operate in.

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I would like to nominate Sayantan because he's not only technically brilliant in the lab, but more than this, his curiosity, enthusiasm and openness has united students and staff from several research groups and will no doubt inspire future cross-disciplinary collaboration. We're lucky to have him in Sheffield.

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You have achieved an incredible amount during lockdown, you didn't just keep the ball rolling like many of us, you forged ahead...3 papers, grant and ethics applications, online courses and now back in the lab....wow! Amazing, well done and thank you George!

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Providing technical support and friendly attitude

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David has been incredible in my lab! A multitalented person with excellent skillsets in 3D printing, setting up any piece of kit, engaging in all aspects of lab work, helping PhD, Masters and undergraduate students! Thank You!

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Zhou is probably one of the brightest people I have ever met! Every time I face a problem in the lab, or one of my experiments hasn't quite worked as planned, she seems to have an idea of how to proceed. She has been a fantastic mentor in the lab and a pleasure to work with!

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Angela has been a fantastic mentor for me during my PhD so far. She has always been willing and enthusiastic to help me plan experiments and manage my time and stress levels! Her work has also been a big inspiration to me and I aim to emulate her whenever I can.

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Hannes is an excellent postdoc with passions for science and calm and friendly nature. He is admiringly focused on his tasks, but also really takes time off and inspires others by his work-life balance. He has very good ideas and he is very reliant.

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Ruth works with me on two RCUK-funded projects, both of which span multiple disciplinary boundaries and include significant levels of public outreach. She is highly self-motivated, efficient and independent, quickly defining her individual niche in the projects she participates in and juggling her workload effectively. She has provided invaluable, patient, support to PhD students, and participated in ‘Park Meets’ intended to cheer up COVID-isolated PhD students. I also commend her collegiate attitude, volunteering to lead the Department’s PostDoc forum and to help out with teaching this year.

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I’ve worked with Simon since his MEng Dissertation, through his PhD and now as a PostDoc, so we understand each other very well. His ownership in the project is exceptional; it feels like a shared endeavour, and I can totally rely on him to get the work done, on time and to a high standard. He brings energy to our meetings with his humanity, humour and ‘can-do’ attitude. He is creative in his technical problem-solving, and effective in finding impactful ways of presenting to both practitioner and academic audiences. He contributes to UG, PGT and PhD supervision, and generously loaned his dog to cheer up COVID-isolated PhD students this summer! Also, for his collegiate attitude in volunteering to help with teaching this year.

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He is enthusiastic about science and has really excellent ideas. He is kind and patient towards students and colleagues but also helps them to find flaws in their arguments or to improve ideas.

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Dr Sarah Price is an exceptional postdoc, both in the funded projects on which she has worked, and through her influence on postgraduate community in the Department of Music. In my AHRC project, Understanding Audiences for the Contemporary Arts, Sarah performed brilliantly throughout, from carrying out over 100 audience interviews in Liverpool, Bristol and London (so spending a lot of her life on trains for a year), through to co-authoring the book from the project. Sarah also took a strong lead on organising the first international conference on audience research, which was a huge success. She is now working in a multi-disciplinary team on a Covid recovery research project, and again proving to be full of ideas, skills and energy.

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Fran is an exemplary PDRA, she has a passion for research which is clear in her dedication and work ethic. I'd particularly like to thank Fran for all her hard work and support on getting three priority research projects back up and running this summer, particularly in light of the covid restrictions which have required creative thinking and flexibility. Fran - you're a joy to work with. Thank you!

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Ashfaq has a very striking and bubbly personality. You can always count on him for motivation while writing, or to take one's mind off work. He also makes the best chai out here!

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Ever since before I met Steph in person, she has been supporting my PhD journey! I am now completing my 2nd year, and when I started, she was finishing her thesis. Until lockdown, Steph was a wonderfully supportive presence in our PGR office: always cheerful, always happy to be interrupted by PGRs wanting advice (on IT/thesis structuring/confirmation review admin/English spellings, etc etc etc). She is very empathetic and discreetly offered emotional support when needed. During lockdown she stayed in touch with the PhD students, boosting morale, and even coordinated a trip to the Peak District - a welcome new experience for some of the international students who attended.

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Dr Wang is an exceptional researcher with outstanding results in the areas of localisation and autonomous systems. Very creative and committed, Peng is dedicated and very active. Thank you, Peng, I appreciate very much your contributions.

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Faith was my Master’s day-to-day supervisor and I could not have gotten a better one! She is outstanding at her job, and is always ready to collaborate outside the scope of her project, help others and learn new skills across a scope of disciplines. Faith is never afraid to take a challenge - which I consider is a crucial virtue needed to conduct cutting-edge research. Faith actively engages in research within and outside the University, where she has participated and organised outreach events in local schools. Having worked to cover Faith’s maternity leave, I must say she is also a wonderful manager – she is a natural leader and has the ability to express her vision and bring it into reality.

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Karolina has all of the knowledge, skills, and motivation that I would expect to see in an excellent researcher. But in my mind she stands out as a postdoc for three additional reasons: (1) She keeps up-to-date with the latest debates and practices in data analysis and open science, and takes the time to impart this knowledge to the rest of the research team; (2) She has lots of genuine enthusiasm, and so I always leave our meetings with new-found energy, no matter how tired I originally was; (3) She has a genuine interest in collaboration and is generous in suggesting ways in which we can provide opportunities on the project to help develop other staff members' skills and careers.

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She is highly skilled, amazingly productive, and exceptionally talented in studying physiology of hearing. She had published 3 papers in 2020 already and there are a few under processing. Except for academic achievements, she is always kind and willing to offer her knowledge and skill to help the PhD students in the lab. That really helps our study a lot. I believe she deserves a feature and a small reward.

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Stewart is an experienced post doc, delivering world leading research and impact. His independent leadership and management of complex industrial sponsored is exceptional - he finds a great balance of world leading academic research and industry relevance. Of particular note this year is the effort he has put into preparing what we hope will be one of the faculty's leading REF impact case studies.

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Fran has only been a post doc for a relatively short period, but is already showing an exceptional level of responsibility and independence. She is delivering world leading research across 3 or 4 different projects. She is managing relationships with industrial sponsors extremely well.

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Kat is an exceptional postdoc. She delivers world leading excellent technical research at the interface of biological science and civil engineering research, resulting in a range of high quality outputs and impact, with a high level of independence. She frequently goes above and beyond this in many ways. Including organizing virtual writing retreats and coffee groups through COVID that many other researchers find invaluable. She is active as a mentor. Prior to COVID she was undertaking a range of school outreach to promote science and engineering, particularly to female students. She is also active in generating new research, building her external profile and rapidly developing her first independent projects and research funding.

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Dr. Shah is a warm person and very helpful. Just ask for his help and guidance and he will help and guide you through out. Dr. Shah is also an expert in his research field. I always have all sorts of doubts and questions that i will ask him for clarification and I will get the answer. All I want to say is Dr. Shah is a very helpful person.

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I am dealing with Dr Ashfaq since he arrived to the uni. Honestly he is a good person always support us and help us with any thing we struggle to do it. Also he is a good company with all not just me. He does not give up and does not fed up of advising us all the time. I am really grateful to him.

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She is brilliant joyful and professional character who brings positive vibes around.

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James joined my young group in January and - despite Covid & lockdown only a few months in - has shown excellence in his research ability & experience by developing exciting new ideas, supporting the writing of the first major publication from the group and mentoring PhD students. Thanks James & looking forward to the results from your work & the team despite the challenging circumstances!

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Devanshi joined my young group late last year and has been great in supporting my team, especially in the difficult times since March. In particular I want to thank her for helping to mentor 3 MChem/MSc students on their research projects - with highly interesting & successful outcomes despite the high degree of uncertainty created in lockdown. Thanks Devanshi and looking forward to making progress on your work despite the challenges!

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Fabio has been a key postdoc in our office. He was the only postdoc around PhD students, and never hesitated to help and share his experience with us. We learned so much from him, and we are so grateful for his precious help!

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He is always helpful and supportive for our group.

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Nicola is unfailingly helpful to everyone - very generous of her time and support. She has been a big help to many PhD students, not just from her own research lab but others too. On top of that (and a research project that has never gone to plan from day 1) she has been very involved in creating a supportive environment for postdocs within the department. She has more or less led the postdoc society for several years; has been the departmental representative on Faculty and University groups; and has spoken up for the needs of postdocs as often as possible, not being afraid of kicking up a fuss where there is a genuine issue. It requires considerable effort to keep being positive and active when most of your colleagues are indifferent.

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Nick's research project is in a new area, using techniques that I am unfamiliar with, so he has had to make a lot of the running for the project. He has driven it forward, working with a key collaborator in Japan who has not always beeen the most cooperative. The project is going very well, mainly due to his drive and determination. On top of that, he has jumped in to lab life, helping out other people with their problems. He also proposed a SURE project and took on a SURE student, and is now applying for a fellowship. So - great research, very helpful, moving forward.

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Greg has worked tirelessly to set up and lead the ex vivo screening programme. Greg is great at enthusing others and getting new partnerships to work together. His previous roles mean that he provides a true translational perspective - this is highly valued.

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Dr. Jeng is not only someone with a great character and the right mindset, but she is an inspiration for colleagues, for PhD students and for the people that are lucky enough to know and work with her. She teaches everyone around her laboratory techniques, she goes above and beyond to offer help and explain whatever she is asked. As a student, I had my fair share of people that taught me and the great ones stand out. Ginny is passionate, caring, dedicated, extremely smart, helpful, professional and patient. Thank you for everything you do!

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Noemie is an exceptional scientist with incredible drive and enthusiasm. Her presence in the lab has buoyed up and supported everyone around her. She has done well in a short 3 years, publishing 7 papers including 4 publications from her current fellowship. Her communication and collaborative skills are excellent and have built unique links within out department and to others.
Noémie is a mature and inspirational leader, training and supervising excellent students that have performed at the highest level, winning prizes and playing key role in her latest publications. So, for her determination to see out her dream and for her wider contribution to supporting people, I strongly recommend Noémie for this award.

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I’d like to nominate Ashfaq Khan because he is a pleasure to have around. As the technical lead for the lab, I know that Ashfaq is extremely organised and I can trust him to manage all the activities in the lab. He is very supportive of the younger PhD students in the lab and is willing to give up his time to help in any way he can.

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Very sincere with research, supportive to group members and has depth of knowledge about his work.

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I joint supervise the project that Amy is currently working on. Amy is simply a wonderful PDRA. She has an abundance of talent in the lab and can perform a multitude of very different experimental techniques and still obtain excellent data. If this were not enough she is fantastic with her fellow colleagues, in particular students, where she provides guidance, encouragement, a friendly ear when needed, and she is always prepared to go that extra mile to get things done. She has been absolutley indispensable in the current COVID crisis, providing a vital link between PIs and students. I can not praise her contribution enough.

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Zhao is an exceptional gifted researcher, and makes some of the slightly half baked research ideas happen. He also has helped out a lot with supervisor of undergraduate, postgraduate and PhD students within my group. This includes training, reading reports and ordering stuff. I don't think my research group could survive without his enthusiasm and support for the past 3 years. He has even found time to write a couple of papers this year!

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Leila's been really great since day 1! She's helped me out so much in my project and I really can't thank her enough. Although I think she is slighlty mad for enjoying spinning, I am mostly in awe of her dedication to her work, intelligence, scientific skills and her lemon drizzle cake! Thanks a million, Leila.

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Inge gives substantial amounts of her time to support her fellow post-docs. This includes establishing an ECR group of around 20 researchers within our team that meets regularly to support each other with on-going work and professional development. She has also developed and delivered training sessions for her peers, sought funding to support this, and taken a leading role in constructively communicating ECR concerns and needs to line managers. She has also been on the organising committee for two international ECR conferences in her research area. Without Inge’s contributions our research group and her wider network of collaborators would have less support and be less able to realise their potential as research leaders.

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Chris is always is available to help when needed and helps make you learn to help yourself. He makes the lab run smoothly and is a nice guy who is easy to get along with. Genuinely don't know I'd be able to complete my PhD without his support and encouragement.

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Becky has recently completed a PhD and now works on the Sipher project team in Scharr. She has been very supportive offering tips and advice about how to best proceed with my project at a time when I am finding progress difficult. I am very grateful for her time and support.

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Lauren is a very nice person who has completed a fascinating PhD. She shares her knowledge gladly and is very supportive to others. 😃

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Miguel demonstrated exceptional citizenship during the lockdown. He supported the department through voluntary work to help to keep the essential animal stocks. At the same time, Miguel was actively engaged with the departmental postdoc society on a voluntary basis to promote and ensure postdocs welfare in those difficult times. Despite these commitments, he done everything possible within the limitations imposed by the lockdown and later by his furlough to push forward his research project - and as the result we are currently ready to submit a manuscript based on experiments and analyses done by Miguel.

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For being a hardworking, conscientious and helpful researcher. You are a star Jo!

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Amy makes a vital contribution to the research group and the department as a whole. She has a unique expertise in 3D tissue cultures and is very approachable and generous in providing training and advice to new students, contributing to the department's world leading status in this field. Amy has supported me in learning cell culture, molecular biology, and advanced microscopy techniques which will form an integral part of my PhD.
Amy is an excellent presenter and regularly gives informative talks in both conferences and internal seminars. She is friendly and has served on the Dental School Research Society committee multiple times to foster a sense of community in the department.

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In her first year at the department, Ruth has proved to be a dynamic postdoc, able to conduct a research project on several fronts, including securing two more years of funding for herself as part of a successful mutlidisciplinary grant. What is more, Ruth has shown that she is willing to keep developing as a researcher, as exemplified by her persistence and her work improving the writing and communication of her research through multiple iterations of a paper that could eventually be submitted in a top journal in a field.
This nomination wouldn't be complete without mentioning Ruth's service to the research community: she has taken up a key role as a representative of all postdocs within the department.

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Dr Ashfaq khan is not only an outstanding engineer and great research group leader; he is also the most supportive, thoughtful and interactive mentor I have ever met.

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She is fabulous person. She is brilliant in her area. Also, very keen to help others those who got struggled whatever it is.

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Amy is a pleasure to work with. She is a great team player and always ready to help out and train her colleagues. I've known her for 3 years and I think she is a great example of an ideal postdoc that strives to help others and aid in researcher development at the University.

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Daniela has achieved tremendous scientific and cultural accomplishments since joining APS in 2019. She has established herself as a leader in cultivating a diverse working and learning environment, and delivering positive change across the university. She founded the APS Decolonising the University Working Group, a group focused on using a decolonising approach to improve our teaching and research. She led the creation of 'Decolonising the Curriculum: a guide for biosciences’, a guide for inclusive teaching that is being widely shared across the university. At the same time, she continues to produce high quality research and has published 3 papers in respected peer-reviewed journals, including MBE and Nat Comms, since joining Sheffield.

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He was the first student for our supervisor, he set our group up, has been a mentor to everyone who has joined since then, and continues to be the person we all turn to for help. Additionally he has been commuting all the way from Glasgow to continue his research (dedication or what!). He is a huge cornerstone for our group and this award would be perfect just before he leaves the group.

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James has brought the "reproducibility science" component to my research research group. All the paper we have published since he joined us are also supported with an online database and codebase for the wider community to access. We have also been grateful for the professional and human values James added to the team and the office environment.

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Laia Pasquina Lemonche is a brilliant PostDoc who is always forthcoming with ideas and eagerness to perform experiments, try new techniques and learn various aspects of her work. She is very helpful and it comes second nature to her to ensure everyone in the group is welcome and that their work is going well. She has gone out of her way to assist her co-workers in their deadlocks at work and at the same time responsibly ensures that the lab is going on smoothly.

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Sally initiated a group of researchers engaged in various research in South Asia from the start of COVID 19 pandemic. This helped all the researchers involved to share each others' issues and experience. This also helped everyone to reflect on different ways to continue the research admist the current pandemic and remain sane during this difficult time.

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Ben White embarked on a precommercial project sponsored under ICURE in 2018, with only 1 year of postdoc experience. He has developed his entrepreneur skills at a remarkable rate and has successfully led the application and capture of more than £600k to fund the prototype development for our newly formed spinout called Phlux. During the last 18 months, Ben has pitched the ideas to investors, developed the business plan, and build the core team for Phlux. The £600k secured from Innovate UK Grant, a NTI-CCF, ICURE and a Royal Engineering Enterprise Fellowship illustrate his ability to secure funding and his entrepreneur skills. This is an exemplary achievement for a postdoc over an 18 months period.

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Tom is an exceptional research scientist that is delivering on his current PDRA position in an effective and timely manner. He has currently published 11 high quality journal articles and works exceptionally hard in spite of being a new parent with a young baby at home.

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Iona is a considerate and intellectually generous colleague. She's always willing to share her knowledge and expertise, whether it's advising on translations from Latin, Greek, or Hebrew, or tips about teaching on-line. For instance, at the start of lockdown in March, she initiated sharing advice about resources, and is doing the same now, with the new teaching year and a teaching team which includes first-time GTAs.

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Tom is an all-rounded PDRA, he is committed and he delivers good quality work. He can successfully work in any environment and with anyone. He approaches challenges in an organised manner and with critical thinking. He also engages with outreach activities and he is a fantastic teacher and mentor.
Tom does not work for me anymore but he has been my best PDRA to date and I envisage he will be for a long time. He deserves recognition because he is just great!

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Amanda, a wonderful PhD student, managed to excel in her viva during Covid-19, and aims to publish her thesis as a monograph with a top university press. She is currently engaged in planning the next Shelley conference, publishing articles with top journals (including winning the Postgraduate Essay Prize with English), and planning a major new collaborative grant. I commend her tireless work ethic and passion for her interdisciplinary projects.

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Ben runs a technically complex field experiment at the Bradfield Environmental Laboratory. It is a perfect storm of precision, advanced equipment operating at a very exposed site (95mph wind gusts have been recorded there). Ben does a superb job of doing excellent research while also coping with the day-to-day extra challenges that the research site brings. One minute he’s running enzyme assays, the next fix technical equipment and the next processing the huge datasets generated by the experiment. A genuine all-rounder, who works incredibly hard and also never seems to get phased by the challenge.

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Tom is a fantastic postdoc researcher and has achieved a lot in the time he's been working with me. He is a great team player and has helped to train a number of PG and UG researchers in the lab, getting involved in a number of projects outside of his own research and establishing some of the key protocols we use in our research. He is meticulous in his approach to his research and this has resulted in some important papers and development of new methods. Tom does all of this with a smile, is always approachable and happy to help or listen to problems or ideas. We're very lucky to have Tom as part of our group.

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Excellence in commitment and managing tasks in her laboratory. First contact for introducing new lab members and helping out visiting students. Willingness to engage in learning new techniques, help with the one missing experiment or keep the protocols running. Also, instrumental element for the BMS Postdoc Society. I consider Samantha one of the unsung heroes that should represent a Postdoc community

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Lucy has demonstrated excellent leadership and ownership of any work she does. She is extremely organized and very meticulous in her work. She is studious and exploratory in her thought, an excellent attribute for a great scientist. She is a team player.

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Ashfaq is an experienced and enthusiastic post doc who is always willing to help to PhD students in the team. When we were setting up our new research laboratory, he made sure that health and safety regulations are up to date, helped us for documentation work. His communication and people skills are excellent, he has innovative ideas all the time.

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Ellen, having been a tremendous PhD student, is now working at Derby College supporting people in FE. Her passion for education sees her inspiring students to fulfil their potential and her infectious energy and enthusiasm helps so many people to achieve their dreams.

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Joe goes above and beyond in helping to teach and mentor students who come into the lab. He always makes time for those around him and can be relied upon to provide excellent training for students. He also often volunteers to help other academic staff with their work load and is always happy to impart knowledge and advice to others, independent of who's laboratory group they belong too.

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An outstanding RA. Puts in exceptional hours to meet project report deadlines. Contributes to other projects within the group - always willing to help. Worked exceptionally hard from home during lockdown using his hobby 3D-printer to help maintain progress.

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Radha has been a joy to have in the Department of History since her arrival as a Leverhulme ECR fellow a year ago. Her willingness to contribute to undergraduate and MA teaching has offered important support to our agenda to 'decolonise the curriculum'. Her public engagement work - with innumerable online seminars since the start of the pandemic - has played an important role in raising the department's profile as a centre for South Asian history in the UK and India. As a historian of music, she has also facilitated interdisciplinary links between History and Music. And, on top of all this, she's a lovely person too!

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Because they're both incredible and work so hard, they deserve a bigger reward

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Dave was the founding member of my group and has been invaluable in setting up the lab, training new students, supervising MChems and building a positive and supportive group culture. He's managed to publish some great work despite all these additional responsibilities which everyone else has been able to build on. I'd like to thank Dave for all his hard work, the group won't be the same without him when he leaves later this year.

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Dan is a brilliant postdoc who, having been a brilliant teaching fellow, has become a research degrees officer in the Graduate School at at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a credit to the University of Sheffield.