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Thank you Martina for all that you have brought to the project. You have shared in the laughter, tears and the occasional swears (to be fair that is mostly me!) and have kept those plates spinning to create a project that means so much to so many people. Your passion, politics, creativity and scholarship shine through the work. We are so lucky to have you!

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I would like to nominate Yufeng, because of his exceptional dedication, expertise and leadership. They consistently help and contribute to find solutions to problems faced by everyone in the group greatly enhancing the progress of our groups research outputs. Their mentorship has been invaluable to everyone in the group, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment. Their ability to navigate challenging projects while maintaining high standards of excellence sets them apart, and I believe they are truly deserving of this nomination for their outstanding work and commitment.

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Amna is a great researcher, original thinker and principled critical scholar, whose values inform her academic work and trickle down to her personal and political life. She has organised an important number of academic and public events on topics of social justice and critical thinking and has been an important member of the academic community at the Department of Politics and IR and beyond. At the Department level, she has led the IR research group creating important opportunities to discuss the work of colleagues, particularly PhD students and ECRs. She also successfully convenes the BISA Critical Studies on Terrorism (CST) research group. Amna is an inspiration for early career researchers and her contribution should be acknowledged.

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Demet has been working on the EPSRC-funded SATURN project for around 2 years now. She has had to learn about an entirely new field (outdoor lighting), and a range of new and complex statistical techniques. She is extremely competent, and always produces work of the highest quality. She often goes above and beyond what she is asked to do. She is also an extremely friendly and helpful colleague to work with, often helping others within the research team even when it is not her role to do so. She has been a fantastic asset to our research team, and we are very appreciative of the contribution she makes.

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Dr Yufeng Lai has significantly contributed to my studies as a PhD student by supervising my application of knowledge in combustion and flame dynamics. Dr Lai expertly explained advanced methodologies for introducing combustion within my area of expertise, applied semiconductors, and clearly demonstrated combustion characteristics such as ignition delays and self-sustained combustion. His excellent communication skills and proactive behaviour helped me arrange meetings with other PhD students and supervised us in writing scientific papers, manuscripts, and critical thinking. I nominate Dr Lai for his outstanding contribution and ethos during my studies, particularly in introducing me to combustion applications, now crucial to my research.

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Dr Armineh Soorenian is an outstanding researcher who is, amongst many other things, pushing the Wellcome Anti-Ableism Research Culture team to consider matters of recruitment and employment as they relate to disabled researchers. Armineh's work raises huge questions about university systems as well as the identifying a number of emerging recommendations for inclusive recruitment and work practices.

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Charlotte is an outstanding post-doc who has gone above and beyond to develop her project despite its many challenges and numerous stakeholders. Charlotte has developed a novel protocol for cryopreserving her cell therapy. This has taken Charlotte along a new path and as a result, she obtained a competitive place on the Northern Triangle therapeutic accelerator programme. Charlotte has demonstrated a passion for commercialisation and has spent hours searching through existing patents. Charlotte's communication skills are impressive, this year she delivered an excellent presentation at Pint of Science and also at a patient public engagement event showing she can effectively present her work to a lay audience.

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Daniel Jones is an excellent researcher who is leading a number of exciting developments on the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project, including innovative ideas around inclusive and participatory research methods. Daniel is pushing the team to consider the ways in which research methods can be adaptive, responsive and accountable to the perspectives and aspirations of disabled researchers.

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Mengzhu is working on a project for US company Deep Isolation to develop a prototype canister to hold spent fuel arising from a Rolls Royce SMR design. The project runs only for 12 months and has had several unexpected changes to the set of deliverables. The company expects weekly online meetings at some antisocial hours due to the need to include consultants working across multiple time zones. Despite these challenges, Mengzhu has delivered high quality outputs on everything she has been asked of including writing reports that are outside her and my expertise.

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 Elaina Gauthier-Mamaril, Social Sciences

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Elaina Gauthier-Mamaril is an outstanding researcher who is developing exciting, accessible and attractive forms of public engagement that share the aims and outputs of the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project. Elaina's work on Podcasting is, for example, expanding the team's understandings of how best to engage other researchers, academics and members of the public with the emergent findings of disability research in the academy.

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Louis joined the team as a postdoc 9 months ago, and has demonstrated fantastic leadership and development in that time. He has successfully applied for Knowledge Exchange funding, to conduct work understanding the experiences of grief amongst social care staff. This work is leading to real world impact for people working in care homes, who are experiencing significant levels of grief, but for which there is currently very little support. Louis has brought passion and enthusiasm to supporting a sector who often feel forgotten about, and this has been hugely appreciated.

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Haonan was previously a UoS PhD student and is now back as a postdoc for more inspiring work. He is an all-mighty force in our wireless comm group. Problem solver, care taker, academic innovator, life advisor ... you name it, he done it. He also shows his quality on the court, literally on the court. His unguardable one-leg Dirt-Nowitzki-like fade-away shot punishing his opponents wherever he wants, demonstrating results of decades of consistent practice, ice-cold calmness and last but not least, MAMBA mentality.

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Sophie Phillips is an excellent researcher who is leading the development of an internal call for research funding, as part of the Wellcome Anti-Ableist Research Culture project, which will bring together academics, professional service colleagues and disabled people's organisations to consider how best to research the inclusive university. Sophie is working closely with the Participatory Research Network to ensure that the methods used by applicants to the funding scheme work in collaboration with disabled people inside and outside of the university.

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Greg has developed an outstanding profile as a postdoctoral researcher. He has made substantial contributions to the University of Sheffield winning a prestigious £6 Million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (infusionproject.org). He has published his research in highly prestigious journals such as Nature Sustainability and World Development. He has stepped up every time that his department or team has needed him, even when it is outside his normal scope of work, such as in leading student field teams in Geography on a trip to Nepal, and leading the ECR group for the university flagship Institute for Sustainable Food. He is increasingly taking on a leadership role in the research projects he is involved in.

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Sarah is a wonderful postdoc, who makes everyone feel welcome (especially newcomers) and included in the workplace. She has put time and effort into various initiatives, such as leading ECR network events and Pride in Polar Research. She is a wonderful and colourful addition to the workplace. Thank you Sarah!

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Aga is a fantastic member of our team and goes above and beyond in her work. Not only is she a great scientist but she is a lovely colleague to work with. She was very welcoming when I first started and made me feel like part of the team straight away. She is also a great teacher and is very knowledgeable about her work. I couldn't recommend her more for this recognition!

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Rachel has gone out of her way time and time again to help me out with experimental work and to give me advice. I have just started writing my thesis and she has taken on the role of being a sort of mentor for me, offering me guidance and meeting with me once a week to plan my writing and keep me on track. It is extremely valuable to me and I am not sure I would have been able to start my thesis without her! Thank you Rachel, for being a great post-doc and a great friend.

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Without Mike, our research group would be less dynamic. Mike is a constant source of positivity and entertainment in our research group. He supports us in academic works, organises fun team activities, and celebrates our achievements. I always like talking with him.

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His dedication in helping other research associates and PhD students is just awesome.

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Tarick has achieved a high level of device performance through a combination of diligent effort, innovative approach and excellent time management. As a result, we have achieved the best performance on the semiconductor device we produced to achieve world leading results. Tarick also contributed strongly in guiding and assisting current PhD students working on other projects in the group. Tarick brings excellence in a wide range of skills across electronics, programming, and, device modelling, fabrication and characterisation.

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James has engaged with his community under study in an exceptionally sensitive and productive way. Alongside conducting observations and interviews with participants he has adopted Participatory Research principles and developed additional established knowledge exchange projects which engage his participants in shaping the research as well as providing data. He's delivering highly ethical research.

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I can’t imagine a more outstanding post-doc than Izzy. She has excelled in all aspects of her role: achieving our recruitment target, publishing the preliminary findings of the project, and presenting our research into communicating with people with dementia at a variety of both public-facing and translational research events. Her organisational skills are on a par with her analytic skills, which has been invaluable to me as a first-time PI. In addition to all this, she has achieved Associate Supervisionary status, completed the TRAM course, is a University Thesis mentor, the FoHRSA Career Development Fund Lead, and the ECR representative for our School’s Research & Innovation Committee.

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Rebecca Draisey Collishaw, Arts & Humanities

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Rebecca Draisey Collishaw, Arts & Humanities

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Rebecca has joined a challenging Participatory Research project and engaged participants in a highly sensitive and productive way. her attention to delivering FAIR and CARE principles have supported our Open Access aims with specialist IP knowledge. Rebecca consistently goes above and beyond to ensure our research is both highly rigorous and appropriately accessible for our partners and participants.

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Esbjorn has worked on a major project enthusiastically taking on additional strands of work and following new areas of enquiry. He has unhesitatingly developed new skills in several areas of value, including podcast production and policy relations. Alongside, he has developed an independent research strand around a protected community which is both ethically and practically approached. In all his work he is ambitious, rigorous and pushes our potential impact to the full.

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Alex is an outstanding researcher who, in addition to producing groundbreaking journal articles and securing numerous research grants, does brilliant public engagement work on alternative meat proteins. She is able to communicate her work beautifully in academic language and in accessible terms that help the public understand this rapidly changing field of new foods.

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I’d like to nominate Davide for his exceptional support and dedication to our research group. He is approachable, patiently listens, offers thoughtful advice, and generously shares his wealth of experience from years of experimental work. He has provided me with guidance, whether it's due to a challenge in my experiments or when I can't immediately reach my supervisor or technician. His willingness to help has made a significant impact on the team, and I believe he deserves recognition for it.

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I would like to nominate Dr Suzanne Glover, who joined our Wellcome Discovery Award-funded project, Cripping Breath, in May 2024. Suzanne's Research Associate role involves her leading our Community Researcher Cooperative. Not only is Suzanne an exceptional disabled feminist researcher who specialises in co-production with an ethic of care I haven't seen before, but she also took on the post following the death of another team member. This wasn't an easy task, for many reasons, but Suzanne has continued our late colleague's design with such care and grace. Suzanne has done some fantastic work leading our Community Researcher Recruitment strategy, which has been integral to establishing our narrative work package.

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Adam is a fantastic member of the project team and one of the most reliable, friendly and collegiate people I have ever had the pleasure of working with. He has done some really excellent work on what has been a challenging and demanding project. Many thanks!

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Huriye Armagan Dogan Stewart, Social Sciences

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Huriye Armagan Dogan Stewart, Social Sciences

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Since joining the project, this postdoc colleague has been working very professionally, and tirelessly with great passion and ambition. She has led on resolving complex equipment procurements, familiarising with digital technology and software, and contributed to the international fieldwork with the PI, Co-I and other 8 RAs collaboratively. As a result, the overall project progress has been ahead of the schedule, and with more potential outputs and impact than contracted promises.

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Dr Amna Kaleem is an incredible academic, colleague and member of the Sheffield community. Amna is an academic with heart and soul, someone whose work is not just theoretical, but practical, trying to create a more just world. She has organised numerous events on Prevent, raising awareness and bringing together academic and community members. Amna is a central part of the academic community in the department and at the university. She is the co-director of the IR working group. She has also been a member of the departmental People of Colour network. Finally, Amna's work in solidarity with Palestine has been invaluable to maintaining the importance of universities as a place for fighting for global justice.

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Ann-marie is an absolute credit to the Management School. She is a fantastic teacher (evidenced through consistently outstanding student evaluations of her teaching practice and the achievements of the cohorts she teaches). She is incredibly flexible, standing in when needed for staff who, for one reason or another, are not able to deliver the teaching allocated to them. Although by discipline, Ann-marie is an occupational psychologist, she is able to turn her hand to most social science discplines taught within the school. In addition to this she is also working very hard on her first publication from her thesis (awarded last year) which is going to be submitted to a highly prestigious 4* journal. All of this whilst being a working mum.

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I am nominating Andrea Pasqua for his professionalism, reliability, and collaborative nature. He consistently meets and exceeds expectations in his role, contributing to both the progress of the group and the support of his colleagues. Andrea is dependable and always willing to offer assistance, making him a valued member of the team. He's fun to have around, and his positive and approachable manner also contributes to a more collegial and welcoming atmosphere in the office. I trust him to manage projects effectively and deliver work in a timely and organised way.

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Tom has worked in my group for the past year and has been a positive force in uplifting our research culture and team spirit. His endless positivity and sense of adventure, leading him to try new things and encourage others to do so, even though it may fail, has brought us back to the creativity and sense of exploration we had pre COVID. He is incredibly supportive of our team, helping them design and build experiments, fix things and practically print anything in 3D! A perfect example of his attitude and approach is he ends our meetings asking me (as PI) what can he do to help make my life easier. A rare experience in academia.

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Thank you Farshid for being an exceptional postdoc, as well as a very nice person to work with. Academically, Farshid has demonstrated remarkable independent thinking, consistently identifying knowledge gaps and addressing them through a blend of creativity and solid foundational expertise. He approaches challenges fearlessly yet with a keen awareness of the balance between risk and reward. Over the past year at the University of Sheffield, Farshid has contributed not only invaluable knowledge and drive but also a positive energy that has contributed to the team's atmosphere. His ability to collaborate effectively with all team members has made his contributions indispensable.

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Annabelle is absolutely fantastic all around. In addition to conducting her own work and being an integral member of the lab group, she is always willing to give a helping hand to everyone/anyone she can help. Her ability to balance all of the things she has to do is unparalleled and her wonderful temperament, patience, and kindness whilst she does it leave me speechless. In summary, Annabelle is a truly lovely person who is a delight to work with, she is very intelligent, very hard working, and incredibly supportive of everyone around her. The lab would not be the same without her.

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Kaidong is a excellent post-doctoral research associate who has really hit the ground running in the maternity leave cover position which they began in August. Kaidong has quickly familiarised themselves with the nature of the project - a large ESRC research project - and has put a lot of effort into every area of their role, including access and recruitment, data collection, and analysis. I am very impressed with Kaidong's professionalism and commitment to their role in what is their first post-doc since being awarded their doctorate.

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Beth has been an outstanding member of our research centre, she is incredibly hard working and always produces work of the very highest standards. She is skilled across a wide range of research methods and is exceptional at engaging with stakeholders and the wider research community. She is always in demand as a speaker at events and goes above and beyond to deliver research with the maximum impact. She is a supportive and generous colleague, and has developed her own compassionate and supportive leadership style through teaching and mentorship. Thank you Beth!

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Sarah is an invaluable member of our research centre, she has had an incredibly successful year achieving grant income way beyond expectations. She works extremely hard and is passionate about improving care for people with mesothelioma. She is a first class colleague and is always ready to help and support others, we are very grateful for everything she does.

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Dr Demet is an exceptional postdoc and a remarkable person. She goes above and beyond in her research and brings innovation and deep insight to her work. What truly sets her apart is her unwavering support and care for those around her. She is always there when you need her, giving advice and encouragement, making everyone feel valued. Her kindness combined with her outstanding research skills makes her an inspiration to all who have the privilege of working with her.

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Dr Dawei Liang has made exceptional contributions to UoS. His pivotal technical contributions to the thermal management of permanent magnet machines in collaboration with Siemens Energy have significantly strengthened our industrial ties and our leading position in cutting-edge technology solutions. Over last one year, he has (co-)authored 2 monographs, 16 IEEE/IET journal papers (7 as the 1st author), 7 conf. papers, and 1 patent. He has organized 2 special issues in the prestigious journals, 2 special sessions at international conferences, and 1 tutorial sponsored by the IEEE. He has also helped many PhD students in their research and social events. These contributions have reinforced our leading reputation in electrical engineering.

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Evie makes outstanding contributions, both in her own work and volunteering her time to support the single molecule community here in Sheffield by organising the SM@SH seminars.

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Emma is an outstanding postdoc, not just for her expertise but also her teaching skills. Every student Emma has supported is always glowing about how patient she is as a teacher at the bench.

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Great achiever in relation to progressing various outputs: 1) author/co-author on several publications (various projects from the team), 2) inventor of more than 2 patents, 3) provide great and very efficient supervision and support for MSc and PhD students, 4) attention to details and care on key aspects within the department, including H & S, 5) working towards securing external fellowship

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Rachel has been a real asset for the lab/Institute. In the last 2 years, she has published a paper as first/co-corresponding author (iScience), co-authored another Cell Press paper (Cell Reports) and is a joint first author on a manuscript under consideration at Molecular cell. Rachel has given several talks at national and international conferences: MND Association symposium (Basel), Translation UK (Surrey), and NeuroBioUK (York). She is a recipient of the best postdoc poster prize at RNA granules 2023 (Surrey, 2023). Rachel has recently secured an ARUK pilot grant as a co-applicant. She is a day-to-day supervisor for medical students on the SSC research attachment. She ran the “Microscopy” outreach station at the SITraN Open Day 2024.

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I want to give a shout out to Luke for being such a supportive colleague. They've been there for me during some challenging times, helping me manage both work and my mental health. Their support and understanding have made a real difference.

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Yuting has surpassed all expectations during her first year as a postdoc in Sociological Studies. She has mastered a new, complex set of methodological skills incredibly quickly, and implemented them very effectively in the research project. Just as importantly, she is a highly valued team member, both at Sheffield and the international research team. Thank you Yuting for your amazing work, enthusiasm and skill - onwards and upwards :-)

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Dr Howard manages a very challenging, patient focussed project grant to make sure that the study objectives are met. She goes above and beyond by engaging with the wider patient community and charities to help implement her findings. She provides invaluable support to PhD students, especially around emotionally demanding interview studies of patients with degenerative disorders.

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I nominate Aya Elwazir because of her enthusiasm, thoroughness and creativity in her research. As a clinical doctor, geneticist and molecular cell biologist working in cardiovascular research, she is undertaking a commercially sensitive project on a potential therapeutic agent for coronary artery disease in humans which is completely novel. Alongside her project she is working with the Healthcare Gateway to develop the data package and intellectual property assets to able to license her work to commercial investors in due course.

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Dawei did a magnificant job in the area of thermal management of electrical machine, publishing papers with excellent quality. Meanwhile, he is also very helpful in the group. He always welcome anyone who needs his favor.

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Jade has been a massive source of support for me both in terms of surviving my PhD but also her advice and peer support in relation to the research I have managed to complete. Our meetings at Elm coffee shop over the last 3 years have been so valuable and supported me to keep things real and in perspective. Jade will make an excellent PhD supervisor/mentor in the future!!! Thanks Jade and looking forward to continuing to work with you.

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Bobo (Jiabao) is someone I know I can always rely on. If I need anything he is always there. He is incredibly thoughtful, and always putting others first in both his work life and personal. If I help him in any way, he always brings me a small token of his appreciation. He always shares anything he is given, personally or professionally, with others in the group. He is social and always trying to bring people together. He is just a lovely person and deserves to be recognised.

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Sarah Bradley is an amazing person to have in our School, she is inclusive and welcoming, bringing real heart and care to the people around her. She looks for every opportunity to support others in unique and fun ways, more recently bringing many into her new found love of running and strava challenges! It is clear she is source of world class research knowledge and gives excellent advice to other staff and students. Every school should have a Sarah Bradley.

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Courtenay is the absolute bedrock of the Roots and Futures project. She is exceptional at everything she does, bringing a vital combination of all her experience from the community and charitable sector and academic expertise together into one whirlwind of a post-doc researcher. The project would simply not exist without her skills, commitment, enthusiasm, reliability, creativity and epic efficiency.

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Suzana de Souza e Almeida Silva, Engineering

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Suzana de Souza e Almeida Silva, Engineering

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Suzana deserves the biggest accolade in the universe for all her support to our PhD students. Her clear views and practical solutions helped the progress of many students in our group. I wish we had many more postdocs like her.

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He is very knowledgeable so you can always trust his advice will be useful, but also kind enough to share the information without hesitation. He works really hard on his project and even that sometimes there are setbacks he is never discouraged and sees it like "one step back two steps further" type of approach, that attitude is contagious! It helps me to see my project like that. In order to have that mindset, you need real commitment to your project and give the importance to it not just because the economical return or pride but also the importance in the core values, and I know that he is truly devoted to make this world a better place. I enjoy very much working with George and that is why I nominate him.

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Emily Rose Hay joined the Law School community in 2023. Not only is she an extremely skilled and dedicated researcher, but she is also a wonderfully supportive member of my team. Emily Rose has also made significant contributions to the School and wider University, through the support she has provided in the past year to our Centre for Criminological Research, and her leadership role in the Emotionally Demanding Research Network. Thank you Emily Rose for being such a great asset to our project, to the School of Law and to the wider University.

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As well as being highly skilled and bringing her own expertise to her role as a PDRA, Rivka is a brilliant colleague to work with. She has always gone above and beyond to help colleagues and she is such a positive addition to our department. Thank you

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Maria is an outstanding PDRA, who excels on multiple fronts including academic excellence, catalysing outstanding impact initiatives, and generally being an outstanding colleage to work with. In the last 12 months, Maria: 1. Won the University's Knowledge Exchange Award for her work with Carers UK 2. Secured a Stimulating Fund Award to launch a new national network to bring together quantitative researchers in care and social care. This new network has enormous potential to help build collaborations and stimulate a new generation of quantitative research in the UK. 3. Developed the first UK interactive dashboard on care data. 4. Led a successful bid for an IMPACT Facilitator grant in collaboration with Carers UK Northern Ireland.

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For their generosity and support in my PhD studies. Jade is always available at any times to offer her support and advice to my studies. She always goes above and beyond to help me.

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Kriti has always put 110% effort into her work. She is great at managing her time and is always there to help others out in the lab where she is working on multiple projects at a time, and can produce results quickly and accurately. She always works to a high standard and ensures her techniques are accurate. When issues occur, she can work around them using her time management and has plenty of knowledge on different methods. Kriti has always gone the extra mile to put the 'puzzle pieces' of her many projects, together! :)

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Jo is a hard-working member of the postdoc community, and is multifaceted in her talents. In her time in the lab she's driven the writing of a review, will (hopefully!) be on multiple research papers, and has spearheaded public engagement for the Campbell lab. We now have an excellent poster for open days, and a model organism card games deck - I can't wait to see it out there in the wider world!

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Ruth has had a lot of personal growth which is reflected in her work, and goes the extra mile to help others out. She has worked hard to gain a lot of knowledge on different techniques, and even when it requires lots of patience, Ruth can work accurately and can critically think about her work as she is a whizz when it comes to writing up results, and can explain difficult methods with ease. She is also supportive when you need a chat! :)

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Ben deserves this nomination for his friendly and collegiate approach to working life, both internal and external to the Management School. Externally, he strengthens academic and professional links through organising collaborative events with other institutions (such as a two-day workshop funded through the Young Scholar Initiative) and being foundational in wider networks (such as the Circular Economy Research Club). Internally, he is a welcoming face of the Research Associate office, and always makes both new and experienced colleagues feel welcome and valued. I hope Ben realises what a difference he makes to his colleagues, the university and his area of study.

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Ben is a joy to undertake research with and makes coming to the office an intellectually stimulating experience, always offering insightful thoughts and comments. On a personal level, they are patient and care greatly about their colleagues, offering positivity, support and always going the extra mile to make people feel comfortable. They are a huge asset to the University of Sheffield and will undoubtedly continue to make even greater impacts in their career.

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Will has done a great job for me working on and managing four different projects with different funders and industrial contacts. All have gone well and have led to new work!

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Yue has done a great job for me working on and managing three different projects with different funders and industrial contacts. All have gone well and have led to new work. Yue is moving on to a job in industry soon. We will miss him!

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Tom has been amazing this year, helping with a number of project and ensuring that things happened. He has helped remove some of the stress that goes into running research projects and lab, so that I could focus on being head of department. I truly appreciate his support this year.

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For showing great initiative, energy and commitment in our AHRC project and getting us off to the best of starts.

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I would like to nominate Alkim for his valuable contributions as a postdoctoral research assistant in our department. Alkim has consistently shown initiative and dedication, providing strong support to PhD students and often putting in extra time to assist with their work. He has made steady progress in developing his engineering expertise and has contributed to teaching efforts across the faculty. His willingness to go beyond his primary responsibilities has been a great asset to the team and the wider department.

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Dr. Subha has been an invaluable addition since joining us last year. She quickly adapted to the environment and consistently supports us as PhD students, encouraging our growth both academically and personally. Her approachable and down-to-earth nature makes her easy to work with, and she never makes us feel inferior despite her role as a postdoc. She goes out of her way to help others without hesitation, setting a great example of leadership and kindness. Her unique qualities deserve recognition, as they are truly rare and appreciated.

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Deeply conscientious, loyal and humble, I know that I can always trust Gustavo implicitly to execute the tasks we’ve agreed on to a very high standard. The quality of Gustavo’s work has also been recognised by our external partner, EDF Energy, with whom we’ve developed an app to evaluate the suitability of heat pumps for their customers’ homes and to accompany them on their journey through purchase, installation and subsequent operation. We are also now writing a new standard to provide industry professionals with guidance on assessing residential heat sources. This body of work, which will be written up as an impact case study, would not have been possible without Gustavo’s outstanding contribution!

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Agile as one of her cats, Sam whips round from project to project, from research to knowledge exchange, from engineering to science (and back), from coffee shop to pub. She shows seniority within the research group, with the ability to keep en eye and contribute all the projects going on. A real Swiss Army knife. Sharp!

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I work directly with Dr Revin for my PhD. Our research group's main projects are based on development and application of novel OCT system in clinics, Dr Revin has successfully developed the essential system for my project and he also helps others in their system development. Dr Revin is a kind, warm-hearted research who is always willing to help when others needed, he helped me in thesis writing, academic progression monitoring, and paper publication. Working with him for 3 years has made me realized how lucky I am for having him in my PhD and the importance of working with a good teammate in research, he is attentive, persistent and creative when it comes to ensure the novelty and quality of a research project.

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Rosie Whitcombe is the Research Associate for the Ann Radcliffe, Then and Now AHRC-funded project. She began working on this in July, but has since proved herself indispensable. She addresses the research and administrative aspects of her job brilliantly in equal measure. She is also exceeding the parameters of her job description by fostering a research culture that includes a Radcliffe reading group which will meet next week, and helping the postgraduate students who work upon adjacent topics by mentoring them informally. With a busy and demanding role, Rosie is also progressing well with her own research, and has recently had a book chapter published. Thank you, Rosie, for being such a brilliant RA.

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Cara has been a fantastic member of the team and a mentor to staff and students for the past 2 years. She has developed a number of complex assays, with the data she generates always being of the highest quality. She has given a lot of her time to train, supervise and support other team members. Cara has presented at several internal and external events, including international conferences (Surrey, Trieste - Italy, Perth - Australia) and Medical School research day. She has been the driving force behind several collaborations, including with the Universities of Essex, Zurich and Ohio. Her impeccable work ethic has contributed to maintaining high research standards within the group.

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Thejo has been a fantastic RA for the Audit Reform Lab (SUMS). He has produced high quality research for our reports on audit failure and audit reform, which have gained significant coverage in the national and international press, including the front page and editorial of the FT, the Guardian, Sunday Times, Radio 4, etc. He has worked diligently and carefully on these high risk projects, producing compelling evidence of widespread accountability failures. His empirical work has caught the eye of policymakers, now audit reform is a major policy initiative; and is a major reason that I am now being asked to provide evidence to SPADs and civil servants for - what could be - a REF-able impact case.

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I share my lab with Dmitry and since my first day on campus for my PhD he has made himself available as a point of contact, knowledge and support in every aspect of my research, including joining my project group to aid our system development. He is always very friendly and open to questions regard my PhD and research, but also offers great advice on life in general, to the point that myself and fellow PhD students that work with him have nicknamed him our "lab dad". Without him, my PhD journey would have been a very different and difficult experience, and I value all the hard work he has put into helping me with my lab work, academic writing, and ironing out issues with my project, on top of his own research and assisting other students.

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Simone is working on a one-year project funded by the AHRC on incentivising care through curated landscapes. It is a multidisciplinary work that involves working with science, social science and art. Simone works with our partner Green Estate and coordinated interventions in 8 different green areas across 4 different neighbourhoods. His work ranges from engaging with the community and organizing citizen science and art workshops to monitoring pollinators weekly in the 8 sites and analysing different types of data. Simone has done an amazing job in all these areas and has proven his ability to integrate the various spheres of this multidisciplinary project while being creative in dealing with problem-solving.

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Esra was extremely efficient, creative and thorough in helping with shaping and organisation and Design Lab workshop series: Design Tools for Social Science, an initiative of the School of Architecture in collaboration with the departments of Geography, Education, Politics and International Relations, Urban Institute and Urban Studies. She contributed essentially to shaping the agenda, organising and communicating the sessions, documenting and publishing the outcomes on a digital platform. She brought huge energy and care in this pioneering undertaking, receiving very positive feedback from colleagues across FSS. Without her help, the series wouldn’t have been so successful! We wish Esra good luck with the further steps in her career!

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Divya is great (an expert) in research methodologies and goes the extra mile to help the students look for growth opportunities! She is always supportive, and her feedback helped me publish one paper and shape my Thesis to a better standard and mostly, she's helping me to be a better researcher. Due to these reasons, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and give her recognition.

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Tom always go above and beyond to support students with their research irrespective of what group they are in. Always there to listen. An all-round great guy and brilliant postdoc.

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Helena Mendes Constante, Social Sciences

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Helena Mendes Constante, Social Sciences

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For their fab work in supporting and brining the RA community together in SCS. Thank you!

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Ash Talpur is simply fab! His exceptional hard work, dedication, and unwavering support have made a real difference to our team. Over the past few years, Ash has consistently shown an incredible commitment to his research and to supporting those around him. His efforts in managing complex projects, offering help to colleagues, and coming up with fresh, innovative ideas have truly elevated the quality of our work. Ash isn’t just an outstanding nurse researcher; he’s also the kind of team member you can always rely on. He’s generous with his time and expertise, always willing to lend a hand or share advice. His contributions have been invaluable, and I believe his hard work and dedication really deserve to be recognised.

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Dr Landon Peck was an exemplary postdoc on an R&I project last academic year. He joined the team half-way through the project and immediately got to grips with the research and impact aims and tasks. We really benefitted from the quality of his research skills, both in organising and analysing our quantitative data and conducting interviews. Particularly stand-out moments where he went beyond expectations included, his generosity in supporting a student we were working with, his flexibility in adjusting priorities as needed, and his capacity to throw himself into tasks that weren't always easy/standard (vox pop interviews at a gig!). We were very fortunate to have Landon on the team.

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A huge shout-out to Mathew for his invaluable contributions to improving my skills in creating graphs and figures. His expertise has not only elevated my work but also had a transformative impact on the entire group. Mathew consistently demonstrates how powerful visual aids can be, not just for publications but also for presentations, making complex ideas easier to communicate and more impactful. Thanks to his guidance, my infographic and flowchart skills have reached a level I never thought possible. His patience, creativity, and dedication to helping others truly deserve recognition and praise. We’re all better equipped because of his insight, and I can’t thank him enough for sharing his knowledge so generously.

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Sara is an amazing scientist! Always keen to help not just individuals within her group but other students, postdocs and academic as well. Sara is a very talented, person. Sara engages with so many activities within the School and beyond. Sara helps with running practicals for BDS and BSc students, public engagements and disseminating their research at national and international symposia. Sara truly deserve this nomination for the amazing they are doing!!!!

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Andrew can always be depended on to deliver the goods when it really matters. Whether this is advising Government, the quality of his teaching, or his excellent project management skills, his calm leadership is always appreciated. This has really shown itself this year in the leading of a high technical-risk project, which had the potential to be very difficult to run. Andrew's planning and organisation have made this project run like clockwork, surpassing both our and the customers' expectations. Managing all this while still finding the time to write the 4* papers is one hell of an achievement. Well done Andrew, here is to another very successful year.

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I cannot recommend Rajanya more highly for this recognition. She is an outstanding researcher, delivering a complex project with academic & NGO partners in India and Nepal. This involves working in a sensitive and nuanced way, building a research agenda that supports diverse young people in two complex urban environments to engage with digital technologies to influence urban governance. Rajanya is as excellent working with groups of young people in two cities; running workshops and focus groups, as she is supporting our NGO partners to engage in action-research, as she is producing empirical work which is both conceptually new but also practically oriented; and managing the practicalities of cross-cultural research across geographies.

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I believe everyone in our group would wholeheartedly nominate Dr. Revin. He is always present in the lab, consistently offering his help to others. I have never met someone with such genuine enthusiasm for research. His passion and work ethic have undoubtedly had a positive impact on both my PhD journey and early career. We’ve had numerous conversations that extended beyond my project, and thanks to him, my time in the lab has been far more engaging, allowing me to progress more smoothly and efficiently. From a research perspective, I particularly value our discussions, even when we have differing opinions. These conversations are always insightful and have consistently inspired new ideas and approaches in my work.

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Henry is a much-appreciated member of the Philosophy community at Sheffield. He has set up reading groups, volunteered his time to supervise research projects with undergraduate and postgraduate student, participated in outreach events such as Philosophy at the Showroom, and been an exceptionally active departmental citizen. His research trajectory during his time at Sheffield has been absolutely stellar, and he has published cutting edge work in some of the leading journals in the field. As he enters the final year of his postdoctoral fellowship, my main feeling is that we wish we could find a way to keep him on staff for longer! However, there is no doubt that he has a bright career ahead of him.

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Martin is an excellent leader of the GECRN, and Wellbeing Champion. He is enthusiastic, and often demonstrates how much he cares about shaping the future research and academic leaders within the Geography and Planning dept. Thank you Martin!

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Amna is not only a brilliant researcher, but an outstanding contributor to the intellectual life of our department, university, and disciplinary communities. She coordinated an outstanding programme of reading groups, external speakers, and internal works-in-progress seminars for the IR research group, as well as serving as an informal mentor to several current PGRs, while also organizing educational events for the broader campus community on the ongoing war on Gaza. As one of the coordinators of the British International Studies Association Working Group on Critical Terrorism Studies, she has organized events, including their annual conference held this year at Sheffield, which brought together 87 participants from 18 countries.

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I'd like to nominate Dan for always going above and beyond to support the wider research team working on cements at Sheffield, as well as the CMBE School. From co-supervising PhD and masters student projects, running and managing the cements labs including all H&S and infosec actions, providing pastoral care to our researchers, extensive support for all with many activities outside of his core role, and stepping up to take on significant teaching responsibilities in CBE, Dan is always putting in every effort and doing so with a good attitude that supports the moral of our researchers and departments. Dan is an integral and well-liked member of our team! Your efforts are very much appreciated Dan!!!

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Although only recently joining our team and the CMBE School, Shubham has quickly become a well-liked and integral member of our group, and is always happy and willing to support our PhD researchers, collaborate widely on projects, deputise for certain teaching activities, and help out in many other ways. Thanks Shubham, your efforts are very much appreciated!!

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Although only recently joining our team and the CMBE School, Merve has quickly become a well-liked and integral member of our group, and is always happy and willing to support everything that we do. Thanks Merve, your efforts are very much appreciated!!

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I would like to nominate Farshid Fathi because of his exceptional research skills, dedication, and significant contributions to their field. Their ability to independently drive innovative projects, and mentor junior researchers makes them an outstanding candidate. His strong work ethic, combined with a deep passion for advancing knowledge, demonstrates that he is not only capable but also highly deserving of recognition. This postdoc has the potential to continue making meaningful contributions to the academic community.

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He is committed to the development of others and works harder than anyone else I know. Always has others best interests at heart.

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Ben is a truly supportive and caring individual, always willing to share his time and offer much-needed academic support with a great sense of humour. Over the years, as we completed our PhDs together, Ben consistently provided guidance and shared his experiences, helping me navigate the challenges of both PhD and postdoc journeys. His thoughtful, non-judgmental approach makes difficulties feel manageable. Many in SUMS have benefited from Ben's kindness. Alongside his support, Ben’s impactful research in the Circular Economy, recognised at the 2023 ISDRS Conference, makes him a deserving candidate for Outstanding Postdoc of 2024.

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Megan is one of the most impressive postdoctoral researchers I have had the pleasure of working with and knowing. She is an outstanding scholar and shows real sensitivity in undertaking the research we are doing on torture and human rights violations in the war on terror. She brings a real sophistication to her theoretical and conceptual thinking, and never compromises on the rigour of her empirical analysis, and she writes beautifully. I learn a great deal from the insights she brings from her synthesis of existing literature, and am impressed by her creativity in developing new arguments and ideas that challenge received wisdom or push debates forward. She is also great fun to work with.

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Kamallia has delivered outstanding in vivo data for the proof-of-concept of a gene therapy approach for C9orf72-linked amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (with support from a research technician). This work supported several grant milestones and securing private investment for the university spinout company Crucible Therapeutics. Kamallia was also the day-to-day supervisor of 2 MSc students. Thank you for an excellent work!