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Water Woman Award launched by water@leeds

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water@leeds with Athena Swan teams partnering to recognize the inspiring power of women.  

water@leeds in partnership with faculty Athena Swan teams are delighted to launch the first Water Woman Award. Water Woman aims to recognize the achievements of women in Science, and their power to inspire others. By rewarding achievements by women whose work contributes to the scientific objectives of water@leeds in securing competitive research funds, producing world-class research or achieving significant societal impact, the Water Woman Award aims at highlighting their efforts in an academic world in which the hurdles are still greater for females.

The award is based on two equally weighted criteria: the nature of the achievement, and its potential for empowering and inspiring other women into following their example.

The Water Woman Award concerns achievements having taken place (or having reached a significant milestone) within their last 5 full time equivalent years[1]Contributions can be of any discipline or support sector of the University contributing to addressing water related challenges. The awards are open to all employees of the University of Leeds identifying as women, and from all backgrounds.

The Award will be split in 4 categories and the winners will receive £1000 each, transferred to their staff development account:

  • Research Funding:  in recognition of securing significant competitive research funding[2]
  • Research Excellence:  in recognition of outstanding research (e.g. academic publication or equivalent)
  • Societal impact and Knowledge transfer: in recognition of translating research and innovation
  • Academic support: in recognition of critical support provided to the achievement of any of the above (e.g. through administrative, organizational or technical support)

For more information, please contact:

Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega (j.martinortega@leeds.ac.uk) or

Dr. Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez (g.lopez-gonzalez@leeds.ac.uk).

 Submit by emailing this form to water@leeds.ac.uk by the 15 January 2020 at 2pm.  Download the form here: Water Woman - Submission form  

[1]i.e. the time of career breaks is to be discounted from the 5 years.

[2] The level of significance will be considered in relation to the discipline and area of work and does not include a specific threshold of the value amount.