The Zeiss Post-doctoral Keynote Award
The Zeiss Postdoctoral Keynote Award may be made annually to the lead author of an outstanding paper on a topic within the VMSG remit, who has also made an exceptional contribution to individuals, the wider research community or broader society, commensurate with their career stage. The Award winner will have the opportunity to present their research as a keynote talk at the annual VMSG conference in January.
An eligible individual may be nominated by one or more nominators OR may self-nominate. Self-nominations are encouraged and whether an application is self-nominated or nominated by others will not be known to the assessment panel or made public. Should a self-nomination win a suitable person will be confidentially engaged by the VMSG awards officer to read the citation.
Please see the Award Guidelines for eligibility criteria and full information.
Nomination is by the identification of one research publication, accompanied by a nomination form that will be assessed in the following areas:
Research paper (70%)
- Novelty, significance or innovation in the research design
- Quality of the research
- Accessibility of the research (e.g., open data and reproducible code)
Exceptional contributions (30%)
- Contributions by the nominee to supporting individuals (e.g., mentorship) or the research community, or to generating impact for broader society.
- Contributions will be evaluated commensurate to career stage
Nominations should be made using the Zeiss Postdoctoral Keynote Nomination Form and should be sent to the VMSG Awards Officer (emma.nicholson@ucl.ac.uk) by 4 October 2024. Nominators may be of any career stage, and may include PhD students. The application form must be completed in the third person (he/she/they) regardless of whether it is a self-nomination.
Past winners:
2024: Martin Mangler
2023: Nick Barber
2022: Penny Wieser
2021: Jamie Farquharson
