Dean's Research Awards
Now in its sixth year, the annual UNSW Arts & Social Sciences Dean’s Research Awards celebrate excellent research performance by academic staff and Higher Degree Research (HDR) students within the Faculty. The winners are selected by the Dean, Professor Susan Dodds, from a shortlist of recommended recipients from a sub-panel comprised of members of the Arts & Social Sciences Research Committee.
2018 Nominations Now Open
Nominations for the 2018 Dean’s Research Awards are now open in the following categories:
Academic Excellence
- Best Monograph
- Best Monograph by an Early Career Researcher
- Best Creative Work
- Best HDR Publication
- Best Doctoral Thesis
- Best HDR Supervision
- Achievements by an Early Career Researcher
- Achievements in Research Leadership
Global Impact
- Research (Scholarly) Impact
Social Engagement
- Research (Society) Impact
Nominations will close on Monday 12 March and winners will be announced at a special event at The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf on Tuesday 1 May 2018.
Nomination Form and Guidelines - Research Staff
Nomination Forms and Guidelines - HDR
Best monograph
Recognising the best scholarly monograph of the year, produced by an Arts and Social Sciences researcher.
2017 Winner
Lisa Ford
2017 Nominees
- Duncan McDuie-Ra
- Elizabeth McMahon
- Iva Strnadova and Terry Cumming
- Joanne Faulkner
2016 Winner
Anne O'Brien
2016 Honorable Mention
Kama Maclean
2016 Nominees
- Louise Chappell
- Ian Tyrrell
- George Kouvaros
2015 Joint Winners
- John Gascoigne
- Thom van Dooren
2014 Winner
Saliha Belmessous
2013 Winner
Martyn Lyons
2013 Nominees
- Martyn Lyons
- Duncan McDuie-Ra
- David McKnight
- Brigitta Olubas
- Shirley Scott
Best monograph by an early career researcher
Recognising the best scholarly monograph of the year, produced by an Arts and Social Sciences early career researcher.
2017 Winner
Michael Richardson
2017 Nominees
Christine Grima-Farrell
2016 Winner
Jai Galliot
2016 Nominees
Jon Roffe
Alan Bloomfield
2015 Winner
Christian Downie
2014 Winner
Jeni Whalan
2013 Winner
Eben Kirksey
2013 Nominees
- Eben Kirksey
- Phiona Stanley
Achievement in research leadership
Recognising a staff member who has made a significant contribution to the research efforts of their peers and colleague
2017 Winner
Iva Strnadova
2016 Winner
Ilan Katz
2016 Nominees
- Tom Apperley
- David Bright
- Colin Evers
2015 Winner
John de Wit
2014 Winner
Jan Breckenridge
2013 Winner
Carla Treloar
2013 Nominees
- Shawn Ross
- Elizabeth Thurbon
- Carla Treloar
Research (scholarly) impact
Awarded to an individual or small team who demonstrate significant scholarly impact from a particular piece of research
2017 Winners
Joanne Spangaro and Anthony Zwi
2017 Nominees
Andrew Martin
2016 Winner
Slava Kalyuga
2016 Nominees
- Tom Apperley
- Penny Griffin
2015 Winner
Andrew Martin
2013 Winner
Lyn Craig
Research (society) impact
Awarded to an individual or small team who demonstrate significant broader societal impact from a particular piece of research
2017 Winners
Myra Hamilton, Trish Hill, Cathy Thomson, and Bettina Cass
2017 Nominees
- Limin Mao, John de Wit, Christy Newman, Asha Persson, Philippe Adam, and Martin Holt
- Leila Morsy
- Elizabeth Fernandez and Jung-Sook Lee
2016 Winner
Daniel Robinson
2016 Nominees
- Leila Morsy
- Leanne Dowse
- Grace Karskens
2015 Joint Winners
- Sandra Hale and;
- Karen Fisher, Sandra Gendera, Rosemary Kayess, Deborah Lutz, and Ariella Meltzer
2014 Joint Winners
- School of Social Sciences team:
- Stop the Violence Project funded by Department of Social Services - Leanne Dowse, Karen Soldatic, Aminath Didi and Georgia van ToornCentre for Social Research in Health team:
- Gay Community Periodic Surveys - Martin Holt, Limin Mao, Toby Lea, Evelyn Lee, Peter Hull and John de Wit
2013 Winner
- NCHSR Gay Periodic Survey Team (John de Wit, Martin Holt, Limin Mao, Toby Lea, Evelyn Lee, Peter Hull)
- SPRC/SoSS headspace Team (Kristy Muir, Abigail Powell, Shannon McDermott, Sandra Gendera)
Achievement by an early career researcher
Recognising the efforts and productivity of a staff member within first 5 years post- PhD completion
2017 Winner
Emma Jane
2017 Nominees
- Sonia Graham
- Hoa Nguyen
2016 Winner
Monika Barthwal-Datta
2016 Nominees
- Jon Roffe
- Stephen Doherty
- Caroline Lenette
2015 Winners
Jan Lanicek
2013 Winners
- Jae Jung
- Abigail Powell
2013 Nominees
- Jae Jung
- Abigail Powell
- Eben Kirksey
- Toby Lea
- Simone Bignall
Best HDR publication - new category
Award for the best publication during the year for which an HDR candidate is primary or sole author
2017 Winner
James Keating
2017 Nominees
- Ouhao Chen
- Ariella Meltzer
Best doctoral thesis
2017 Winner
Charlotte Wood
2017 Nominee
- Caitlin Hamilton
- Laura Lotti
2016 Winner
Rebecca Oxley
2016 Nominees
- Paul Irish
- Ihab Shalbak
- Mark Steven
Best HDR supervision
2017 Winner
Slava Kalyuga
2017 Nominee
- Andrew Murphie
- Julian Murphet
2016 Winner
Anne Burns
2016 Nominees
Anthony Zwi