Projects and individuals from five MPLS departments and one division-led programme were shortlisted for seven of the ten Award categories. The shortlisted projects from MPLS are as follows:
Innovative Teaching and Assessment Award
- First Augmented Reality Experience in MBA Course Worldwide – IT Services, Saïd Business School and Department of Computer Science
Inclusive Teaching and Assessment Award
- Training conservation scientists and practitioners from around the world – Department of Biology
Research Engagement Award
- Influencing the design and implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain in England – Department of Biology
- Sensing volcanoes: public and community engagement with volcanic risk – Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford; University of East Anglia and the University of the West Indies
Innovation and Commercialisation Award
- Brill Power – Making Batteries Better, Department of Engineering Science
- Refyn – Development and commercialisation of mass photometry: single molecule mass measurement, Department of Chemistry
Community Partnership Award
- Supporting young people from African families in accessing science capital – History of Science Museum and MPLS scientists (MPLS Science Together programme)
Enhancing Oxford’s Professional Services Award
- Planning the shared building operations model for the Life and Mind Building – teams from the Departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology
Environmental Sustainability Award
- Biodiversity Friendly Futures for the Highlands of Ethiopia – Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Department of Biology
See the full list of 60 shortlisted projects and individuals.