Enter the Awards
Entries and nominations for the 2026 Awards open on Wednesday 1 October 2025 and close at midday on Friday 16 January 2026.
UEA staff, students and recent graduates (within 5 years) are eligible to enter the Awards themselves or nominate a colleague for their work. Nominees will have the opportunity to review and add/amend content before their project is submitted for judging.
Colleagues working at Norwich Research Park institutes are also eligible to enter if the individual or the project being submitted has a formal affiliation/link with UEA (i.e. research/commercial project collaboration, funding co-application, affiliation with UEA by REF submission, etc.)
Finalists and winners will be selected by a judging panel chaired by Prof Julian Blow (Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation) and including senior UEA colleagues, as well as guest judges from partner organisations including Aviva, the National Trust, Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Email uea.innovation@uea.ac.uk to make an early expression of interest or if you have any questions.
Good luck!