Judges
The judging panel includes senior UEA colleagues and guest judges from external partner organisations who we invite to present Awards at the ceremony.
The judges convened in March and shortlisted the 2025 Awards finalists.
Prof Julian Blow, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation (Chair)
Stephen Chapman, Director of Research & Innovation Division
Prof Kenny Coventry, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research
Dr Joita Dey, Associate Director of Intellectual Property & Investment Management
Dr Nick Grant, Associate Dean for Innovation, Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Dr Nicola Hancock, Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation
Prof Sheng Qi, Associate Dean for Innovation, Faculty of Science
Julie Schofield, Associate Director of Business Partnerships
Julia Sheldrake, Associate Director of Research
Dame Jenny Abramsky, UEA Chancellor (Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Achievement)
Natalie Bailey, Norfolk Wildlife Trust (Outstanding Impact in Policy and Practice)
Callum Coombes, Safepoint (Award for Student or Graduate Innovation and Enterprise)
Lesley Dwyer, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (Outstanding Impact in Health, Wellbeing and Welfare)
Heather Jermy, National Trust (Partnership of the Year)
Chris Johnston, Aviva (Knowledge Exchange Project of the Year)
Steve Miller, Norfolk Museums Service (Outstanding Social or Cultural Impact)
Chris Starkie, Norfolk County Council (Outstanding Commercialisation of Research)
Melanie Craig, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group
Stephen Crocker, Norwich Theatre
John Gordon-Saker, Norwich Film Festival and History of Advertising Trust
Dr Victor Inyang, East Anglian Air Ambulance
Heather Jermy, National Trust Blickling Estate
Prof Gary Kass
Fiona McDiarmid, Norse Group
Minnie Moll, Design Council
Andrew Orchard, Archant
Dr Melanie Pascale, Big C
Karen Paterson, Aviva
Tim Robinson, Tech East
Glen Webster
Dr Thuria Wenbar, Evaro
Lorna Willis, Archant
Matt Windle, Lotus
Patrick Wood, Airbus