Innovation Conversations: celebrating the Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards 2020

The Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Awards 2020 celebrate research-led innovation at all University levels that is having societal or economic impact. A series of online , being livestreamed throughout September, now offers the opportunity to hear more from each of the Winners, as well as ask questions about their award-winning research. This series will culminate on 7 October in a livestreamed panel discussion, chaired by Professor Chas Bountra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation, asking "How do universities deliver economic value?". Winners and Highly Commended entries were selected by the Vice-Chancellor's Innovation Awards panel chaired by Professor Bountra and comprising academics from each of the four Divisions, in addition to Professional Services staff who support impact and innovation across the collegiate University. Building on the inaugural Vice-Chancellor Innovation Awards two years ago, a new category of Policy Engagement was added this year to those for Teamwork , Building Capacity , Inspiring Leadership , and Early Career Innovator . This month's webinars illustrate the diversity and far-reaching impact of the University's world-leading research. In those still to come, Building Capacity winner, Professor Jonathan Prag will talk about I.Sicily and enabling access to ancient Sicilian inscriptions on 23 September, while Professor Anna Schuh and Dr Clara Chamba, winners of the Teamwork category, will discuss Saving Lives with SEREN on 30 September.