With such a high quality of entries to the Images of Research 2024 competition, the Judging Panel had a difficult task. However, after much deliberation, the Public Engagement Unit are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 competition.
Celebrating our research
Back by popular demand, the Images of Research competition returned this year with a new set of brilliant entries that shared some of the University's research and its impact on wider society. The competition winners were announced at a celebration event in the Milner Centre for Evolution hosted by Professor Sarah Hainsworth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), on Wednesday, 4 December 2024.
At the event, Sarah highlighted that judging this year's competition was no mean feat due to the quality of the images submitted. Commenting on the submissions, Sarah says:
What a fantastic collection of images! I want to extend my congratulations to the winners and highly commended entries as well as to everyone who submitted an image. I, and my fellow judges, have been really very impressed by how you rose creatively to the challenge we posed. I am passionate about Images of Research, it is a brilliant way of celebrating all our high-quality and impactful work.
Creative and imaginative entries
The 2024 competition invited colleagues to submit an image and a short, plain English description to tell people about their research and its benefits to society.
The winning entries included a range of photographs that told stories of research around digital security, the experiences of child refugees, how sport is tackling youth social exclusion and the role of behavioural change in tackling climate change.
Winning Images of Research 2024 entries
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 competition across four different categories....
Digital category
Celebrating high-quality and impactful research that is creating positive digital futures.
Winner: Securing Digital Futures Through Gameplay - Dr Oishee Kundu (School of Management )
Health and Wellbeing category
Celebrating high-quality and impactful research that addresses pressing health and wellbeing issues people are facing.
Winner: Side by Side, Hand in Hand - Mohsen Rajabi (Department of Psychology)
Partnerships category
Celebrating research that is working in collaboration with people outside academia, including industry, policymakers and civil society and community-based organisations.
Winner: Building Sense of Belonging through Sport - Haydn Morgan (Department for Health)
Sustainability category
Celebrating research that is finding sustainable solutions to issues facing the planet and people.
Winner: People: The heart of climate action - Bella Zanin (Department of Psychology)
Highly commended entries
Enhancing citizens’ e-waste recycling through communication - Diletta Acuti (School of Management)
Branching out - Nael Berri (Department of Chemical Engineering)
The Molecular Battle with Alzheimer's Disease - Joanna Zukowska (Department of Life Sciences)
Acknowledgements
Congratulations to all the winning and highly commended entries!
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. All entries are available to view in the Images of Research 2024 Flickr gallery.
Finally, many thanks also to the Judging Panel - Sarah Hainsworth, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise), Lynn Li (Marketing, Communications & External Affairs), Darragh McGee (Department for Health), Rob Grover (Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering), Turi King (Department of Life Sciences) and regular University of Bath collaborator and Director of local art gallery and studio 44AD, Katie O'Brien.
Dean Veall is Deputy Head of Public Engagement at the University of Bath.
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