Annual Conference

The 2012 annual conference will be organised by Dr Colin Scotchford at the University of Nottingham, 27-28 June. Full details coming soon.

Prizes

Postgraduate prizes will be awarded to the best poster and oral presentation at the annual conference.

Nominations are sought by members for the Biocompatibles Endowed Prize and the President's Prize. Please email Secretary Julie Gough with nominations, by 31st January.

Larry Hench Young Investigators Prize is a £500 prize to a promising young research scientist in recognition of outstanding and innovative contributions in a selected field of biomaterials research. Criteria: Evidence of peer reviewed publications, outstanding contribution and demonstrable research in the field of biomaterials or related areas, some experience in presenting at international and national conferences. To be eligible you must be no more than 7 years post final degree award.

Instructions for applicants

  1. The applicant must submit their CV using the template provided. Download template here
  2. Please ensure this CV (including the supporting statement) is no longer than three A4 pages (2 pages for the CV and 1 page maximum for the supporting statement).
  3. Please ensure that the font used is a standard font (e.g. Arial or Times New Roman) and is no smaller than size 10.
  4. Details of what should be included in each section are provided in the CV template (please delete the instructions for each section).
  5. Please email your completed CV to the UKSB Secretary at the following email address: j.gough@manchester.ac.uk
  6. The deadline for receiving the emailed applications is 31st March.
  7. The UKSB council will make the final decision on the award based only on the information provided on the 2 A4 page CV and supporting statement. Additional information to this will not be considered. Canvassing of UKSB council members is not permitted.
  8. Successful applicants will have to provide an abstract of their work for publication on the UKSB website and give a short presentation at the Annual Conference.

Larry Hench/UKSB Travel Bursary is sum of £100 that will be awarded to a PhD student member whose abstract has been accepted for oral presentation at the UKSB Annual Conference. Please indicate on the registration form if you would like to be considered for the award. The best selected abstract will be awarded the travel bursary.

Good luck!

       

Postgraduate Prize Winners

2011

Best oral presentation: Uchena Wudebwe, University of Birmingham.

Best poster presentation: Lindey McManus, University of Ulster.

2010

Best oral presentation: Joseph Lacey, University of Brighton.

Best poster presentation: Muhammad Hasan, University of Nottingham.

2009

Best oral presentation: Sharon Murphy, Cork Institute of Technology.

Best poster presentation: Ashish Mathur, University of Ulster.

Most novel use of materials (poster prize): Jie Gao, University of Manchester.

Royal Microscopy Society Award: Alan Brown, University of Ulster.

2008

Best oral presentation: Eoin Cunningham, Queen's University Belfast

Best poster presentation: Kate Thornton, University of Manchester. Runner up: Wen Lin Chai, University of Sheffield.

Royal Microscopy Society Award: Timothy Marriott, University of Nottingham.

2007

Best oral presentation: Elise Pegg, University of Nottingham and DJ Hadden, University of Aberdeen.

Best poster presentation: Peter Felstead, University of Nottingham.

2006

Best oral presentation: Keyvan Moharamzadeh, University of Sheffield.

Best poster presentation: Rebecca Goodchild, University of Sheffield.

e-poster competition winner: Julian George, Imperial College London.

2005

Best oral presentation: Jaynath Katta, University of Leeds.

Best poster presentation: Deepak Kalaskar, University of Manchester.

e-poster competition winner: Wilda Helen, University of Manchester.

Presidents Prize Winners

2011: Professor David Watts, University of Manchester.

2010: Professor Brian Meenan, University of Ulster.

2009: Professor Liz Tanner, University of Glasgow.

2008: Professor Jim Courtney, University of Strathclyde.

2007: Professor Peter Revell, Royal Free Hospital, University College London.

2006: Professor Adam Curtis, University of Glasgow.

2005: Professor Larry Hench, Imperial College London.

2004: Professor Bill Bonfield, University of Cambridge.

2003: Professor David Williams, University of Liverpool.

2002: Professor Brian Tighe, University of Birmingham.

Biocompatibles Endowed Prize Winners

2011: Professor Kevin Shakesheff, University of Nottingham.

2010: Professor Jonathan Knowles, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL.

2009: Professor David Grant, University of Nottingham.

2008: Dr Sanjukta Deb, King's College London.

2007: Dr Rachel Williams, University of Liverpool.

2006: Professor John Fisher, University of Leeds.

2005: Professor Andrew Lloyd, University of Brighton.

2004: Professor Robert Short, University of Sheffield.

2003: Professor Paul Hatton, University of Sheffield.