2026 Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and Engagement

Presented by the Vice Chancellor and the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, these awards celebrate the processes and partnerships required to create significant economic, social and cultural impact from, and engagement with, research.  

Awards are presented in three categories - Early Career Researcher, Established Academic and Collaboration. Professional staff are eligible to lead collaboration applications and be part of team applications led by an Established Academic. 

For further information about the award and our previous 2025 winners.

For further information on applying and online application forms 

The closing date for applications is Friday 13 November 2026 at 5pm. 

Award winners will be announced live at our award ceremony which will take place from 3pm on Wednesday 10 February 2027 in the Combination Room in Old Schools.  If you have any questions, or would like to talk through the award process or project with a member of the team, please email us at: PublicEngagement@admin.cam.ac.uk