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Higher Education Technical Excellence Award

Status Discontinued

Prizes archive

We have recognised excellence in the chemical sciences for more than 150 years and we are proud of this legacy and history.

This prize is part of our archive that holds a digital library of our previously administered prizes, their history, and previous winners.

The Higher Education Technical Excellence Award (previously the Higher Education Technician of the Year) recognised individuals or teams demonstrating exceptional contributions to technical support within the HE sector.

This prize was discontinued in 2020, as part of a series of changes introduced following an independent review of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s recognition programmes.

For current recognition opportunities for technicians and those working in technical roles, read more about our Technical Excellence Prizes or our Excellence in Education Prizes.

Previous winners

  • 2020 - Technical Support Team in the Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University
  • 2019 - Dublin City University School of Chemical Sciences Technical Team, Dublin City University
  • 2018 - Dr Trevor Carey, University College Cork
  • 2017 - UCL Chemistry Lab Technical Team, University College London
  • 2016 - Mr John Fosbraey, University of Southampton
  • 2015 - Not Awarded         
  • 2014 - Brian Paterson, University of Aberdeen