Values Awards Winners 2026
The Department Values Awards are all about celebrating the great people—staff and DPhil students—who truly bring our Department’s values to life! It’s a peer-driven shoutout to those who’ve gone above and beyond through their work, attitude, or projects, making our community a better, brighter place.
Please read the Department news story to find out more about the winners and highly commended.
You can also view the Values Awards application and shortlisting process here.
 | WINNERLei Clifton, Associate Professor HIGHLY COMMENDEDNicolas Armijo Escalona, NIHR Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in Health Economics
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Ambitious
We are ambitious in our goals and in the development of our staff and students and across all levels of the Department.
- Activity or behaviour may be ambitious in terms of teaching, research, or contribution to departmental life at any level
- Supported others to set and achieve a stretching goal
- Went above and beyond what was expected
 | WINNERMagnus Hamann, Qualitative Researcher HIGHLY COMMENDEDElizabeth-Ann Schroeder, Senior Researcher in Health Economics The Organisers of the Department Open Meetings (Hayley Mills, Rebecca Siriwardene, Ginger Jansen) |
Collaborative
We value collaboration as we believe diverse perspectives result in better research, teaching and primary care.
- Demonstrates collaboration beyond direct team or working group. Note only department members are eligible to receive the award. This may be:
- With colleagues across the department
- With colleagues in the wider university
- External collaborations which have aided the work of the department
- Demonstrate that a diversity of views or working styles has been considered by involving colleagues in the collaboration from different disciplines, groups or grades
 | WINNERCharlie Vicary, Trial Manager HIGHLY COMMENDEDThe Implementation Team of the Cancer Group (Anna Dowrick, Claire Friedmann-Smith, Tanvi Rai, Elsepth Davies, Lucy Moore, Haleema Aslaam, Monserrat Conde, Sharon Tonner, Brian Nicholson) |
Creative
We innovate, are curious and have the courage to take risks by trying new ideas in our work and in the way we work together.
- Demonstrates innovation, creative thinking or problem solving
- Try new ideas either in the way we work or academic work
- Courage to take risks
- Curiosity and flexibility
- Regardless of seniority, ideas and new ways of doing things are encouraged
 | WINNERFahad Al-Huda, DPhil Student HIGHLY COMMENDEDNava Gottlieb, Sustainable Healthy Food Group |
Respectful & Kind
We all make the department a friendly, welcoming and enjoyable place to work, calling out inappropriate behaviour and sometimes making difficult decisions but always valuing good citizenship.
- Contributes to making the department a friendly, welcoming and enjoyable place to work
- Bad behaviour is called out and support given to improve
- Everyone is treated with dignity and respect
 | WINNERAbi Eccles, Senior Researcher in the Medical Sociology & Health Experiences Research Group HIGHLY COMMENDEDPhuong Bich Tran, Research Fellow in Health Economics |
Fair
We seek equity for all in the department in work allocation, involvement in department activities, career development and in adherence to policies and procedures.
- Equality of access to opportunity
- Work is allocated in a fair and reasonable way
 | WINNERMarta Wanat, Senior Qualitative Researcher in Behavioural Science HIGHLY COMMENDEDJackie Parker, Grants Manager Members of the Health Behaviours Group (Kathryn Hubbard, Kerry Oldridge, Matt Birch, Carol Fitzek) |
Trustworthy & Accountable
We take responsibility for our actions, acknowledging mistakes and learning from them with the support of regular feedback. Senior leaders are transparent in their decision-making and held accountable.
- Promises and actions are followed through on
- Decision making is transparent
- Opportunities for feedback sought or given so, if relevant, mistakes can be learnt from
- Sense of shared ownership of projects created