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Consult the Application Guidance and Grading Matrix when writing an application and .

Applications open on 31^st March 2025, and applicants must complete the MS Form by the deadline of 28th April 2025 at 1pm.

The application form includes sections on research context, use of open research practices, outcomes and benefits, and reflection and lessons learned. Each section is evaluated based on the Application Guidance and Grading Matrix to ensure fairness and consistency.

For more information or assistance with the application process, please contact libopenresearch@ntu.ac.uk.

As part of our ongoing efforts to refine the review process and enhance transparency in the NTU Open Research Awards, this year we have introduced several key improvements to the application process.

Each application will undergo a blind peer review by at least two reviewers using a new Applicant Guidance and Grading Matrix, preventing potential biases. Career stage, esteem or any other characteristics of the applicant(s) will not have a bearing on the assessment process. Additionally, reviewers will be requested to engage with Unconscious Bias training prior to undertaking reviews. Details of the reviewer panel can be found below.

To further uphold fairness and consistency, moderation panels will be conducted to address any discrepancies in scoring against this Grading Matrix. This will ensure that evaluations are equitable across all applications and aid the selection of winners. Unsuccessful candidates can request reviewer feedback on their application, following the notification of results.

To ensure a more rigorous and representative evaluation of applications, we have expanded our reviewer panel to include colleagues from diverse disciplines and professional service backgrounds. These are members of the Library Open Research Team, Research Strategy and Operations, Researcher Development, and previous NTU Open Research Award winners. Full details of the panel can be found below:

Anton Muszanskyj (Head of Research Policy and Governance, Research Strategy & Operations)

Jane Bonnell (Academic Engagement Manager: Open Research, Libraries and Learning Resources)

Heather Parsonage (Open Research Consultant, Libraries and Learning Resources)

Fiona McKerlie (Head of Researcher Development, Research Culture & Environment)

Neil Smyth (Researcher Development Consultant, Research Culture & Environment)

Penelope Siebert (Senior Lecturer, Social Work, Care and Community)

Liam Cahill (Senior Lecturer, Psychology)

Ana Souto Galvan (Postgraduate Research Tutor, School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment)

Zahra Rahemtulla (Research Fellow, Sports Science)

Ian Varley (Associate Professor, Sports Science)

Chris Pritchard (Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Allied Professions)

Kartikeya Walia (Lecturer, Engineering)

Mahdi Bodaghi (Associate Professor, Engineering)

Daniel King (Professor, Human Resource Management)

Sarah Smith (Research Fellow, Human Resource Management)

Juliana Mainard-Sardon (Senior Research Fellow, Human Resource Management)

David Dahill (Research Fellow * Human Resource Management)

Amy Twigger Holroyd, Associate Professor of Fashion and Sustainability, Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé School of Art & Design
Fashion Fictions: Understanding Sustainable Worlds

Zahra Rahemtulla, Research Fellow, Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé School of Art & Design
Developing electronic textiles for fall and near-fall detection

Chris Pritchard, Senior Lecturer in Paramedic Practice and Emergency Care, Institute of Health and Allied Professions
PRISMA2020: An R package and Shiny app for producing PRISMA 2020-compliant flow diagrams, with interactivity for optimised digital transparency and Open Synthesis

Liam Cahill, Lecturer in LGBTQ+ Psychology, School of Social Sciences
Gender Congruence, Body Image and Quality of Life in Trans Men

Ian Varley, Associate Professor in Exercise Physiology, School of Science and Technology
Injury and illness surveillance monitoring in team sports

Mahdi Bodaghi, Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Technology
4D Design and Additive Manufacturing of Thermo-mechanical Metamaterials

Kartikeya Walia, Lecturer in Engineering, School of Science and Technology
An open-source, re-configurable and economical robotic manipulator platform: CRISP (Customisable Robot with Inexpensive and Sustainable Performance).

Lauren Moore, Hourly Paid Lecturer in Environmental Science, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Open research for biodiversity conservation; the value of open participation, access and dissemination”

Special commendation award in the PGR category:

Alicia Falcon Caro, Academic Associate in Computer Science, School of Science and Technology
Brain-Computer Interfacing via EEG Hyperscanning.

School of Science and Technology

• Beth James, Research Assistant
• Maria Rosa Domingo-Sananes, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology
• Alasdair Hubbard, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology

The effect of antibiotic selection on collateral effects and evolvability of uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Special commendation award in the group category:

Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé Business School

• Sarah Smith, Research Fellow
• Daniel King,  Professor in Human Resource Management
• , Research Fellow
• David Dahill, Research Fellow
• Ben Evans, Research Fellow

Respond, Recover, Reset: Exploring the Voluntary Sector’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment, School of Social Sciences and EDI

• , Senior Lecturer in Architecture
• , Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care
• Clive Foster, Executive Dean EDI and Multi-Faith Manager

Open Research Approaches to Explore Mental Health and Wellbeing in Å·ÃÀ¾ÞÈé and Better Mental Health (NHS) and Outreach to Ownership (Historic England).