Celebrating Another Successful Year at The School of Biological and Behavioural Science

21 July 2026

While teaching and research remain at the heart of everything we do, it's our people who make the School such a vibrant and supportive community. Our annual SBBS Summer BBQ provided the perfect opportunity to come together, celebrate the year's accomplishments, and recognise colleagues who have gone above and beyond.

Awards were presented across a range of categories, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Professional Services, Research, Academia and Technical Support, highlighting the outstanding contributions of staff from across the School.

Congratulations to all of this year's award winners, and thank you to everyone who has helped make this another successful year for SBBS. We look forward to building on these achievements in the year ahead.

‘It was lovely to spend a sunny afternoon celebrating the achievements of SBBS staff over the year and rewarding them with our tradition of giving out local awards to recognise their hard work. Winners were selected by the School Senior Executive team after an open nomination call. As a new Head of School, it was especially nice for me to get to mingle and interact with school staff and students in a relaxed and informal setting' 

- Michelle West, Head of School for Biological and Behavioural Science.

Our 2026 award winners are:

Early Career Excellence (PDRA) - Anum Khursheed / Quan Zhou

Early Career Excellence (PhD) – Mengdi Li

Excellence in tech support (Education) – Sila Jittayuthd

Excellence in tech support (Research) -  Charlie Millership

Professional Services Award – SBBS Quality & Assessments team – Omowunmi Adebambo, Dale Breame, Matt Briggs

Excellence in Education – Richard Li

Excellence in EDI – Emma Hayashibara

Excellence in Scholarship - Thomas Malcomson

Excellence in Research – Alexandre de Mendoza Soler