This award will recognise exceptional projects or joint ventures carried out between a UK or Africa institution and one or more international partner’s focuses on collaborations at a strategic level. It is open to teams in any discipline or department.
Explain the background to your collaboration. Why was it necessary and what were its primary objectives? Did your work meet societal needs, and if so, how? What was the relevance to the universities involved?
Describe what challenges arose and how you worked with your international partner/s to overcome them.
Has the collaboration led to other projects or a long-term relationship with your partner institution/s?
Did your work have significant, demonstrable impact on the world at large?
Explain how your collaboration has enhanced your institution’s international profile and delivered on its ambitions.
Judges will look for evidence of creative collaborations and imaginative communication of research results.
Please note that this category focuses on the collaboration rather than the detail of any research (there are other categories for research projects).