ACTIVE CATEGORIES

 

MRS President’s Medal

(For extraordinary contributions to research)

2022 – GAMAAN

2021 – Professor Yvonne Jewkes

2020 – Sir David Spiegelhalter HonFRMS

2019 – Professor Nic Cheeseman, Professor Gabrielle Lynch, Professor Justin Willis & Dr Susan Dodsworth

2018 – Paragon Partnerships: UN SDG Action Campaign & Kantar Public

2017 – Making All voices Count

2016 – Africa's Voices

2015 – StreetInvest

2014 – BBC Media Action

2013 – 2CV and Girl Hub Rwanda funded by Nike Foundation and the UK Department for International Development

2012 – Nathan Eagle

Liz Nelson Grand Prix for Social Impact


2022 – The Behavioural Architects & NSW Department of Planning and Environment

2021 – Macmillan

2020 – Humankind Research & STOP THE TRAFFICK

2019 – Ipsos, Population Services International & Matchboxology

MRS/AURA Award for Activation of Insight
(Formerly Insight Management)


2022 – Basis & Ecover

2021 – Nationwide Building Society & Lens

2020 – BT Group & Dectech

2019 – Macmillan Cancer Support

2018 – Northstar Research

2017 – Barclays & Watermelon

2016 – Catalyx & 100% Open

2015 – TfL, ORC International & 2CV

2014 – Nunwood & British Airways

2013 – Sky

2012 – Breathe Research, Asda & The Mom Complex

2010 – Sony Music UK

2009 – Arriva & Marketin Databasics

MRS Award for Applications & Impact of Data


2022 – ITV & YouGov

MRS Award for Applications of Research

(Pre-2000 The Special Award)

2022 – Acacia Avenue & Prostate Cancer UK

2021 – Mindlab International & NSPCC

2020 – Basis & BT

2019 – Basis & BT

2018 – McCann Manchester & Aldi

2017 – Weetabix & Trinity McQueen

2016 – Home Office

2015 – RSA

2014 – ABA Market Research & Virgin Atlantic

2013 – Channel 4

2012 – BDRC Continental & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

2011 – Transport for London

2010 – Morris Hargreaves McIntyre & Red Letter Days

2009 – Transport for London

2008 – BDRC, Whitbread & TRI

2007 – 4 Digital Group

2006 – Vodafone & The HPI Research Group

2005 – Intrepid Consultants & Clerical Medical

2004 – Nokia Mobile Phones & Simpson Carpenter

2003 – MGN & Lyn McGregor

2002 – Levi Strauss Europe & Added Value

2001 – BMRB International, NSPCC, BMRB & University of Central Lancashire

2000 – NOP Research Group & Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

1999 – Gordon Pincott & Terri Anderson

1997 – Graham Hurrell, Martin Collins, Wendy Sykes & Vaughan Williams

1996 – Mike Cooke & Richard Morris

1995 – Elaine Kent-Smith & Sue Thomas

1994 – Jonathan Shingleton

1993 – David Iddiols & Sarah Newton

1992 – David Shelton

1991 – Peter Pickersgill

1989 – No award

1988 – Sue Williams

1985 – No award

1981 – Stephen Connell, Alan Morris & Patrick Whitten

MRS/ASC Award for Best Technology Innovation

(Formerly Technology Innovation & Effectiveness)

2022 – Measure Protocol

2021 – Bilendi

2020 – Phebi

2019 – Measure Protocol

2018 – Kynetec

2017 – Lightspeed

2016 – Datasmoothie

2015 – Hall & Partners

2014 – Intellection Software

2013 – CrowdLab

2012 – Millward Brown

2010 – Annik Technology Services

2009 - QSR

2007 - BuzzBack

MRS/BIG Award for Business-to-Business Research


2022 – Opinium & Canada Life

2021 – IAB UK & MTM

2020 – Motif & City and Guilds Group

2019 – Shell & BAMM

2018 – Opinium Research

2017 – The Sound & Reed Exhibitions

2016 – Lightspeed & Kantar TNS

2015 – TNS UK & Lightspeed GMI

2014 – Millward Brown

2013 – Northstar Research Partners

2012 – Jigsaw Research

2010 – Brass & Royal Mail

2009 – Vodafone UK & ICM Research

MRS Award for Financial Services Research

2022 – Trinity McQueen & Skipton Building Society

2021 – BritainThinks & the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

2020 – Dectech & Insurance Fraud Bureau

2019 – RBS & Savanta

2018 – Ipsos MORI & Vocalink

2017 – Zurich Assurance & ORC International

2016 – British Gas, Decision Technology & Sparkler

2015 – C Space & Zurich Insurance Company

2014 – ESRO & the Financial Conduct Authority

2013 – Investec Private Banking Accounts & Services Team and FreshMinds

2012 – GIMRA (General Insurance Market Research Association) & Michael Worledge, Harris Interactive

2011 – BDRC Continental

2010 – CFS & Nunwood

2009 – Aviva & Ipsos MORI

2008 – 2CV & COI

2007 – Opinion Leader

MRS Award for Healthcare Research


2022 – Research Partnership & Bristol Myers Squibb

2021 – C Space & Nuffield Health

2020 – Discover.ai & The Women’s Health Tech Hive

2019 – Ipsos, Population Services International & Matchboxology

2018 – Incite marketing Planning & Nestle Health Sciences

2017 – C Space & Nuffield ealth

2016 – Department of Health & Revealing Reality

2015 – IFF Research

2014 – Ipsos MORI & Amgen

2013 – Kadence International USA & Bausch & Lomb

2012 – ESRO & the Design Council

2011 – Julie Davey Research & Glaxo SmithKline

MRSpride Award for Inclusive Research


2022 – UM, Unstereotype Alliance & Panelbase

2021 – Kantar Public & Institute for Social Policy, Housing, Equalities Research, Heriot-Watt University

2020 - Humankind Research & Independent Age

MRS/ICG Award for Independent Consultants

(Formerly Independents’ Day Award)

2022 – Craft

2021 – Feeling Mutual

2020 – Shed Research Consulting

2019 – Qual Street

2018 – microlaunch.co.uk

2017 – Bad Babysitter Productions

2016 – Hope + Anchor

MRS Award for Innovation in Data Analytics


2022 – Streetbees

2021 – Sky Media & TV Squared

2020 – Yonder (formerly Populus) & Macmillan

2019 – Formula 1 & Flamingo

2018 – GemSeek Consulting (part of the Future Thinking Group)

MRS Award for International Research


2022 – ipsos & Wellcome

2021 – Essity, AMV BBDO & The Outsiders

2020 – Ipsos

2019 – BBC World Service

2018 – C Space & IKEA

2017 – Ipsos Healthcare

2016 – Firefish & PayPal

2015 – HSBC, BAMM & BDRC Continental

2014 – Northstar Research Partners

2013 – Opinium Research & The London School of Economics

2012 – Sparkler & BBC

Jeremy Bullmore Award for Creative Development


2022 – The Outsiders, AMV BBDO & TENA

2021 – Folk Research

2020 – The Behavioural Architects & TfNSW

2019 – Luman Research & Tesco

2018 – The AA & Acacia Avenue

2017 - Flamingo

MRS Award for Media Research


2022 – Thinkbox, Channel 4, ITV & Sky

2021 – Dentsu, Lumen & Tvision

2020 – Thinkbox, Gain Theory, MediaCom & Wavemaker

2019 – System1

2018 – Kantar TNS & JICMAIL

2017 – COG Research & Exterion Media

MRS Award for New Consumer Insights


2022 – MTM & Google

2021 – Irrational Agency & The Gamesys Group

2020 – The Behavioural Architects & Google

2019 – Unilever

2018 – Emotional Logic, Immediate media, Dennis Publishing, Haymarket Media & Bauer Media Group

2017 – Twitter, Firefish & the numbers lab

2016 – Kantar TNS

2015 – Firefish, The Pineapple Lounge & BBC

2014 – PepsiCo, MESH & the Sustainable Research communities in Brazil

2013 – eBay & 2CV

2012 – Big Island & Simon Christmas

2011 – COG Research & Haymarket Consumer Media

2010 – ITV & Essential Research

2009 – American Express & Jigsaw Research

2008 – MESH Planning & Vodafone

MRS Award for Public Policy/Social Research


2022 – Hopkins Van Mil, Genomics England, UK National Screening Committee & Sciencewise

2021 – Macmillan

2020 – Humankind Research & STOP THE TRAFFIK

2019 – Flamingo & Public Health England

2018 – ICM Unlimited

2017 – Highways England

2016 – Flamingo, United Nations Agencies & a coalition of grass-roots NGOs

2015 – TfL & GfK

2014 – ComRes & the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

2013 – ESRO & Southwark Council

2012 – ORC International & the Rural Payments Agency

2011 – ESRO & the London Borough of Lewisham

2010 – ESRO

2009 – Firefish

2008 – QA Research

2007 – Ipsos MORI Hothouse & Joseph Rowntree Foundation

2006 – Opinion Leader

2005 – RBA Research, Braintree District Council & Nineveh Consulting

2004 – The Scottish Executive & TNS UK

MRS Award for Sustainability Research


2022 – The Behavioural Architects & NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Virginia Valentine Award for Cultural Insights


2022 – The Outsiders & Mental Health Innovations

2021 – Versiti & RNIB

2020 – Sign Salad & Chivas Brothers

2019 – Crowd DNA, Asahi & Discover.ai

2018 – Future Agenda & Network Rail

2017 - BBC

2016 – Firefish & PayPal

2015 – Flamingo & a global not-for-profit organisation

2014 – University of Nottingham Students' Union & Crowd DNA

2013 – Added Value & Diageo

2012 – ESRO & Red & Yellow Care

2011 – ESRO & the China in Britain Forum

Research Live Agency of the Year


2022 – Kokoro

2021 – Opinium

2020 – BritainThinks

2019 – Jigsaw Research

Research Live Best New Venture


2022 – LADbible Group

2021 – Basis Social

Research Live Best Place to Work

(Formerly Innovative Employer of the Year)

2022 – The Nursery

2021 – EMPOWER Translate

2020 – Northstar Research

2019 – Opinium

2018 – C Space

2017 – Opinium Research

2016 – Opinium Research

2015 – The Behavioural Architects

2014 – Flamingo

2013 – Razor Research

2012 – Flamingo

2011 – FreshMinds

2010 – BrainJuicer

2009 – Hall & Partners Europe

2008 – COI

2007 – Firefish

2006 – FreshMinds

Research Live Innovation of the Year

(Formerly Best Innovation)

2022 – Kantar

2021 – Big Sofa Technologies

2020 – Jigsaw Research

2019 – Lumen Research

2018 – Streetbees

2017 – GfK

2016 – Girl Effect, 2CV & Maido

2015 – TNS UK

2014 – Antedote

2013 – Big Sofa

2012 – Dubit for The Clickroom

2011 – Ipsos & Lumi Mobile

2010 – Firefish

Research Live In-House Team of the Year

(Formerly Best In-house Research Team)

2022 – Marks & Spencer (Clothing & Home)

2021 – BT

2020 – BBC Audiences, Sounds

2019 – NEC Group

2018 – Formula One

2017 – Unilever Research Innovation

2016 - The Football Association

2015 - Tesco

2014 - Guardian News & Media

2013 - BSkyB

2012 - Sainsbury's

2011 - The Co-operative Food

2010 - Guardian News & Media

Research Live Business Impact of the Year - Global


2022 – Kantar Consulting & Fáilte Ireland      

2021 – Jaguar Land Rover & Northstar Research

2020 – NATO & Yonder (formerly Populus)

2019 – BBC World Service

Research Live Business Impact of the Year - UK


2022 – Shell & STRAT7 Incite

2021 – Emotional Logic & centre:mk

2020 – Tesco & C Space

2019 – Populus & BT

Research Live Young Researcher of the Year - Supplier


2022 – Chris Curtis

2021 – Matt Hellon & Ande Milinyte

Research Live Young Researcher of the Year - Client


2022 – Beatriz Molina Sanchez

2021 – Matt Walker


DISCONTINUED CATEGORIES

MRS Grand Prix for Greatest Impact


2019 – Kantar Profiles Division

2018 – ICM Unlimited

2017 – NatCen Social Research

2016 – Kantar TNS

2015 – Lightspeed GMI & BBC Worldwide

2014 – Ipsos MORI & Amgen

MRS Award for Advertising & Media Research

(Formerly The ISBA Award)

2016 – BBC Global News

2015 – Lightspeed GMI & BBC Worldwide

2014 – MTM & Channel 4

2013 – Channel 4 & BDRC Continental

2012 – COG Research

2011 – GfK NOP

2010 – Firefish

2009 – Qmedia & Channel 4

2008 – Euro RSCG London & Eye Mind Research

2007 – BrainJuicer Labs

2006 – Firefish

2005 – Roalfe/Y&R, DUCKFoOT Research & Development & Virgin Trains

2004 – The Value Creation Company & Standard Life

2003 – Citigate & DVL Smith

2002 – NFO BJM & Bristol Business School, UWE

2001 – Baskin Shark & The Research Business International

2000 – South Bank University & University of South Australia

1999 – Robert Heath

1998 – Simon Broadbent

1997 – Geoff Bond & Ian Brace

MRS Award for Best Application of Data


2013 – BBC Marketing & Audiences

MRS Award for Best Written Submission


2010 – Morris Hargreaves McIntyre & Red Letter Days

MRS/ASC Award for Breakthrough Innovation


2017 - MindProber

MRS Award for Data Collection


2013 – Co-operative Food & Join the Dots

2012 – Perspective Research Services

MRS Award for Innovation in Research Methodology

(Formerly the David Winton Award)

2019 – Kantar Profiles Division

2018 – SKIM Group

2017 – NatCen

2016 – Conquest

2015 – Unilever & WeSeeThrough

2014 – David Penn & Suzanne Lugthart

2013 – Martin Boon

2012 – Simon Knox & Daniel Nunan

2011 – Jon Puleston & Deborah Sleep

2010 – Orlando Wood

2009 – John Cromie & Michael Ewing

2008 – Jan Hofmeyr, Paul Holtzman, Victoria Goodall & Martin Bongers

2007 – Bill Blyth

2006 – Ron Johnston & Richard Harris

2005 – Erhard Meier & Corrine Moy

2004 – Robert Heath

2003 – Roy Langmaid & Mac Andrews

2002 – Virginia Valentine

2001 – Martin Callingham

2000 – Alan Branthwaite & Gordon Pincott

1999 – Erhard Meier & Corrine Moy

1998 – Iain Noble, Nick Moon & Dominic McVey

1997 – John Curtice

1996 – Mary Goodyear

1995 – Angela Dale, Barry Leventhal & Corrine Moy

1994 – Bill Blyth & Heather Piper

1993 – Virginia Valentine & Malcolm Evans

1992 – Nick Moon & Robin McGregor

1991 – Peter Stratton

1990 – Wendy Gordon & David Corr

1989 – Ken Baker, Paul Harris & John O’Brien

1988 – Sue Robson & Judith Wardle

1987 – John O’Brien

MRS Award for Social Media Research


2018 – Three & Mindshare UK

2017 – Kantar TNS

2016 – Kantar TNS & Unilever

MRS Judges’ Special Award


2009 – Millward Brown Knowledge Centre

Research Live Best Agency with a turnover above £20million


2018 – C Space

2017 – C Space

2016 – Hall & Partners

2015 – Flamingo

2014 – Flamingo

2013 – TNS UK

2012 – GfK NOP

Research Live Best Agency with a turnover under £20million


2018 – MTM

2017 – Sparkler

2016 – Circle Research

2015 – MTM

2014 – Nunwood

2013 – Incite Marketing Planning

2012 – ABA Market Research

Research Live Best Agency


2011 - Sparkler

2010 - Truth

2009 - Flamingo

2008 - Nunwood

2007 - FreshMinds

2006 - Flamingo International

2006 - FreshMinds

Research Live Breakthrough Business of the Year

(Formerly Best New Agency)

2020 – Blue Yonder

2019 – Differentology

2018 – Walnut Unlimited

2017 – One Minute to Midnight

2016 – Fineline Market Research

2015 – Ampersand research

2014 – Catalyx

2013 – The Behavioural Architects

2012 – ResearchBods

2011 – Boxclever

2010 – Verve

2009 – Razor Research

2008 – Truth

2007 – Essential

2006 – Spring Research

Research Live Business Impact of the Year

(Formerly Client Impact of the Year)

2018 – Formula One & Flamingo

2017 – C Space & Ella’s Kitchen

2016 - Penguin Random House

2015 – BBC

2014 – BSkyB/NOW TV

2013 – BSkyB

2012 – Diageo

2005 – The London 2012 Bid Team

Research Live Young Researcher of the Year

(Formerly Newcomer of the Year)

2020 – Tarek Chaudhury & Bessie Pike

2019 – Katherine Nicholls & Jack Tadman

2018 – Momo Amjad & James Crouch

2017 – Amy Jones & Mathilde Leblond

2016 – Graeme Cade

2015 – Laura Gillespie & Sophie Wells

2007 – James Morris

2006 – Ruth Buchanan

Research Live Business Transformation


2009 – New look & eDigitalResearch

2008 – Morris Hargreaves McIntyre & the British Museum

Research Live Breakthrough of the Year


2009 – Starcom Mediavest Group

2008 – Conquest Research

Research Live Best Campaign


2007 - TNS UK & UNITE

2006 - Research International, Oxford Strategic Marketing & Vodafone

Research Live Personality of the Year


2005 – Luke Perry, RSM Robson Rhodes

Research Live MD/CEO of the Year


2005 – Mike Kirkham, TNS

Research Live Talent Magnet Award


2004 – Sarah Gale, Ipsos Media

2003 – Ben Tuff, Britvic Soft Drinks & Davina O'Donoghue, Evo Research & Consulting

ACTIVE CATEGORIES

 

Best Data Collection – Interviewer Administered


2022 – RONIN International

2021 – Mackman Research

Best Data Collection – Quantitative

(Formerly Best Data Collection - Online)

2022 – Cobalt Sky

2021 – Cobalt Sky

2020 – Savanta & Brandwatch

2019 – Hall & Partners

2018 – Alligator and Northstar London

2017 – respondi

2016 – ICM Direct

2015 – Perspective Research Services

Best Data Solution


2022 – Streetbees

2021 – Savanta & Lucid

2020 – mTab

2019 – Market Logic Software

2018 – Walnut Unlimited and University of Surrey

2017 – Populus Data Solutions

2016 – Populus Data Solutions

2015 – Populus Data Solutions

Best Online Qual


2022 - Here I Am Studio & CARE International

2021 - Kadence International & Asahi Europe and International

Best Support Services


2022 – EMPOWER Translate

2021 – Take Note

2020 – EMPOWER Translate

2019 – People for Research

2018 - Liveminds

2017 - E-Tabs Dashboard Design Service

2016 - CrowdLab

2015 - Language Connect

2014 - Spectrum Viewing Facilities

Best Sustainable Operations


2022 – B2B International

Best Training & Development

(Formerly Best Field Force/Best Investment in Interviewers)

2022 – Ipsos

2021 – Ipsos MORI

2020 – RONIN International

2019 – Walnut Unlimited

2018 – Epinion Research

2017 - ICM Direct

2016 - GfK

2015 - ICM Direct

2014 - Facts International

Best Viewing Facility - Experience and Impact


2022 – Made in Studios

Best Viewing Facility - Technology and Innovation


2022 – Aspect Viewing Facilities

Operational Excellence


2022 – Cobalt Sky

2021 – Ipsos MORI

2020 – IFF Research

2019 – Cobalt Sky

2018 - IRI

2017 - Cobalt Sky

2016 - Cobalt Sky

2015 - ICM Direct

2014 - Cobalt Sky

DISCONTINUED CATEGORIES

 

Best Covid Response – Data Collection


2021 – Ipsos MORI

Best Data Collection – Face-to-Face


2020 – Face Facts Research

2019 – Ipsos MORI

2018 – Acumen Fieldwork

2017 – Facts International

2016 – Jump Research

2015 – QRS Market Research

Best Data Collection - Telephone


2020 – RONIN International

2019 – Watermelon

2018 – QRS Research

2017 - ICM Direct

2016 - QRS Market Research

2015 - Facts International

Best Data Collection


2014 – YouthSight

2013 – Co-operative Food and Join the Dots

2012 – Perspective Research Services

Best Viewing Facility

2021 – i-View Studios

2020 – i-View Studios

2019 – i-view

2018 – i-view London

2017 - Aspect Viewing Facilities

2016 - The Research House

2015 - Spectrum Viewing Facilities

 

ACTIVE CATEGORIES

 

MRS Gold Medal

(For exceptional service to the profession)

2021 – Phyllis Macfarlane

2019 – Peter Mouncey

2018 – William (Bill) G. Blyth

2017 – Dr Barry Leventhal

2008 – Professor Sir Roger Jowell

2006 – Tony Cowling & John Samuels

2004 – Dr Stephan Buck & James Rothman

2002 – John Downham

1996 – Andrew Ehrenberg, Gerald Goodhardt & Paul Harris

1993 – Dr Elizabeth Nelson

1988 – Professor Harry Henry

1986 – Len England

1982 – Dr Mark Abrams

MRS Silver Medal

(For best paper published in preceding year’s International Journal of Market Research)

2022 – Agnes Nairn and Suzanna J Opree

2021 – Samer Muthana Sarsam, Hosam Al-Samarraie, Ahmed Ibrahim Alzahrani & Bianca Wright

2020 – Chris Barnham

2019 – Ron Johnson, David Rossiter, Todd Hartman, Charles Pattie, David Manley & Kelvyn Jones

2018 – G. W. Roughton & Iain Mackay

2017 – Virginie Silhouette-Dercourt & Christel de Lassus

2016 – John R. Rossiter, Sara Dolnicar & Bettina Grün

2015 – Kyle Findlay, Jan Hofmeyr & Alice Louw

2014 – Aiden P. Gregg, James Klymowsky, Dominic Owens & Alex Perryman

2013 – Martin Boon

2012 – Celine Brandt, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Christian Bluemelhuber & Allard C. R. van Riel

2011 – Cataldo Zuccaro

2010 – Chris Barnham

2009 – John Cromie & Michael Ewing

2008 – Alastair Goode

2007 – Nick Sparrow

2006 – Andrew Zelin & Roger Stubbs

2005 – Ben Page

2004 – Barry Leventhal

2003 – Phyllis Macfarlane

2002 – Fred Langerak

2001 – Humphrey Taylor

2000 – Terry Hanby

1999 – Justin Gutmann & Alan Wilson

1998 – Humphrey Taylor

1997 – Graham Mytton

1996 – John Turner & Nick Sparrow

1995 – David Cowan

1994 – Simon Broadbent

1992 – Martin van Staveren & Jenny Turtle

1991 – Catherine Marsh

1990 – David Smith

1989 – Maureen Johnson

1988 – John Samuels & Simon Orton

1987 – Steve Griggs

1986 – Jonathan Gershuny

1984 – Wendy Sykes & Jean Morton-Williams

1982 – Chris Blamires

1981 – Martin Collins

1979 – Paul Harris

MRS Advanced Certificate in Market & Social Research Practice Award


2022 - Gursimran Kaur

2021 - Melody Forth

2020 - Rhys Jones

2019 - George Pinder

2018 - Ali Digby

2017 - Joanne Haughton

2016 - Andrea Colvile

2015 - Kate Hulme

2014 - Ciaran Acford

2013 - Aino Pietikainen

2012 - Hannah Clowes

2011 - Rachel Hamilton

2010 - Hannah Paton

2009 - Celine Webb

2008 - Jackie McCarry

Annual Conference Audience Award


2022 - Arifa Haque, Sarah Robson and Dr Ali Goode

2021 - Sope Otulana, Marie-Claude Gervais, Cynthia Ko, Amarah Khan, Lucas Rehman and Shae Eccleston

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Changemaker Award


2022 – Sabrina Trinquetel

DISCONTINUED CATEGORIES

 

MRS Gold Medal

(For contributions to research literature)

1977 – J Chidley

1976 – K Gorton, E J Anderson & R Tudor

1975 – Dick Westwood, David Beazley & Tony Lunn

1974 – C D P McDonald

1973 – C Greenhalgh & H A Smith

1972 – G Hoinville

1970 – D Johnston & J Inglis

1969 – A S C Ehrenberg

1968 – C Greenhalgh

1966 – E J Davis

1965 – N J S Clemens & P Duncan-Jones

1964 – L J Rothman

1963 – R D Godwin

1961 – William A Belson

IJMR Collaborative Research Award

2018 – Melanie Revilla & Carlos Ochoa

2017 – Roger Mortimore, Sir Robert Worcester, Paul Baines & Mark Gill

2016 – Ian Durbach & Gareth Lloyd

2015 – Andrew Cleary & Nigel Balmer

2014 – Roger Mortimore, Paul Baines, Ian Crawford, Sir Robert Worcester & Andrew Zelin

2013 – Aiden P. Gregg, James Klymowsky, Dominic Owens and Alex Perryman

2012 – Agnes Nairn & Barbie Clarke

2011 – Saahier Parker, Belinda Don & Kyle McLoughlin

2010 – John Curtice & Nick Sparrow

2009 – Greg Rogers & Didier Soopramanien

2008 – Marc Farr, Jessica Wardlaw & Catherine Jones

IJMR New Research Writer

(Formerly Young Research Writer of the Year)

2014 – Hannah Wright

2012 – Elina Halonen

2011 – Sara Sheridan

Annual Conference - Best Presentation

(Formerly Best Presenter/Best Presented Paper)

2020 – Caroline Hayter and Martin Lee

2019 – Crawford Hollingworth & Lara McCullagh

2018 - Nathalie Gil, Matthew Warren-Bostrom and David Murray

2017 - Ali Moore and Jon Cohen

2016 – Ailean Mills and Marc Edwards

2015 – Laura Morris and Jemima Bird

2014 – Richard Wilson

2013 – Gemma Jones, Tim Jones and Robin Pharoah

2012 – Peter Dann

2011 – Bob Cook

2010 – Douglas Dunn and Debi Bester

2010 – Darren Cornish

2009 – Niels Schillewaert

2008 – Tom Ewing

2007 – Ray Poynter

2006 – Daniel Wain

2005 – Martyn Richards

2004 – James Parsons

2003 – Victoria Brooks

2002 – Flemming from Thygesen and Paul McGowan

2001 – David Smith and Andy Dexter

2000 – Mary Bard and Elaine Moore

1999 – Eamonn Santry

1998 – Richard E Kottler

1997 – Ken Parker and Trish Stuart

1996 – Mike Denny and Ian Wright

1995 – Sarah Blomfield and John Wicks

1994 – Nick Watkins

1993 – Cris Tarrant and Geoffrey Breeze

1992 – Gerry Hahlo

1991 – John Samuels, Simon Orton and Dominic McVey

1990 – Stella Hall and Jackie Katryniak

1989 – Monty Alexander and Virginia Valentine

1988 – John P Moran

1987 – Ian Croll and Christine Restall

Annual Conference - Best Newcomer


2020 – Imogen Williams

2019 – Kate Skivington

2018 – Saskia Jones

2017 - Betty Adamou

2016 – Samantha Bond and Janneke Dobben

2015 – Andy Cooper

2014 – Matt Taylor

2013 – Giles Colborne

2012 – Victoria Guyatt

2011 – Gavin Holt

2010 – Doron Meyassed

2009 – Jamie Hamilton and Paul Dixon

2008 – Lisa Galarneau

2007 – Sinead Jefferies

2006 – Marie Laver

2005 – Luke Perry

2004 – James Holden

2003 – Nick Southgate

2002 – Penny Harwood and Caroline Davey

2001 – Darren Lewis and Bonny Mhlanga

2000 – Helen Trevaskis

1999 – Arno Hummerston

Annual Conference - Best Session Chair


2019 – Danny Wain

2018 – Betty Adamou

2017 - Peter Totman

2016 – Tim Britton

2015 – Deborah Mattinson for Poll of pollsters

2014 – Graeme Trayner for Ideas from the world of activism

Annual Conference - Best Fringe Contribution

(Formerly Best Workshop)

2019 – Kelly McKnight, Kate Skivington & their participants

2018 - Sven Hughes, Rachel Emms and David Balson for Who’s pulling your strings: An experiment in unconscious influence

2016 – Elina Halonen, Colin Strong, Nick Baker, Cat Wiles and Nick Bonney for Will curious computers replace curious minds?

2015 – Mary Coyne for Stop, breathe and be

2014 – Martin Gent and Lucy Morris for Stepping into our creativity

2013 – Jen del Carlo and Catherine Starkey for The devil is in the detail

2012 – Roy Langmaid for Don't tell me, show me

2011 – John Griffiths and Joanna Chrzanowska for Join the great crowdsourcing experiment

Annual Conference - Best Overall Contribution to Conference

(Formerly Special Contribution to Conference/Chairman’s Award)

2020 -  Ali Camps, Kenny Imafidon, Melissa Gonsalves, Ella Fryer-Smith and Marie-Claude Gervais

2019 – Tome Ewing & Lucy Davison

2017 - Lisa Edgar, Leslie Sopp and Wendy Mitchell

2016 – Brian Tarran, Cordelia Hay, Tom Ewing, Tom Mludzinski, Nick Moon, Alberto Nardelli and Orlando Wood

2015 – Elina Halonen, Karen Schofield, Kelly McKnight, Andy Cooper, Jo Pabari, Noel Roychowdhury and Daniel Tralman

2014 – Caroline Hayter for curating the session An adventure into the unknown

2013 – Mark Allen, Lucy Baldwin, Alice Ellen, Chloe Fowler, Jon Hildrew and Owen McAleer

2012 – Paul Child, Victoria Guyatt, Katie Kaylor, Jerry Latter, Sara Sheridan and Naomi Stoll

2011 – Simon Chadwick

2010 – Peter Duffy, Michelle Harrison, Peter Mouncey, James Turner and Stephen Sackur

2009 – Marc Brenner

2008 – Jo-Ann Foo, Liz Judson, James Morris, Ray Poynter, Rich Shaw and Kat Slater

2007 – Ray Poynter

2006 – Marc Brenner

2005 – Luke Perry

2004 – Anjul Sharma

2003 – Andy Dexter and Virginia Valentine

2002 – Rachel Lawes

2002 – Ken Parker

2001 – Vicky Stokes, Sophie Russell-Ross and Pauline Farrelly

2000 – Alexandra Dury, Robin Gregory and Jim Dunn

1999 – Ann Binnie and Rosemary Cowan

Annual Conference - Best Session


2013 – Amanda Anderton, Ella Fryer-Smith, Neil Griffiths (Keynote), Darren Hanley, Caroline Hayter (Chair), Anthony Martin and Joshua Sorene forTales of the Unexpected

2012 – Gerald Bruce-Roberts, Paul Child, Debrah Harding (Chair), Melanie Johnston, Mark Long and Tom Peck for The Business of Change

2011 – Martin Filz, Philip Garland, Steven Gittelman, Martin Oxley (Chair) and Joel Williams for Online Research

Annual Conference - Best Paper


2012 – Lisa Edgar and David Bunker

2011 – Joel Williams

2010 – Orlando Wood

2009 – Sheila Keegan

2008 – Fiona Blades and Ana Medeiros

2007 – Robert Heath & Paul Feldwick

2007 – Caroline Vogt & Stuart Knapman

2006 – Katja Maggio-Muller and Malcolm Evans

2005 – Martyn Richards

2004 – Steve Wills

2003 – Anthony Tasgai

2002 – Flemming from Thygesen and Paul McGowan

2001 – Malcolm Evans and Michael Harvey

2000 – Andrew Ehrenberg and Rachel Kennedy

1999 – Gordon Pincott and Terri Anderson

1998 – Nick Long

1997 – Frances Yelland and Caryl Varty

1996 – Paul Feldwick

1995 – Monty Alexander, Max Burt and Andrew Collinson

1994 – Wendy Gordon

1993 – Drusilla Gabbott

1992 – Max Blackston

1991 – Paul Feldwick, Sarah Carter and Louise Cooke

1990 – Wendy Hayward and John Rose

1989 – David Smith and Mary Bard

1988 – Sarah O’Brien and Rosemary Ford

1987 – Peter Menneer

1986 – John Chandler and Mike Owen

1985 – Colin Bowring

1984 – Linda Fuller

1983 – Fred Johnson

1982 – Neale Pharoah

1981 – David Seman, Chris Blamires and Rory Morgan

1980 – Michael Leech

1979 – William Schlackman

1978 – Martin Simmons

1974 – F J Johnson

1973 – W A Twyman

1972 – A S C Ehrenberg

1970 – P Dillon-Malone

1969 – J A Lunn

1968 – N J S Clemens and C Thornton

Annual Conference - Best New Thinking


2010 – John Griffiths

2008 – Fiona Blades and Ana Medeiros

2007 – Tim Macer, Mark Pearson & Fabrizio Sebastiani

2006 – Anjali Puri

2005 – Fiona Blades, Claydon Heeley Jones Mason, & Stephen Phillips

2004 – John Griffiths, Siamack Salari, Greg Rowland and John Beasley-Murray

2003 – Mark Earls

2003 – Mark Oldridge

2002 – Virginia Valentine

2001 – Eric Willson and Tim Wragg

2000 – Virginia Valentine and Wendy Gordon

1999 – Andy Dexter and Gail Behan

Annual Conference - Best Proactive Thinking


2017 - Bianca Wilson

MRS Accredited Masters Award


2011 - Eleanor Marshall

2010 - Helen Purser

2009 - Paolo Antonetti

2008 - Dionisios Favatas

2007 - Susan Edwards-Aisuebeogun

2006 - Mia Lorenz

2004 - Aisha King

2003 - Julie Peckover

2002 - Caroline Bekin

The Worshipful Company of Marketors Award

(Best case study submitted for Diploma/Central Examination Scheme)

2007 - James Thwaites

2006 - Catherine Ashman

2005 - Caroline Whytock

2004 - Victoria Lavender

2003 - Victoria Hard

2002 - Ben Blake and Lesley Garrison

2001 - Damian Green

2000 - Ruth Collins

1995 - Fiona Walker-Davis

1994 - Jeremy Poole

1993 - Thalia Thomas

1992 - Wendy O’Toole

1990 - Brian Hollinghead

1988 - Elaine Crawford

1987 - Debbie Cross

The Coglan Award

(Best overall Diploma performance/best paper in Endorsed/External Scheme/best examination result)

1996 – Jacinta Ashworth

1995 – Susan Hayward

1994 – Nila Patel

1992 – Graham Farrant

1990 – Tracy Paul

1988 – Damian Brown

1987 – Simon Champion

1986 – Rebecca Denson-Cleaver

1985 – Janet Poyiadzi

1984 – Isabelle Szmigin and Caroline Willcocks

1983 – Christine Duncanson

1982 – Richard Christy and Kevin Price

1981 – David Le Breton

1980 – Jenny Turtle

1978 – T McGiven

1976 – Carol Bowen

1975 – J D Payne

1965 – M R Channon

1964 – P J Menneer

1963 – J M B Stocks

1962 – L J Rothman and R P Smith

The Gallup Award

(Best performance in Diploma single assignment/Central Scheme)

1996 – Joseph Hall

1994 – Joanne Wilkinson

1993 – Tamsin Overstall

1992 – Karen Malivoire

1990 – Nigel Hufton

1988 – Tim Clarke

1987 – Michelle Davidson

1986 – Stephen Baily

1985 – Shirley Acreman

The Northern Prize

(Best Diploma performance in North West region)

1994 – Joanne Wilkinson

1990 – Christine Smith

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