BSG Outstanding Achievement Award

The Award

The British Society of Gerontology calls for nominations for the BSG Outstanding Achievement Award

The British Society of Gerontology’s Outstanding Achievement Award is the highest honour bestowed by the Society. It recognises an individual whose career has made an exceptional and sustained contribution to gerontology, through scholarship, leadership, service, and impact on policy, practice, or public understanding of ageing. The Award celebrates excellence across disciplines and values work that has significantly advanced knowledge, shaped debates, strengthened the gerontological community, and improved the lives of older people.

• Academic thinking
• Policy
• Practice
• Education   

The award was founded in 2007 at the British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference in Sheffield, when the Society honoured the lifetime achievements in gerontology of its first recipient, Professor Alan Walker.  Previous winners include Baroness Sally Greengross, Tessa Harding, Anthea Tinker, Sara Arber, Chris Phillipson, Tony Warnes, Bill Bytheway, Bleddyn Davies, Malcolm Johnson, Peter Coleman, Julia Twigg, Christina Victor, Clare Wenger, Murna Downs, Sue Adams, Jane Vas, Ann Netten, Paul Higgs, Jill Manthorpe, Judith Phillips, Sheila Peace, Miriam Bernard Paul McGarry, Bridget Penhale and Andrew Steptoe to name a few.

To nominate for the OAA Award...

Nominees do not have to be a member of the BSG. 

Nominations require 2 nominators, at least one of whom must be a member of the BSG.

The consent of any nominees should be sought before nominations are submitted. Those nominating should please submit:

• A statement in support of the nomination of no more than 1000 words. The statement should clearly highlight the outstanding contribution to our gerontological understanding of ageing or to improving the lives of older people. The nomination may be for a one-time outstanding achievement or for a body of work over time.

The Judging Panel includes the current BSG Executive Committee. 

The BSG will continue to accept nominations throughout the year. The panel will make its decision during May, with the award winner and nominator being informed before the end of May. Other nominees will also be informed at that time.

The award will be presented during the opening ceremony of the Society’s annual conference.

Please note, the BSG reserves the right not to make an award in any given year. The judges’ decision is final and no communications about the decision will be entered into.

Please complete the following online form to nominate, please be reminded you will need to include the statement of support and upload the CV. 

If you have any questions, then please do contact the BSG Secretariat on info@britishgerontology.org. 

To nominate an organisation the OAA Award...

Nominations require 2 nominators, at least one of whom must be a member of the BSG.

The consent of any nominees should be sought before nominations are submitted. Those nominating should please submit:

• A statement in support of the nomination of no more than 1000 words. The statement should clearly highlight the outstanding contribution to our gerontological understanding of ageing or to improving the lives of older people. The nomination may be for a one-time outstanding achievement or for a body of work over time.

The Judging Panel includes the current BSG Executive Committee. 

The BSG will continue to accept nominations throughout the year. The panel will make its decision during May, with the award winner and nominator being informed before the end of May. Other nominees will also be informed at that time.

The award will be presented during the opening ceremony of the Society’s annual conference.

Please note, the BSG reserves the right not to make an award in any given year. The judges’ decision is final and no communications about the decision will be entered into.

Please complete the following online form to nominate, please be reminded you will need to include the statement of support.

If you have any questions, then please do contact the BSG Secretariat on info@britishgerontology.org.