DHP Awards

The DHP is pleased to announce the introduction of 2 new awards to recognise outstanding contributions to Health Psychology in the UK. Nominations are invited for the following:

DHP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Research:

Criteria: Academics and researchers, at any stage in their career (including early career researchers and those in retirement), in any area of health psychology. Nominees must be members of the DHP and must be resident in the UK. It is expected that award winners will not only have an outstanding record of personal achievements but will have also made significant contributions to the advancement of health psychology knowledge.

DHP Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Health Psychology

Criteria: Members of the DHP at any stage in their career (including those early in their career or in retirement), in any area of health psychology. Nominees must be resident in the UK. It is expected that award winners will not only have an outstanding record of personal achievements but will have also made significant contributions to the promotion and advancement of health psychology (for example through practice, public engagement or teaching and learning); contributions to the work of the Division would also be considered appropriate in this instance.

Nomination process:

Any DHP member is eligible to nominate any other DHP member. Self-nominations are not accepted. To make a nomination, please complete the nomination form DHP awards nomination form.doc and submit to dhp@bps.org.uk by the 5pm on Monday 7^th June 2010:

Nominations will be reviewed by the DHP chair, chair elect and deputy chair plus members of the DHP research and practitioner sub-committees. Awards will be made at the DHP annual conference.

The DHP reserves the right not to make an award if no suitable nominations are received.