The Institute hosts an Annual Research Day for early career researchers. As part of this event, prizes are awarded for papers, presentations and posters.

Entries are being accepted now - closing date 31 March 2018.

The Institute of Mental Health 2017 Publication Awards

The Institute is now accepting entries for the annual Publication Awards, highlighting the best publications of 2017. The awards celebrate and promote the work of colleagues within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham working in the fields of mental health or learning disability.

The award categories are

  1. Best overall publication
  2. Best publication when the author has no more than six previous publications
  3. Best publication flowing from work during doctoral studies or as part of a doctoral dissertation
  4. Best publication by an employee of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust who does not have a substantive contract with a university

The winners will be announced at the IMH Annual Research Day in May 2018. Nominations may be submitted by the author or by others (professors are not eligible for prizes).

A publication may be submitted for more than one category but may win one prize only. Please submit your paper (in pdf format) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 31 March 2018.