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Awards and Bursaries

BSG Nursing Award 2019

Welcome to the Awards and Bursaries section, a place to celebrate exceptional accomplishments in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, and provide support to members in enhancing their knowledge.

Our aim is to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals who have made significant research contributions, as well as offer support to trainees travelling to conferences to present their research, supporting their professional development and broadening their knowledge.

You can find upcoming awards and bursaries for which you can apply or nominate a colleague, as well as a comprehensive list of previous winners from the last few years. Please note some awards and bursaries are only available to members.

We also have research funding opportunities available here.

BSG Awards

BSG Endoscopy Rising Star Award

Barbers’ Company Award for Trainees in Gastroenterology

CSSC Service Development Prize

Nurse Award for Service Development

Leadership and Management Prize

Trainees Out of Programme Award

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BSG Bursaries

Annual Meeting Travel Bursary

Annual Meeting Lab Science Abstracts Bursary

Annual Meeting Nurse/AHP Abstracts Bursary

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Past Winners

The list below comprises previous winners from the last few years.

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Prof Emad El-Omar, University Of New South Wales
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Tony Tham, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist, Ulster Hospital, Belfast
Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Dr Fotios Sampaziotis, Cambridge Stem Cell Institute From organoids to organs: A journey of clinical translation
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Prof John O’Grady, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liver Transplantation
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Dame Parveen Kumar, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Caring for the Profession
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Dr Arun Sivananthan, Clinical Research Fellow/ST5, Imperial College London
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	Phoebe Hodges, Clinical Research Fellow, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	Omer Farouk Ahmad, Gastroenterology SpR, University College London Hospital
Nurse Award for Service Development – Winner	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Lisa Whitley, Lead IBD CNS
Nurse Award for Service Development – Runner up	Identifies an individual or a team who have made a demonstrable positive impact on patient care.	Loraine Mahachi, Endoscopy Clinical Nurse Lead
The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training	The award is to support a project looking at an aspect of training in Gastroenterolgy.	Dr Mohammad Farhad Peerally, ST7 Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust
CSSC Service Development Prize	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Mohid Khan, Wales Neuroendocrine Cancer Service; Cardiff & Vale University Health Board; University Hospital of Wales
CSSC Service Development Prize – Runner up	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Professor Emmanuel Tsochatzis, Royal Free Hospital and UCL
CSSC Service Development Prize – Runner up	The award is for an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Philip J Smith, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and University of Liverpool
NIHR Awards	Category A: Principal Investigator (PI) or Chief Investigator (CI) making an outstanding contribution in design, conduct and dissemination of research, and/or building research capacity	Professor Colin Rees, Professor of Gastroenterology at Newcastle University and South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Awards	Category B: Early Career Researcher and those new to research showing a significant contribution to recruitment into NIHR portfolio studies	Dr Louise China, Hepatology Consultant at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at UCL Medical School
NIHR Awards	Category C: Research Team making an outstanding contribution to the NIHR portfolio studies	Dr Tariq Ahmad, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
NIHR Awards	Special award: Special recognition for outstanding contribution in building research capacity	Dr Lynsey Corless, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hull University Teaching Hospital
Gut Award	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Simeng Lin, PhD Student, IBD Research Fellow, Exeter IBD Research and Pharmacogenetics Research Group Infliximab is associated with attenuated immunogenicity to BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Alex Adams, Bioinformatician, University Of Oxford ADmission Model for Intensification of Therapy in Acute Severe Colitis (ADMIT-ASC)
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Prof James Lindsay, Professor of IBD, Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital An RCT of autologous stem-cell transplantation in treatment refractory Crohn’s disease (low-intensity therapy evaluation): ASTIClite

Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, Head of MRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge Pioneering technologies to detect GI cancer earlier
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Nick Kennedy , Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Devon and Exeter Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer University of Exeter
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Mesbah Rahman , Consultant Gastroenterologist, Morriston Hospital Swansea Bay University Health Board
Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Dr Prakash Ramachandran Deciphering Liver Fibrosis One Cell at a Time
Hopkins Prize Lecture	Awarded for the best submission regarding a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Prof Matt Rutter, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Improving Endoscopy Through Data
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Professor Julia Verne, Head of Clinical Epidemiology, Public Health England Reducing variations in outcomes in liver disease – the challenges from prevention through to palliative care
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Professor Andrew Goddard, President, Royal College of Physicians, London New Perspectives Lecture: Changing medicine in changing times
Endoscopy Foundation Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Endoscopy section.	Professor Horst Neuhaus, Head of Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf Foundation Lecture: Advances in third space endoscopy
Dr Basil Morson Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Pathology section.	Professor Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Head of Biology and Pathology, Henri Mondor University Hospital Hepatitis C
Service Delivery Prize – Winner	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members who have made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Shyam Menon, Consultant Gastroenterologist, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Nurse-led Day-case Gastroenterology service in the Emergency Department
Service Delivery Prize – Runner up	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members who have made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Professor David Sanders, Head of the Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Group Clinics for Coeliac Disease; Better for the Patients and Better for the NHS
Leadership and Management Prize	Identifies and promotes talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future.	Louise China
Out of Programme	Designed to help gastroenterology trainees access training opportunities that aren’t available as part of their local training rotations.	James Kang
Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science	Identifies and promotes talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future.	Abhishek Chauhan
Gut Award	Awarded to the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Mohamed Abdelrahim Pixel-Based Deep Learning Models, A Step Closer To Real-Time Computer-Assisted Detection of Barrett’s Neoplasia
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Mr Theo Georgiou Delisle Can FIT rule out colorectal cancer in symptomatic patients? Results from the NICE FIT study
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Iain Macpherson Intelligent liver function testing: 18 months of real world data

Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy	Awarded for the best submission regarding a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic equipment, or contribution to endoscopy research.	Professor David Sanders, Head of the Academic Department of Gastroenterology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Changing every day clinical practice through endoscopic research
Arthur Hurst Lecture	Granted at the president’s discretion, winner gives keynote lecture at the Annual Meeting, and receives a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book rebound to include their lecture, and inscribed by the President.	Professor Fiona Powrie, University of Oxford Host microbe interactions in the intestine: New therapeutic strategies for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Dr Penny Neild
President’s Medal	Granted at the president’s discretion and awarded at the Annual Meeting to two recipients who receive free registration for the day and travel expenses.	Ms Julie Solomon
Frances Avery Jones Award	Encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.	Thomas Bird Liver senescence – How the liver can grow without growing old or lumpy
Sheila Sherlock Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Liver section.	Dr Arun Sanyal, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA Current and future management of NAFLD
New Perspectives Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG President.	Ben Page, Ipsos MORI Public perceptions of their health service
Endoscopy Foundation Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Endoscopy section.	Dr Roland Valori, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 20 years of improving colonoscopy: Lessons learned and future directions
Dr Basil Morson Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Pathology section.	Professor Elizabeth Montgomery, Professor of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Adventures in Barrett Esophagus: An old fashioned pathologist’s perspective
Professor John Nicholls Lecture	An invited lecture by the BSG Colorectal section.	Trevor Graham, Barts Cancer Institute The clonal evolution of cancer and neoplasia in ulcerative colitis
Service Delivery Prize	Recognises the work carried out by BSG members that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement.	Dr Jane Chalmers, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre The Development of a New Diagnostic Pathway to Detect Chronic Liver Disease across Primary and Secondary Care
Nurse Prize	Recognises an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care.	Hayley Leyland, Nurse Specialist HPN & IF
Gut Award	Picks out the best basic science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Ruairi Lynch OTH-10: Best scoring abstract GUT award: Therapeutic Interleukin 4 modulates monocyte dynamics and accelerates repair following acute liver injury
Frontline Gastroenterology Award	Awarded to the highest scoring abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Emma Robinson OTH-11: Best scoring abstract – Frontline Gastroenterology award: Intelligent liver function testing (iLFT) in action
BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award	Honours the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation.	Dr Filip Baert OTH-12: Best scoring abstract – BMJ Open gastroenterology award: Efficacy and Safety of Vedolizumab Subcutaneous Formulation for Ulcerative Colitis: Results of the visible Trial
Nurse Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Nurse Section at the Annual Meeting.	Margaret Collins Appetite for improvement; 50% reduction in bloodstream infections in central venous catheter delivered parenteral nutrition
Liver Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Liver Section at the Annual Meeting.	Philip Dunne Use of early-TIPSS in patients with oesophageal variceal bleeding, a UK dual-centre randomised control trial
Small Bowel and Nutrition Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Small Bowel and Nutrition Section at the Annual Meeting.	Michael Fitzpatrick Dynamics, and gut-homing chemokine and integrin expression, of recipient-derived T cells infiltrating intestinal transplant mucosa
Neurogastroenterology and Motility Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Section at the Annual Meeting.	Gerum Gashaw Gebeyehu Fungal fumes in faeces – hidden culprit behind Parkinson’s disease? A faecal metabolomics study
Service Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the CSSC Section at the Annual Meeting.	Markus Gwiggner Impact of direct access IBD physician delivered sigmoidoscopy from acute IBD flare line call service
Education and Training Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Education and Training Section at the Annual Meeting.	Wisam Jafar Multiprofessional in situ simulation is an effective method of identifying latent patient safety threats
Colon and Anorectum Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Colon and Anorectum Section at the Annual Meeting.	Philip Jenkinson Analysis of UC colectomy rates in pre- and post- biologic era South-East Scotland
Pancreas Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Pancreas Section at the Annual Meeting.	Thomas Payne Can moderate alcohol consumption decrease pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) risk? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Oesophageal and Gastroduodenal Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Oesophageal and Gastroduodenal Section at the Annual Meeting.	Rebecca Smith Intermittent administration of PPI is not inferior to infusion following acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Endoscopy Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the Endoscopy Section at the Annual Meeting.	Martin Walls The B-ADENOMA Trial: A multicentre, randomised controlled trial of adenoma detection with Endocuff Vision
IBD Free Papers	Part of the Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards, showcases the best abstract for the IBD Section at the Annual Meeting.	Gareth-Rhys Jones A capture-recapture study of all-age IBD point prevalence in Scotland
Oesophageal Posters	Showcases the best of the Oesophageal Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	James Britton A comparative qualitative survey of patient experience in Barrett’s oesophagus
Gastroduodenal Posters	Showcases the best of the Gastroduodenal Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Luke Sullivan Helicobacter pylori resistance: a complex socioeconomic problem?
Service Posters	Showcases the best of the CSSC Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Akram Algieder FIT-Hb Pathway for Primary care in Herefordshire: The first 6 months
Liver Posters	Showcases the best of the Liver Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Maja Kopczynska Sepsis outcomes in patients with liver disease
Education and Training Posters	Showcases the best of the Education and Training Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Roisin Bevan Endoscopy training in Sierra Leone – successful remote supervision leading to a sustainable OGD service
Small Bowel and Nutrition Posters	Showcases the best of the Small Bowel and Nutrition Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Matt Davie Mapping the distribution of small bowel angioectasias
Pancreas and Neuroendocrine Posters	Showcases the best of the Pancreas and Neuroendocrine Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	John Leeds EUS Fork-Tip Biopsy versus EUS FNA in the Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Masses
Colon and Anorectum Posters	Showcases the best of the Colon and Anorectum Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Michelle Thornton qFIT is a valuable triage tool for symptomatic colorectal patients
Endoscopy Posters	Showcases the best of the Endoscopy Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Mohamed Hussein Outcomes of hemospray use in tumour related upper gastrointestinal bleeds: Outcomes from the hemospray registry
Neurogastroenterology Posters	Showcases the best of the Neurogastroenterology Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Christopher Black Efficacy of Pharmacological Therapies in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhoea: Network Meta-analysis
IBD Posters	Showcases the best of the IBD Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Shashank Ramakrishnan Colitis on CT – Does this mean Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Endoscopy Posters	Showcases the best of the Endoscopy Section’s abstracts presented as a poster displayed at the Annual Conference.	Pardeep Maheshwari EUS Tissue Sampling with Fork-Tip Biopsy Needle in the Diagnosis of Type 1 Autoimmune PancreatitisHarleen Johal Is flexible sigmoidoscopy in the setting of normal computer tomographic colonography necessary?

Historic BSG Prize Winners

Sir Arthur Hurst Lecture (1967 – Present)

Sir Frances Avery Jones Award (1976 – Present)

President’s Medal (2008 – Present)

Hopkins Prize for Endoscopy (1981 – Present)