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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.
First published on 21 Jan 2021
The President’s Medal award is decided by the BSG President each year and awarded during the main Plenary of the BSG Annual Meeting. Recipients will receive free registration for the day along with travel expenses if they are only attending […]
First published on 20 Jan 2021
The annual Arthur Hurst lecture award is granted at the president’s discretion and the winner is invited to give a keynote lecture at the BSG Annual Meeting. The winner will also receive a copy of the Arthur Hurst lectures book […]
First published on 20 Jan 2021
The Hopkins Endoscopy Prize is awarded at the annual meeting on the recommendation of the Endoscopy Committee. The prize is awarded for the best submission regarding a technical innovation in the field of endoscopy, a new method using existing endoscopic […]
First published on 18 Jan 2021
The annual Sir Francis Avery Jones BSG Research Award encourages research by gastroenterologists working in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The award consists of an engraved medal and a prize: full registration for the whole meeting and travel […]
First published on 06 Jan 2021
The Frontline Gastroenterology Award winner will receive £250 and the award will be presented at the BSG Annual Meeting. Abstracts will be published by the BMJ, in a supplement to Gut, along with all the other accepted abstracts. The top […]
First published on 06 Jan 2021
The BMJ Open Gastroenterology Award will honour the best clinical science abstract for oral presentation. Abstracts will be published by the BMJ, in a supplement to Gut, along with all the other accepted abstracts. The top 10 abstracts by score are […]
First published on 06 Jan 2021
The Gut Award picks out the best basic science abstract for oral presentation. The top 10 abstracts by score are sent to the Editor of Gut for their top 3 nominations ahead of the abstracts meeting. The winner will receive […]
First published on 20 Dec 2020
The Annual Meeting Free Papers Awards will showcase the best abstracts for each BSG Section at the BSG Annual Meeting, where the best abstracts for each category will be presented orally. Abstracts must conform to the abstract guidelines in order […]
First published on 20 Dec 2020
The Annual Meeting Abstract Poster Awards will showcase the best of the sections abstracts presented as a poster and displayed at the BSG Annual Meeting. This is your opportunity to share your latest research and findings with colleagues and peers. […]
First published on 05 Dec 2020
The Alistair McIntyre Prize for Improving Gastroenterology Training award is designed to support work that may improve gastroenterology training in the UK. The top 3 scoring applicants will be entered into the ‘Educational Dragon’s Den’, which will be held at the Trainees […]
First published on 05 Feb 2020
Have you or a colleague had a positive impact on patient care and deserve national recognition? Nominate now! Our nursing award aims to recognise an individual or team that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care. The winner will […]
First published on 05 Jan 2020
Now in its third year, this award recognises the work carried out by BSG members, as a team or as an individual, that has made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement. The winning submission will receive […]
First published on 05 Dec 2019
The BSG Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Clinical & Translational Science is designed to identify and promote talented trainee clinical scientists nationally in order to promote research and science in gastroenterology for the future. There is a single award of £1000. […]
First published on 05 Dec 2019
The Award The Trainees Out of Programme Experience Award is designed to help gastroenterology trainees in the UK access training opportunities that are not available as part of their local training rotations. There is a single award of £1000. Eligibility The award […]
First published on 05 Dec 2019
We have relaunched the Young Gastroenterologist of the Year – Emerging Leader as the Trainee Leadership and Management prize. This award is designed to identify and promote talented trainee leaders nationally in order to promote leadership in gastroenterology for the future. There is […]
The list below comprises previous winners from the last two 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. | 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 ExeterDr 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 |
| 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 | Recognises the work carried out by BSG members who have made a demonstrable impact on patient care by innovative service improvement. | Winner: Dr Shyam Menon Consultant Gastroenterologist The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Nurse-led Day-case Gastroenterology service in the Emergency DepartmentRunner up: 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 |
