Meet the judges
Each year entries for the Research in Film Awards are judged by a prestigious panel of academics, film industry experts and sector leaders. Meet the 2020 panel below!
Best Research Film of the Year
- Alice Roberts
Professor of Public Engagement in Science, University of Birmingham, TV presenter and author - Hetan Shah
Chief Executive of the British Academy, Visiting Professor at King's College London and Deputy Chair of the Ada Lovelace Institute - Paul Moore
Director of Creative Industries Future Screens NI, Ulster University
Best Doctoral or Early Career Film of the Year
- Victoria Mapplebeck, Royal Holloway
Professor in Digital Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, BAFTA award winning director, artist and writer - Ayesha Taylor-Camara
AHRC-funded ‘TV PhD’ candidate, University of Nottingham - Shawn Sobers
Associate Professor of Lens Media, University of West England
Best Climate Emergency Film
- Craig Bennett
Chief Executive, The Wildlife Trusts and former Director of Friends of the Earth - Rebecca Speight
Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Majed Akhter
Lecturer in Environment & Society, King's College London and AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker
Best Animated Film
- Steve Harding-Hill
Creative Director, Aardman Animation - Campbell Glennie
Managing Director, Edinburgh TV Festival and The TV Foundation - Paul Manners
Associate Professor and Director of Policy, National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement
Inspiration Award
- Doris Ruth Eikhof
Professor of Cultural Economy & Policy, University of Glasgow - Sarah Churchwell
Professor of American Literature and Public Understanding of the Humanities, University of London and Director of the Being Human Festival - Lucy Vernall
Project Director, Academic Ideas Lab and former TV producer