The team at the Quadram Institute on the Norwich Research Park has been shortlisted in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards 2026. The awards final takes place in a ceremony in London on 1 July.

The Quadram Institute team is shortlisted for:

• In-house Team of the Year – Not for Profit/Public/Charity Sector
• Best STEM Campaign

Head of External Relations Andrew Stronach said: “I’m very proud of everything the team at the Quadram Institute has achieved over the past year. We’re delighted to be shortlisted and to be judged against the best of our peers nationally.”

The STEM campaign – Britain’s Got Science Talent – involved a campaign to increase UK recruitment to the Medical Research Council-funded Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics Doctoral Training Partnership and delivered a 92% increase in UK applicants.

The communications and engagement team at the Quadram Institute is: Andrew Chapple, Ruby O’Grady, Clemence Blanchard and Andrew Stronach.

• We’re currently looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Manager to join our communications team.