Awarded to

• Associate Professor Theo Papadopoulos (Faculty of Business and Law)

Associate Professor Theo Papadopoulos’ research has made an important contribution within the music industry. Theo’s research on music copyright is recognised both nationally and internationally.

Awarded to

• Dr Charles Mphande (Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development)

Dr Charles Mphande’s PhD research has made an important contribution in the field of discourse analysis and development communication that provided a depth of insight into the development issues of Malawi.

Awarded to

• Dr Ewa Sztendur (Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science)

Ewa Sztendur’s PhD research has made an important contribution to the theory and practice of Response Surface Methodology. Ewa has published a number of papers in influential international research journals.

Awarded to

• Associate Professor Helen Borland (Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development)

Associate Professor Helen Borland has made a notable contribution to the development of postgraduate research students at VU. Helen has supervised students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.