Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition

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The Women of Outstanding Achievement Photographic Exhibition was an annual event organised by the UKRC between 2006 and 2012, when it was subsumed into the WISE Campaign awards. [1] It comprised creative photographs of outstanding women within science, engineering and technology (SET). Between four and seven women were chosen each year to be photographed by Robert Taylor. [1] Nominations occurred in the Autumn of each year and the recipients were announced at a ceremony in March of the following year.

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Many of the portraits are on permanent loan to institutions such as the University of Oxford and The Royal Society;those of Joanna Kennedy, Julia King and Wendy Hall were hung in the Royal Academy of Engineering. [2] The portrait of Nancy Rothwell was purchased by the National Portrait Gallery. [3]

Award Recipients

Recipients were (with job titles at the time): [1]

2012

2011

2010 [4]

2009 [10]

2008 [18]

2007 [19]

2006 [20]

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