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A dozen exceptional initiatives have been honoured for their outstanding contributions across all levels of the education sector and spanning the globe.

Nine Excellence in Education Prizes have been presented to teams and individuals, while two teams were recognised with Horizon Prizes for Education. The awarding of our Nyholm Prize completed the celebration. A full list of the winners is available to read below.

Our award winners鈥� contributions to chemistry range from inspiring awe and amazement in primary schoolchildren and developing resources used by tens of thousands of underrepresented students right up to the decolonisation of the curriculum and using virtual labs to train future generations.

2025 Education Prize winners

Early Career Prize for Excellence in Primary Education:
Joanne Davies (The Willows Primary School)

Early Career Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education:
Conor Eivers (Sacred Heart Secondary School, Drogheda)

Early Career Prize for Excellence in Higher Education:
Dr Benjamin E. Arenas (The University of Edinburgh)

Excellence in Primary Education Prize:
Liam Johnson (Inmans Primary School / Humber STEM Event)

Excellence in Secondary and Further Education Prize:
Matthew Gundry (Grey Court School)

Excellence in Higher Education Prize:
Kevin Morgan (Queen鈥檚 University Belfast)

Team Prize for Excellence in Primary Education:
The 鈥楧id you know鈥� team

Team Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education:
STEMunity

Team Prize for Excellence in Higher Education:
Virtual Labs Team

Nyholm Prize for Education:
Vicente Talanquer (The University of Arizona)

Horizon Prize for Education:
The Green Chemistry Commitment (Beyond Benign Incorporated)

Horizon Prize for Education:
University of York 鈥淒ecolonising the Chemistry Curriculum鈥� Group

Each of our Education Prizes is aimed at a distinct set of chemistry educators whose dedication, brilliance and expertise is making an impact to the future of science. This is an opportunity to learn about and celebrate the amazing progress that is being made by our community in tackling global challenges and innovating for a better future for all of us.

Our Excellence in Education Prizes celebrate inspirational, innovative, and dedicated people working in primary, secondary, further education and higher education 鈥� including teachers, technicians and more, as well as including specific prizes for teams and for those in the early stages of their career.

I was so shocked to receive this prize! I rarely recognise my own strengths, and it often takes others to highlight my knowledge and expertise. It鈥檚 moments like these that really put things into perspective for me. My colleagues have been a crucial part of my journey; without their enthusiasm for science and their willingness to embrace new ideas and innovations, I certainly wouldn鈥檛 have attained the success I have.

Joanne Davies (2025 Early Career Prize for Excellence in Primary Education winner)

Open to international entries this year, the Nyholm Prize for Education recognises inspirational, innovative and dedicated individuals or teams making a substantial and sustained impact within education. The prize recognises a wide range of skills 鈥� from curriculum design to effective teaching, and from personal development to working culture.

The Horizon Prizes for Education highlight recent initiatives that are set to make a real impact within the field of education. These could include teaching programmes or techniques, research breakthroughs, innovative technologies and more.

Winning this prize means the world to us because it recognises the young people who are at the heart of everything we do. Every resource we create, every event we run, every partnership we build, it鈥檚 all driven by the belief that every child deserves to feel seen, valued and inspired in STEM. This award is a celebration of their potential, their creativity, and the power of community to break down barriers and build something better.

STEMunity Co-Founder Laura Watford (2025 Team Prize for Excellence in Secondary and Further Education winner)

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