2023 Award Submission

CRITERIA Nominations for this award will be assessed against demonstrated influence upon two or more of: DC audiences; The local, national and/or international community; and/or Centre stakeholders AND Evidence of impact upon DC’s public profile (e.g. media coverage).

CRITERIA Nominations for this award will be assessed against evidence work that maximises one or more of: supporting node(s), individuals and events; efficiency and effectiveness of Centre research; impact of outcomes; communication of results; and engagement with stakeholders including the ARC.

CRITERIA Nominations for this award will be assessed against against evidence for two or more of: commitment to establishing, adapting, and/or developing research methods and/or resources focused on improving digital childhoods; innovatively applying research methods and/or resources that improving digital childhoods, working with children, families, and communities; sustained engagement in innovative research with children and families wherein their voices, perspectives, and experiences are meaningfully amplified and honoured.

CRITERIA Nominations for this award will be assessed against evidence for demonstrable change in policy or practice; engagement to achieve change, such as (but not limited to) changes in institutional policy, practices, processes; or commitment to continued exchange and collaboration between the centre and the stakeholders.

CRITERIA The ECR will have shown remarkable contribution to the centre within the past 12 months. Remarkable contribution will be assessed in one or more of the following areas: publication (academic or non-academic); participation in a project with the broader centre; service (to centre or to the community); leadership (excellence across at least two academic areas: research, teaching, and service).

CRITERIA Recognising ECR-led culture and capacity building via initiatives that support and develop emerging researchers within the Centre, helping create a nurturing research environment.

CRITERIA Engagement must involve at least one of the following: students (within own and other institutions); community activity (both within the DC community and beyond); global partners (meaningful connections with international DC collaborators); industry (public, private, or government related).

CRITERIA Nominations will be assessed against (i): communication around, raising awareness of, and/or contributing to, current debates around digital childhoods, engaging stakeholders within and/or beyond the research community, drawing on their own and/or centre-based research OR (ii): The HDR researcher must have applied innovative design and practice to improve digital childhoods at the institutional or community level.