Michael Roberts Award

The Michael Roberts Excellence in Physiology Education Award is an award bestowed periodically by the Australian Physiological Society in memory of Michael Roberts, who was a lifelong passionate and dedicated advocate of physiology teaching and education.

The award is intended to recognise AuPS members who have demonstrated a sustained performance of excellence in the delivery of physiology education at the tertiary level, and make a contribution to the teaching activities of AuPS.

See past winners of the Michael Roberts Award

The Prize

The recipient of this award will be presented with a medal and a cash award, at the conference dinner in the year of the award, and will be invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the Educational Symposium in the following year's AuPS conference.

Eligibility

The award is open to current ordinary financial members of the Australian Physiological Society who are actively engaged in physiology education (note: provisional members* are not eligible to apply).

Application

Applications should include:

A single page argued case for their nomination.
Evidence of achievement and impact, which could include any of the following: letters of support from colleagues familiar with the teaching environment, detail of sustained high level teaching evaluation, student recognition, awards, success in obtaining substantial educational research funding and publications.

Applications containing a brief Curriculum Vitae and evidence of achievement should be a maximum of three pages, plus a single page argument for their nomination.

Judging

In considering nominations, the judges will take into account the nominee's contributions to scientific meetings of the Society.

Apply

Applications close: 5 pm (AEST) 12 September 2025

Email applications to the AuPS National Secretary

* Provisional membership. Applicants who apply for AuPS membership and pay their subscription fees have the status of provisional member until their application is ratified by a vote of the Society members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November/December each year. In practical terms, this means anyone who applies for AuPS membership after the 2024 AGM won't be eligible for AuPS grants and awards until 2026. If you would like to be eligible for next year's awards you will need to apply for membership before the AGM this year.

AuPS funds must not, under any conditions, be allocated to overheads.

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