Goda Perlaviciute finalist Ben Feringa Impact Award 2024

Prof. Goda Perlaviciute has advanced to the finals of the Ben Feringa Impact Award 2024. She has been nominated in the 'Researchers' category for her research 'Public Participation and the Willingness of People to Contribute to the Energy Transition'. Perlaviciute is associate professor of Public Acceptance of Sustainable Transitions at the Faculty of Behavioural & Social Sciences.

On Tuesday, 21 May 2024, the annual Ben Feringa Impact Award will be presented. With this award, the RUG gives an impulse to the recognition and appreciation of impact-driven research. Ben Feringa himself will also present the award this year to the winning researchers and students. This edition of the ceremony also serves as the kickoff of a wonderful RUG-lustrum week.

The award

The award will be presented in two categories: researchers and students. For each category, one award winner or award-winning team will be declared during the ceremony. The winning project in the student category will receive a prize of €2500 to spend freely. This amount is financed by the Ubbo Emmius Fund. The winning project in the researchers category will receive a prize of € 5000 to be spent on further knowledge utilization.

Read the news article with all finalists.