Dr Cathy Smith, Dean of Research, Impact and Innovation, announced the winners of the 2022-2023 Images of Research competition at the in person day of the Annual Research Conference on 28th June.

Out of a collection of 20 fabulous research images from across the University of Northampton, Rosie Zielinski was chosen by guest judge, James A. Smith, technician demonstrator – performance in the department Culture, as the overall winner of this year’s Images of Research with her image entitled ‘The Surface Between’. The Runner Ups were Andrew Ballantyne and Anne Lama with their image entitled “There’s something fishy going on! Sustainable exploitation of waste skins from the fishing sector”. A public vote saw Jeffrey Ansong take home the People’s Choice award with his image titled “Working Through the Mess: Examining the Inefficiencies in Manual Inventory Management Systems”.

James A. Smith explained his choice of winning images from the 20 entries “Rosie Zielinski’s is an image of the highest quality, it’s simplicity of complex colours and textures and atmosphere are cleverly conveyed. The title of the work is a precise accompaniment to image and text, plus there’s a beauty in banality which we can all appreciate. The abstract opens with a question we have all considered, which ultimately resonates.”

James said of Andrew Ballantyne and Anne Lama’s runner up image “An Image that I have never seen before which is a kind of holy grail in photographic accomplishments and something that then makes me want to go on and read the facts behind it which are enlightening and hopeful for an [fashion] Industry that has a massive reputation for not being sustainable”.

IoR showcases research in a unique way – researchers produce an original image, which can be a photograph or artwork, and write a short, engaging summary describing how the image links to their research. This results in an exciting exhibition, showcasing UONs research diversity.

We would like to thank everyone who participated by sending us an image, and extend a massive congratulations to the winners!

All images and abstracts can be seen in the catalogue below.