SRF PhD Student Prize

The SRF PhD Student Prize for 2026

Sydney Cohen, Université de Montréal

For the presentation: 

“Telomeric alterations induced by sperm cryopreservation in male cancer patients: challenges in onco-fertility”

SRF PhD Highly Commended Runner-Up:

Belinda Balandya, University of Leeds

For the presentation:

“Effect of follicle size and steroid exposure on the developmental competence of sheep oocytes grown from preantral follices to maturity in vitro”

Eligibility:

To be considered for the award, student members must submit an abstract to be presented at Fertility.

All presenting authors must be enrolled for a Postgraduate degree (MSc, MPhil, MRes or PhD).

Previous winners of this award are not eligible to enter for this award again.

Submitted abstracts are reviewed by an independent panel and will be short listed for oral presentation at the SRF Student Prize Session at the meeting. The prize is awarded based on a combination of criteria which include content, presentation, delivery and discussion of the work.

To be considered for the SRF Student Prize, qualifying student members tick the relevant box when submitting their abstract for Fertility.

Prize:

• Announced at Fertility – best oral presentation at Fertility
• Prize is £250
• Certificate
• 1 year free membership

Previous Winners

2025 Isabel Paterson, University of Manchester, UK

2024 Nathan J Parks, University of Central Lancashire, UK

2023 Ms Cindy XW Zhang, University of Cambridge, UK

2022 Meaghan Griffiths, Monash University (joint winner)

Atalie Scrivener, University of Manchester (joint winner)

2021 Kathleen Duffin, University of Edinburgh (joint winner)

Kirsten Wilson,  University of Edinburgh  (joint winner)

2020 Haidee Tinning, University of Leeds

2019 Teresa Vilanova, Oxford University

2018 Charlotte Willis, University of Manchester

2017 Not awarded

2016 Katarzyna Siemienowicz, University of Edinburgh

2015 Sevasti Giakoumelou, University of Edinburgh