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iO Awards 2026
Research in Practice

Closing date and time: Sunday, 4 October at 11:59pm.
About the award

This award recognises an individual or team whose research has made a meaningful contribution to osteopathic practice, patient care, education or the profession's evidence base.

Before completing this form: We recommend that you read the award criteria, eligibility rules and nomination guidance: Awards Guidance Notes and Rules.

Alternative ways to make a nomination
To answer the main nomination questions by audio or video or to request a paper or large-print version, or help completing your nomination, contact events@iOsteopathy.org.

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1.Eligibility
The nomination must concern:
• a UK-based individual, lead organisation or team undertaking research, service evaluation, quality improvement or knowledge-translation activity;
• work whose principal relevance or impact concerns UK osteopathic practice, patient care, education or the evidence base; and
• a demonstrable contribution to osteopathy. The nominee or lead need not be an osteopath and there is no iO membership requirement.(Required.)
2.What work are you nominating?
Select one:(Required.)
3.Your details
4.Nominated work and recipient
5.Tell us about the work and its context

Briefly describe the question or purpose, the type and stage of the work, the setting, the people or organisations involved, and its relevance to UK osteopathy. Include any relevant opportunities, constraints or resources.

Your answer Maximum 250 words or approximately 2 minutes of audio/video.
6.What was the work, and why was it rigorous and relevant?

Describe the research, service evaluation, quality improvement or knowledge-translation activity and the quality of the approach used.

Explain:

• the question, purpose or problem addressed and why it was relevant;

• the design, methods or approach and why these were appropriate;

• the ethical, governance or service-evaluation arrangements that applied;

• how quality and transparency were maintained, including any important limitations; and

• what was original or how existing knowledge was applied in a valuable way.

Use specific information and relevant dates. Identify the supporting document or documents in section 9 that substantiate the purpose, methods, governance, findings and the contribution of the nominated individual or team.

Your answer Maximum 600 words or approximately 5 minutes of audio/video.
7.What knowledge or learning has the work produced, and what difference has it made?

Explain the findings or learning, how they have been shared or used, and why they matter.

Include:

• the principal findings, outputs or learning;

• how and where the work was disseminated;

• evidence of application, uptake, influence or emerging impact;

• who benefited or may benefit and why the contribution is significant at this stage of the work; and

• how the claimed difference connects to the findings or outputs rather than unsupported potential.

Give the relevant findings and identify the supporting document or documents in section 9 where the outputs, dissemination and any application, uptake or influence can be verified. Impact will be considered proportionately to the maturity of the work.

Your answer Maximum 600 words or approximately 5 minutes of audio/video.
8.How has the work strengthened evidence-informed practice or research capacity more widely?

Describe the contribution beyond the immediate research question, project or team.

Relevant examples may include:

• strengthening research capacity or evidence-informed practice;

• collaboration between practice and academia;

• education, service development or implementation;

• making research more accessible to practitioners, patients or the public; or

• another contribution to osteopathy or its evidence base.

Give specific examples, explain the wider value created and identify the supporting document or documents in section 9 that substantiate the contribution and its effect.

Your answer Maximum 300 words or approximately 3 minutes of audio/video.
9.Supporting evidence 1(Required.)
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10.Supporting evidence 2
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11.Supporting evidence 3
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Important: Do not include identifiable patient information in any supporting document. Only supporting evidence in any format should be submitted through the file uploads above. To submit your full nomination by audio or video, please email events@iOsteopathy.org.
12.Confirm and submit
Complete each confirmation:(Required.)
13.Name of person making these confirmations(Required.)
14.Date of submission(Required.)
Enter:
Final check: Make sure the eligibility confirmation is complete, all required contact details are present, each main question is answered, at least one supporting document is supplied, and all supporting documents are anonymised and clearly named.