WACE Research Award

The WACE Research Award is in recognition of outstanding and significant contributions to cooperative and Work-Integrated Education (CWIE).  

The recipient will have:  

• Achieved significant and sustained research outputs that are internationally recognised  
• Made significant and sustained contribution to the CWIE research environment  
• Contributed to enabling other researchers to undertake research  

WACE 2024 Awards Recipients

WACE is delighted to announce the recipients of our WACE 2024 Awards were granted at the WACE International Research Symposium (IRS) in Trollhättan, Sweden in June 2024. Congratulations to our recipients and thank you to all those who submitted nominations. 

WACE RESEARCH AWARD:

Recipient: Karsten Zegwaard

Associate Professor, University of Waikato, School of Science Teaching and Research; Director of Work-Integrated Learning Research, University of Waikato, Work Integrated Learning

GRADUATE STUDENT AND EMERGING RESEARCHER BEST POSTER AWARDS:

Recipient: Kristin Anne Bracewell

Title: Creating Sustainable and Inclusive Work Placements in PhD Education

The Best Paper Award was also announced, more information on the 2024 recipient can be found here.