- 20th December 2012: Professor Peter Hopkins awarded £452,062 AHRC grant
- 19th December 2012: Professor of Sociology Diane Richardson is awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship
- 19th December 2012: Dr Alex Hughes awarded ESRC grant
- 12th December 2012: British Team including Dr Neil Ross look for life in Antarctica
- 30th November 2012: Professor John Goddard has been awarded the Lord Dearing lifetime achievement award
