The Geoffrey Harris Award is the highest accolade of the European Society of Endocrinology and recognises researchers across all areas of endocrinology, celebrating outstanding contributions that have advanced knowledge, innovation, and impact in the field.
The winner receives the Geoffrey Harris commemorative medal and a monetary award as well as complimentary registration, accommodation and travel expenses to attend the European Congress of Endocrinology 2027 in Basel, Switzerland. The award will be presented at the Congress where the recipient will give one of the plenary lectures on the relevant research and write a review paper to be published in the European Journal of Endocrinology. In addition they will be asked to give two other lectures at future ESE scientific meetings.
2026 Winner
We are pleased to announce that the 2026 Geoffrey Harris Award winner is Martin Reincke from Germany. His award will be presented at ECE 2026 in the wonderful city of Prague, and the title of his lecture is 'Endocrine Hypertension: New Ways of Personalized Medicine'.
Nominations for the 2027 Award are now open
Nominations close Friday 27 March 2026
Nominations for the award are invited from individuals or groups who are members of ESE. Self-nominations are encouraged and will be accepted if supported by two ESE members. The nominee must be a member of ESE.
Multiple nominations for the same person for the same award will not be accepted. If multiple nominations for the same nominee are received, the nominators will be contacted so that they have the opportunity to combine into one nomination submission. Letters of nominations can be co-signed by multiple supporters.
Members of the ESE Executive Committee and the ECE Programme Organising Committee are not eligible for one year after their term of office ends. ESE Committee Chairs and Focus Area Leads are not eligible whilst in office. Members of the ESE Major Awards Selection Panel are not eligible whilst in office.
Requirements of the nomination form include:
- A nomination statement, including the merits of the nominee and the reasoning for the nomination (up to 500 words).
- The names and contact details for two supporting current ESE members (if a self-nomination). Members must be in good standing.
- Research outputs - list of up to 10 significant outputs with corresponding PubMed link (URL) DOI link.
- Indicators of Professional Distinction - please list evidence of professional distinction and recognition, including competitive awards and prizes, major grants and fellowships, and leadership roles.
- Contributions to the broader research community - please list activities including training of other researchers, mentorship, involvement in collaborative activities/consortia, guideline and consensus panels, peer review (grants and papers), editorial service, conference organisation, patient and public involvement and engagement, and contributions to furthering equitable access to opportunities for all, i.e. equality, diversity and inclusion activities.
- Tentative title of the plenary lecture.
The ESE Major Awards Selection Panel will review and score the applications/nominations received against the agreed evaluation criteria. Following the outcome of the scoring, a selection meeting will take place to discuss a shortlist during which each panel member will vote confidentially for the winner.
Please contact the ESE Office for further information.
