The Featherstone Professorship is an honorary untenured position and recognises researchers with an established academic reputation, including those who currently hold or have previously held a professorship. The Featherstone Professorship can only be held once.

What applicants should demonstrate

• A track record of sustained excellence and leadership in research demonstrated through consistent high-quality outputs, long-term impact, and ongoing recognition over time
• Clear evidence of impact, influence, and contribution to the specialty
• How the Professorship will be of mutual benefit to the applicant and the Association

Areas of contribution

Applicants should outline their research achievements as well as involvement in one or more of the following, showing how their work advances both their academic aims and the Association’s mission:

• Safety
• Education
• Innovation
• International development
• Leadership
• Teaching

Appointment details

• Professorships are awarded for two years
• Holders will be invited to deliver an oration at an Association event
• Successful applicants receive a formal certificate and may use the title Featherstone Professor for the duration of the award

Eligibility: Awarded to practising anaesthetists, scientists, and clinicians. Nominees must be an Association member.
Nomination: By self-nomination from an Association member. Non-members may apply, but they will be required to join as a condition of acceptance ahead of receiving the professorship. Successful candidate must retain Association membership for the duration of their term

Download your application form here

The deadline for nominations is 23:59 on Wednesday 26 August 2026. Awards will be presented at the Winter Scientific Meeting in London in January 2027

2025 recipient Sarah Love-Jones

Recipients

• 2025: Matthew Wiles | Sarah Love-Jones
• 2023: Nicholas Levy | Fiona Kelly
• 2022: Kariem El-Boghdadly
• 2021: Brendan McGrath
• 2020: Nuala Lucas
• 2019: Rachel Collis | Matthew Wilson
• 2018: William Fawcett
• 2017: Richard Griffiths
• 2016: Cyprian Mendonca
• 2015: Andrew Bodenham
• 2014: Steve Yentis