European Communications Awards

To recognise and celebrate those who make a substantial contribution to the advancement of our profession and its place in society, the EACD annually bestows awards to those that represent the best that communications professionals offer to the world.

At the EACD Summit on 12 June 2025, two awards will be presented – the EACD Communications Excellence Award (introduced in 2024), and the EACD Communications Leadership Award (a new award in 2025).

The Communications Excellence Award will be presented to an organization and their communications team that demonstrates excellence and best practice in communications, operates and communicates across Europe (or internationally) and has broken barriers or built bridges through effective communications, contributing to broader the society.

The Communications Leadership Award will be presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to, or impact on, the communications profession and who demonstrates outstanding leadership – pioneering innovation or lifetime achievement in our field.

Nominations for these two awards are invited from a group of senior EACD members, with judging by the EACD Board to determine the winners.

At the EACD Summit on 27 May 2024, the Communications Excellence Award was presented to CERN and its Education, Communications and Outreach team. Ana Godinho, CERN’s Head of Education, Communications and Outreach was presented with the award by EACD Board members Susan Kelly and Andrew Hillier at a special ceremony at the EACD 2024 Annual Summit in Brussels.

“I am proud to accept this very special award which I know will mean so much to the CERN Communications community. I represent all my colleagues, including the many CERN physicists and engineers we work with every day. Recognition of communication what the organisation achieves at the cutting edge of science is in itself rewarding, and particularly so for my team when it comes from peers in an organisation as respected as the EACD,” said Ana Godinho.