The CIWEM West Midlands and East Midlands branches hold the annual Dr Jenkins Competition - looking for the best technical paper on any topic in the field of water and environmental management. The competition provides an opportunity for new and prospective members of CIWEM to present their technical papers.
Dr S H Jenkins was Chemist to the Upper Tame Main Drainage Authority and became a member of one of CIWEM’s predecessor intuitions in 1938, then a Fellow in 1944 and served as President in 1957. Throughout his career Dr Jenkins was active in his local branch and gave great encouragement to younger people in the water industry. He died in January 1983.
To commemorate and continue his support, this annual paper competition was established to provide a forum for young authors to promote their work and practice their presentation skills.
Are you new to the water or environmental management sector and want to showcase your work? Whether you’re working on new research or engineering practices on projects, the joint CIWEM East Midlands and West Midlands branches’ Dr Jenkins competition is your opportunity to gain valuable experience by publishing and presenting a paper. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
CIWEM Members are asked to seek out, encourage and sponsor potential authors.
The Dr Jenkins competition provides an opportunity for new and prospective members of CIWEM to present papers on any topic in the field of water and environmental management.
The competition is open to all, but preference will be given to those with limited experience in presenting or publishing papers.
How to take part in the competition
Candidates should notify Gen Yip at gen.yip@severntrent.co.uk of their interest in taking part in the competition as soon as possible and submit their abstracts by Friday 31 July 2026 at the latest.
The abstract of the paper should be a summary of the results of the work described, of up to 600 words, and tables and figures can be included. If the work has been done as part of a team, the contribution made by the candidate should be clearly given. More information about what should be included in your abstract is highlighted in the competition guidelines.
A panel will select the papers for presentation and will notify its decision by Monday 10 August 2026 to all those who have submitted abstracts.
The papers selected should be submitted to Gen Yip at gen.yip@severntrent.co.uk by Friday 04 September 2026 at the latest, they should be about 1,500 words, no longer than 2,000 words, and may contain graphs and diagrams.
Judging and Prize-giving
The presentations and written papers will be judged at an evening meeting of CIWEM at the Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, 16th Floor, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG on Wednesday 23 September 2026 and the prizes presented. Please note that judging will take account of the content and quality of both the written papers and the presentations.
Please view the guidelines for full details of how to participate in the competition.
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