Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Social Research Institute) is one of six researchers shortlisted for the 2025 John Maddox Prize. Professor Sullivan, Professor of Sociology and Head of Research at the UCL Social Research Institute, has been shortlisted for the 2025 Nature Awards for Standing Up For Science; the John Maddox Prize. The Maddox prize is an internationally recognised award celebrating researchers who have stood up for science and evidence-based policy in the face of adversity.