Agrita Kiopa, a recent doctoral graduate of the School of Public Policy, received the Best Pre-Doc Paper award at the Early Career Researcher Conference (ECRC) held in Madrid from April 8-9, 2013.

Kiopa's paper was titled "Personal publication productivity: Scientists, their friends, and other collaborators." She completed her doctorate this spring and works as a research assistant at the University of Liverpool.

The theme of the conference was "Science dynamics and research systems:The role of research in meeting societal challenges." ECRC aims to facilitate the dialogue and interactions between outstanding early career researchers and established academics on scientific issues related to research policy and innovation.