The event was held at Mvubu Lodge on Thursday 26 August 2010 and provided a combination of serious awards for excellent achievement, and not so serious awards for the most green-friendly unit. NCNSM scooped two of the excellence awards: one for Prof Suprakas Sinha Ray for the Research Excellence Award for Established Researchers, and one for Mr David Motaung for the Studentship Award for Doctoral students. We are very proud of winners and everyone in MSM who contributed to the event.