Nominations

Premier Awards

• Copley Medal
  For outstanding achievements in the biological sciences.
• Royal Medal
  For the most important contributions in the physical, biological and applied sciences.
• Bakerian Lecture
  The premier lecture in the physical sciences.
• Croonian Lecture
  The premier lecture in the biological sciences.

Biological sciences

• Darwin Medal
  For work of acknowledged distinction in evolution, population biology, organismal biology and biological diversity.
• Ferrier Lecture
  Given on a subject relating to the structure and function of the nervous system.
• Francis Crick Lecture
  Given on a subject in the field of biology.
• Royal Society GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture
  For original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences.

Physical sciences

• Davy Medal
  For important discoveries in chemistry.
• Royal Society Armourers & Brasiers’ Company Prize
  For excellence in materials science and technology.
• Rumford Medal
  For important discoveries in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter.
• Sylvester Medal
  For mathematical research.
• Royal Society Milner Award
  For outstanding achievement in computer science.

Interdisciplinary sciences

• Kavli Medal and Lecture
  Given on a subject relating to the environment or energy.

Science communication

• Michael Faraday Prize
  For excellence in communicating science to UK audiences
• Royal Society Kohn Award
  For excellence in engaging the public with science.

Promoting women in science

• Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
  To support the promotion of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Philosophy, history and social function of science

• Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Lecture
  Given on a subject relating to the social function of science, the philosophy of science or the history of science.

Science in Africa

• Royal Society Pfizer Award
  For scientists working in the biological sciences to promote capacity-building in Africa.

Science and mathematics education

• Kavli Education Medal
  For an individual who has made a significant impact on science or mathematics education within the UK.

Medals, awards and prize lectures may not be made to any of the following at the time when Council decides who shall be the recipient:

• Members of the Council of the Royal Society.
• Any person on the selection committee of the relevant award at the time when the Committee makes its recommendations to Council.
• Other exclusions for specific awards, are listed on their web page.

For further information about nominations please email awards@royalsociety.org