Medals and awards
The Royal Society’s prestigious medals and awards programme recognises and celebrates outstanding contributions to science from individuals and teams.
Royal Medals
These medals are awarded for the most important contributions in the physical, biological and…
Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture
This award is made for excellence in communicating science to UK audiences.
Royal Society David Attenborough Award and Lecture
This medal is given to an individual for outstanding and sustained public engagement with…
Rumford Medal
This medal is awarded for important discoveries in the field of thermal or optical properties of…
Hughes Medal
This medal is awarded to an outstanding researcher in the field of energy
Milner Award and Lecture
This award is made for outstanding achievement in computer science by a European researcher.
Sylvester Medal
This medal is awarded for mathematical research.
Royal Society Rising Star Africa Prize
Rising Star Africa Prize: to recognise early-career research scientists based in Africa who are…
Royal Society Athena Prize
The Royal Society Athena Prize is awarded biennially to teams, working in UK academic and research…
Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
This award is made to support the promotion of women in science, technology, engineering and…
Gabor Medal
This medal is awarded for interdisciplinary work between the life sciences with other…
Copley Medal
This medal is awarded for outstanding achievements in the physical sciences in odd years and the…
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