Royal Society Kohn Award for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science
http://royalsociety.org/kohnaward

You may nominate yourself or a colleague for this prestigious award worth
£10,000 to reward UK-practising scientists or science communicators who
engage in science in society activity, including the social and ethical
aspects of science.

Awarded by the Royal Society with the generous support of the Kohn
Foundation, the award is for people whose engagement activities are high
quality and have current or potential impact; it targets those who are five
to twenty years into their career. Preference will be given to engagement
that takes the form of dialogue or consultation, where the views and
opinions of the audience are respected and reflected upon. The winner will
receive a silver gilt medal, a gift of £2500 and a grant of £7500 for
further engagement activities.

Full details of the Award, including eligibility requirements and how to
nominate can be accessed at http://royalsociety.org/kohnaward


The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize
http://royalsociety.org/faraday

You may nominate a colleague for the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize,
the UK's premier award for science communication. The award was established
by the Royal Society in 1986 and is given annually to the scientist or
engineer whose expertise in communicating scientific ideas in lay terms is
exemplary. Nominators must show that the nominee has a long-standing record
of high quality science communication activities with lay (public)
audiences. Normally, preference will be given to a practising scientist or
engineer, but other individuals whose primary expertise is in writing,
broadcasting or other relevant forms of communication may also be
considered.

The Prize consists of a silver gilt medal and a gift of £2500, which are
presented by the President of the Royal Society on the occasion of the
annual Michael Faraday Prize lecture, which the recipient of the Prize is
required to give in early 2009.

Full details of the Award, including eligibility requirements and how to
nominate can be accessed at http://royalsociety.org/faraday



The Society presents a number of other medals and awards, including the
Royal Society Rosalind Franklin award (which seeks to encourage the
promotion of women in science, engineering and technology). Nominations are
accepted for all our awards until 25 February 2008. For further information,
visit http://royalsociety.org/awards