Prizes & Medals

We recognise excellence through awarding a number of prizes and medals, the highest of which is our Royal Medal.

Royal Medals are awarded for distinction and international repute in any of the following categories: Life Sciences; Physical, Engineering and...

This award meets with the Society’s strategic objective of increasing public understanding of science and the arts and humanities. The...

The James Clerk Maxwell Medal is awarded jointly by the RSE and the IEEE for groundbreaking contributions that have had...

This award meets with the Society’s strategic objective of increasing public understanding of science and the arts and humanities. The...

Through encouraging those who engage the public with research, the RSE is supporting the ‎advancement of public discussion on significant...