Do you know of or work with a promising early career scientists? Nominations are currently being accepted for Award Lectures at the British Science Festival! The deadline is 9 am Monday 6 March 2017
Previous Award Lecturers include Brian Cox, Richard Wiseman and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Awards are available in seven different areas:
- Margaret Mead – social sciences
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel, supported by Siemens – engineering, technology and industry
- Charles Lyell – environmental sciences
- Charles Darwin – agricultural, biological and medical sciences
- Rosalind Franklin, supported by Siemens – physical sciences and mathematics
- Daphne Oram – digital innovation
- Jacob Bronowski – science and the arts
To propose a nomination, fill out this form











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