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| Armourers and Brasiers’ Company Prize | 1984 | Awarded biennially "for excellence in materials science and technology" the Armourers and Brasiers’ Company Prize is sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers and is accompanied by a £2000 gift. | Jenny Nelson 2012 |
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| GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture | 1976 | Awarded biennially "for original contributions to medical and veterinary sciences published within ten years from the date of the award" the GlaxoSmithKline Prize and Lecture is both an award and a lecture, and is accompanied by a £2500 gift. The award was initially sponsored by the Wellcome Trust in 1986 but in 2002 was renamed the GlaxoSmithKline Prize. | Adrian Peter Bird 2012 |
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| Kohn Award | 2005 | Awarded annually "for excellence in engaging the public with science" the Kohn Award is one of the newest awards of the Royal Society having first been given in 2005, and is accompanied by a £2500 prize | Suzannah Lishman 2012 |
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| Michael Faraday Prize | 1986 | Awarded annually "for excellence in communicating science to UK audiences" the winner of the Michael Faraday Prize is expected to give a lecture, where he or she will be presented with the £2500 gift that accompanies the prize. | Brian Cox 2012 |
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| Mullard Award | 1967 | Awarded "to an individual who has an outstanding academic record in any area of natural science, engineering or technology and whose work is currently making or has the potential to make a contribution to national prosperity in the United Kingdom" the Mullard Award is aimed at scientists and engineers in the early stages of their career and is accompanied by a £2000 gift. | Shankar Balasupramanian 2009 |
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| Royal Society Pfizer Award | 2006 | Awarded annually to "a research scientist, at an early stage of their research career, who is making an innovative contribution to the biological sciences, including basic medical science, which contributes significantly to capacity building in Africa" the Pfizer Award is accompanied by a £60,000 research grant and a £5000 gift. | Samuel Kariuki 2012 |
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| Royal Society Prizes for Science Books | 1988 | Currently known as the Winton Prizes, they are awarded annually to the two books judged to be the previous year's best general science writing for a non-specialist reader and the best science writing for children. The winners receive £10,000. | Gavin Pretor-Pinney 2011 |
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| Rosalind Franklin Award | 2003 | Awarded annually "for an outstanding contribution to any area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)" the Rosalind Franklin Award is accompanied by a £30,000 research grant and is awarded exclusively to women. | Polly Arnold 2012 |
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| Milner Award | 2012 | The Royal Society Milner Award, supported by Microsoft Research, is given annually for outstanding achievement in computer science by a European researcher. It replaces the Royal Society and Académie des sciences Microsoft Award and is named in honour of Professor Robin Milner FRS (1934-2010), a pioneer in computer science. | Gordon Plotkin 2012 |
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