List of Recipients
| Year | Name | Citation / Lecture Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Taylor, CharlesCharles Taylor | "for his outstanding presentations of physics and applications of physics, aimed at audiences from six-year-old primary school children to adults" | |
| 1987 | Medawar, PeterPeter Medawar | "for the contribution his books had made in presenting to the public, and to scientists themselves, the intellectual nature and the essential humanity of pursuing science at the highest level and the part it played in our modern culture" | |
| 1988 | Zeeman, Erik ChristopherErik Christopher Zeeman | "for the contributions he has made to the popularization of mathematics" | |
| 1989 | Blakemore, ColinColin Blakemore | "for his written, broadcast and public presentations on the science of the brain, which are superbly crafted for lay and expert audiences alike" | |
| 1990 | Dawkins, RichardRichard Dawkins | "for his written, broadcast and public presentations which are accessible, imaginative and enjoyed by large audiences" | |
| 1991 | Porter, GeorgeGeorge Porter | "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to improving the public understanding of science through his many public lectures and broadcasts, his directorship of the Royal Institution and presidencies of the Royal Society and British Association and his seminal role in the establishment and leadership of COPUS" | |
| 1992 | Gregory, RichardRichard Gregory | "for his many popular books and papers, his countless public lectures and television and radio appearances, and his creation of the Exploratory Hands-on Science Centre in Bristol" | |
| 1993 | Fells, IanIan Fells | "for his many written articles for the national press and popular science journals, his public lectures on many platforms often tailored for school children, and his major contribution in broadcasting where he has had an input to over 350 radio and television programmes" | |
| 1994 | Bodmer, WalterWalter Bodmer | "for his outstanding achievement in raising the public understanding of science and technology as an issue of the highest importance to individual scientists and engineers and to many bodies that represent them" | |
| 1995 | Stewart, IanIan Stewart | "for his work in communicating mathematical ideas to the widest possible range of audiences through his many thought-provoking books and magazine articles, his radio and television presentations, and his energetic public lectures in schools and industry on a variety of mathematical and quasi-mathematical topics" | |
| 1996 | Jones, SteveSteve Jones | "for his numerous, wide ranging contributions to the public understanding of science in areas such as human evolution and variation, race, sex, inherited disease and genetic manipulation through his many broadcasts on radio and television, his lectures, popular science books, and his regular science column in The Daily Telegraph and contributions to other newspaper media" | |
| 1997 | Phillips, DavidDavid Phillips | "for his outstanding talents in the communication of scientific principles, methods and applications to young audiences through his many demonstration lectures with wit, clarity and enthusiasm on a wide variety of topics from basic science to modern laser research and for his major role in various collaborative ventures for young people with the Royal Institution, the British Association and CREST, and for his popular science articles and contributions to a variety of radio and television broadcasts, combined with his full professional workload as Head of Chemistry at Imperial College and overseeing a research group" | — |
| 1998 | Greenfield, SusanSusan Greenfield | "for her outstanding talents in communicating to the public how the brain works, popularising brain studies via The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, lecturing both in Britain and overseas to a wide variety of audiences, including young people, both in schools and outside the classroom, and through her activities as an author of popular books, newspaper articles and columns and her many television appearances" | |
| 1999 | Winston, RobertRobert Winston | "for his outstanding contribution to the public understanding of human infertility and in vitro fertilisation. He has published five books as well as contributing to many newspaper articles. He is renowned as a gifted communicator especially to non-scientists, describing complex issues relating to human infertility clearly and without over-simplification. His major contribution has been in the field of television and radio both hosting and contributing to programmes" | |
| 2000 | Wolpert, LewisLewis Wolpert | "for his enormous contribution to the public understanding of science most notably through his Chairmanship of COPUS and his varied and wide-ranging television and radio programmes as well as his regular contributions to the national broadsheet newspapers. For over two decades, Lewis Wolpert has brought public attention to many subjects including depression which still carries considerable social stigma through books, lectures, newspaper articles using his own brand of enthusiasm and charisma" | |
| 2001 | Kroto, HaroldHarold Kroto | "for his dedication to the notion of working scientists being communicators of their work and in particular for his establishment of the Vega Science Trust whose films and related activities reflect the excitement of scientific discovery to the public" | |
| 2002 | Davies, PaulPaul Davies | on The origin of life. | |
| 2003 | Attenborough, DavidDavid Attenborough | on Perception, deception and reality | |
| 2004 | Rees, MartinMartin Rees | on Einstein's legacy as scientist and icon | |
| 2005 | Balkwill, FranFran Balkwill | on A silent killer | |
| 2006 | Fortey, RichardRichard Fortey | on A natural history of scientists | |
| 2007 | Al-Khalili, JimJim Al-Khalili | on The House of Wisdom and the legacy of Arabic science | |
| 2008 | Barrow, John D.John D. Barrow | on Every picture tells a story | |
| 2009 | du Sautoy, MarcusMarcus du Sautoy | on The secret mathematicians | |
| 2010 | Bell-Burnell, JocelynJocelyn Bell-Burnell | on The end of the world in 2012? Science communication and science scares | |
| 2011 | Pillinger, ColinColin Pillinger | on Stones From the Sky: A Heaven-sent Opportunity to Talk About Science | |
| 2012 | Cox, BrianBrian Cox | "for his excellent work in science communication" |
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