Nominations deadline Friday 13 January 2006

The deadline for nominations for the Rosalind Franklin Award is fast approaching and the Society would like to encourage you to nominate a candidate. This Award, consisting of a medal and £30,000, is made annually to an individual for an outstanding contribution to any area of natural science, engineering or technology (SET). The funding for this Award is donated by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Nominations consist of a statement from the nominator outlining the candidate’s scientific record and suitability for the Award, and a proposal by the nominee for spending a proportion of the award fund on activities they will undertake to promote women in SET in their host institution and/or field of expertise.

Nominees should have developed, alone or with others, an area of science, engineering or technology with which they are identified. Their research record should be of the type that would be suitable for the content of a keynote address at a major international conference in the relevant field.

There are no restrictions on the age of nominees, but nominees should be mid-career, ideally between five and twenty five years after the start of their PhD. Nominees who have taken a career break will be considered. They should be actively involved in research at a University, other research institution in the public or private sector, or in industry.

We are keen that nominations are sought as broadly as possible both across the scientific disciplines and across the country.  Should this information not be directly relevant to you, I should be grateful if you could pass it on to a colleague.

For full details of this Award and an on-line nomination form, visit www.royalsoc.ac.uk/franklin or phone Sarah Emberson on 020 7451 2581.

The medals and prize lectureships are a chance to recognise and celebrate outstanding scientific achievement. Full details of all awards and the nomination form are available at www.royalsoc.ac.uk/awards.