Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Accept all cookies Reject all non-essential cookies Find out more

2025 awards

May 2025

Department of Biology

  • Professor Philip Poole elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Department of Chemistry

  • Professor Véronique Gouverneur, Waynflete Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry elected a an international member of the US National Academy of Sciences
  • Professor Philipp Kukura elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Department of Earth Sciences

  • Professor David Pyle elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

Department of Engineering Science

  • Professor Dame Molly Stevens elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

Department of Physics

  • Professor Ian Walmsley named a member of the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)*, advising the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
  • Professor Shivaji Sondhi elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Professor Daniela Bortoletto awarded the European Physical Society’s Emmy Noether Distinction 2024

Mathematical Institute

  • Professor Mike Giles elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

April 2025

Department of Biology

  • Professor David Macdonald awarded a Linnean Medal 2025

March 2025

Department of Statistics

  • Professor Charlotte Deane selected as a Fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology in the Class of 2025

Mathematical Institute

  • Professor Patrick Farrell awarded the Germund Dahlquist prize from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) 

February 2025

Department of Computer Science

  • Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt appointed to the UK Government’s Council for Science and Technology

Department of Earth Sciences

  • Professor Hugh Jenkyns awarded the Geological Society of London's 2025 Lyell Medal for his pioneering research in 'soft'-rock studies

Department of Materials

  • Professor Sir Peter Bruce elected to membership of the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina

January 2025

Department of Engineering Science

  • Dr Joana Pinto recognised with the inaugural 'Leading Researcher of the Year: Sex/Gender in Neuroscience' Award by Women in Neuroscience UK

Department of Physics

  • Professor James Binney awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in the study of the structure and evolution of galaxies
  • Dr Patrick Heighway awarded the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser facility (XFEL) Young Scientist Award