Medals and Awards The Royal Society administers 17 medals and awards in recognition of excellence in fields of science and technology. These medals have been instituted at various times in the period since 1731 and several owe their existence to the generosity of donors. Medals and awards Procedures for awarding medals and awards Copley medal Rumford medal Royal medals Davy medal Darwin medal Buchanan medal Sylvester medal Hughes medal Leverhulme medal Gabor medal Mullard Award Esso Energy Award Glaxo Wellcome prize and lecture Armourers & Brasiers’ Award Michael Faraday Award Royal Society I News & Media I Events Diary I Grants & Funding I Science for all I Science Policy I Library I Publications I Facilities I Fellows Room I Search I Home

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