The Medawar Lecture The Medawar Lecture was established by Council in 1985 by an anonymous bequest of £5000 for the institution of a lecture in honour of Sir Peter Medawar. The lecture is given every three years on the subject of the philosophy of science or some other field of Sir Peter Medawar’s interest. A gift of £500 is associated with the lecture. 1998 Lewis Wolpert – Is science dangerous? 1995 John Ziman – Post-academic science. Constructing knowledge with networks and norms. 1992 Max Perutz – Species adaptation in a protein molecule. 1990 Lewis Thomas – The new transnational structure of basic science: prospects and apprehensions 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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