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With apologies for cross-posting, please find below information on the Royal Society's awards for science communication and public engagement. The closing date for nominations for both these awards is 23 February 2009. Please circulate widely. Royal Society Kohn Award for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science http://royalsociety.org/kohnaward Nominate yourself or a colleague for this prestigious award for engaging the public with science. Worth £10,000, it rewards UK-based early-career scientists or science communicators who have undertaken high-quality public engagement activities which has had (or will have) a strategic impact on institutions, organisations and cultures, and whose career and future public engagement activities will benefit from the award. Awarded by the Royal Society with the generous support of the Kohn Foundation, the award seeks to reward and recognise early-career scientists and science communicators who have undertaken high-quality public engagement with science activities, especially those activities that discuss with public audiences the impact of science in broader society, and the social and ethical aspects related to science, and those that take the form of dialogue, and those that connect with decision-making and governance of science-related issues. The selection criteria include the strategic impact of the recipient's work on institutions, organisations and cultures and the impact of the award on the future development of the recipient's career. The previous winners are Chris Smith, Carolyn Stephens, Kathy Sykes and Colin Pulham. The winner will receive a silver gilt medal, a gift of £2500 and a grant of £7500 for further engagement activities. Full details of the Award, including eligibility requirements and how to nominate can be accessed at http://royalsociety.org/kohnaward The Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize http://royalsociety.org/faraday Nominate a colleague for the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize, the UK's premier award for science communication. The award was established by the Royal Society in 1986 and is given annually to the scientist or engineer whose expertise in communicating scientific ideas in lay terms is exemplary. Nominators must show that the nominee has a long-standing record of high quality science communication activities with lay (public) audiences. Normally, preference will be given to a practising scientist or engineer, but other individuals whose primary expertise is in writing, broadcasting or other relevant forms of communication may also be considered. Recent winners include John Barrow, Jim Al-Khalili, Richard Fortey and Fran Balkwill. The Prize consists of a silver gilt medal and a gift of £2500, presented by the President of the Royal Society on the occasion of the annual Michael Faraday Prize lecture, which the recipient of the Prize is required to give in early 2010. Full details of the Award, including eligibility requirements and how to nominate can be accessed at http://royalsociety.org/faraday The closing date for nominations for both these awards is 23 February 2009. The Society presents a number of other medals and awards, for which nominations are also being accepted until 23 February 2009. 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