Suffrage Science award explained

Suffrage Science Award
Country:United Kingdom
Location:London
Awarded For:"celebrating and inspiring women in science"[1]
Reward:Heirloom jewellery
Sponsor:Medical Research Council

The Suffrage Science award is a prize for women in science, engineering and computing founded in 2011, on the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day by the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (LMS).[2] [3] [4] There are three categories of award:

  1. life sciences
  2. engineering and physical sciences
  3. mathematics and computing.

The life sciences award was founded in 2011.[5] Every year there are 10 laureates from research backgrounds and one laureate for communication. The engineering and physical sciences award was founded in 2013.[6] Every year there are 12 laureates from areas spanning physics, chemistry and more. The math and computing award was launched on Ada Lovelace Day, 2016.[7] Every year there are five laureates from mathematics, five laureates from computing and one laureate for science communication and the public awareness of science.

Laureates

Laureates have included:

2021

Engineering and Physical Sciences winners are:[8]

2020

Life Sciences award[9] [10] winners are:

Maths and Computing award winners are:

2019

Engineering and Physical Sciences[19]

2018

Life sciences:

Maths and Computing[27]

2017

Engineering

2016

Life sciences:

Maths and computing:

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suffrage Science Award. suffragescience.org.
  2. Web site: Suffrage Science . Medical Research Council – London Institute of Medical Sciences . 26 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Helen Pankhurst talks to Susan Watts about science, women and activism. . youtube.com . 2020-11-08.
  4. Web site: Helen Pankhurst on today's inspirational activists . youtube.com . 2020-11-08.
  5. Web site: Life Sciences. suffragescience.org.
  6. Web site: Engineering and Physical Sciences. suffragescience.org.
  7. Watts. Susan. Suffrage Science Awards. ITNOW. 59. 1. 2017. 52–53. 1746-5702. 10.1093/itnow/bwx024.
  8. Web site: Pallister. Katy. 2021-03-08. Leading women in 'Engineering and Physical Sciences' receive awards on scheme's tenth anniversary. 2021-03-08. suffragescience. en.
  9. Web site: Life Sciences Handover 2020 . lms.mrc.ac.uk . 28 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Awards 2020: Leading women in 'life sciences' and 'mathematics & computing' win award. Sophie. Arthur. November 6, 2020. suffragescience.org.
  11. Web site: Kelly Nguyen honoured with Suffrage Science award. 2020. Anon. mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk.
  12. Web site: Elspeth Garman wins Suffrage Science award for women in STEM. bioch.ox.ac.uk.
  13. Web site: Dr Veronique Miron recognised with Suffrage Science award that celebrates women in STEM. Anon. 2020. ed.ac.uk.
  14. Web site: Recipients of Suffrage Science awards announced.
  15. Web site: Leading women in 'life sciences' and 'mathematics & computing' win Suffrage Science award | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News. 6 November 2020 .
  16. Web site: Suffrage Science Award Recipients Announced. Network Scientific Recruitment.
  17. Web site: Professors Alexandra Silva and Yvonne Rogers recognised in 2020 Suffrage Awards. November 5, 2020. ucl.ac.uk. University College London.
  18. Web site: Sue Sentance recognised with Suffrage Science award. November 6, 2020.
  19. Web site: Suffrage Science Awards 2019: 12 role models in engineering & physical sciences awarded heirlooms . lms.mrc.ac.uk . 12 March 2019 . 28 September 2020.
  20. Web site: Fife professor receives special award to mark International Women's Day. Craig. Smith. 2019. thecourier.co.uk.
  21. Web site: Owens receives 2019 Science Suffrage Award. Newnham College, Cambridge. newn.cam.ac.uk.
  22. Web site: Professor Tiny de Keuster honoured with the leading female scientists and engineers award. 2019. Anon. fecava.org.
  23. Web site: Professor Serena Best wins award celebrating women in science | StJohns. joh.cam.ac.uk.
  24. Web site: Amina Helmi to receive Suffrage Science award. March 8, 2019. rug.nl. University of Groningen.
  25. Web site: The Suffrage Science Awards. kcl.ac.uk.
  26. Web site: Professor Elizabeth Bradbury honoured at Suffrage Science awards | Website archive | King's College London. kcl.ac.uk.
  27. Web site: Ada Lovelace Day: 11 modern day role models pass on heirloom awards . lms.mrc.ac.uk . 9 October 2018 . 28 September 2020.
  28. Web site: Suffrage Science Awards. bristol.ac.uk . University of Bristol.
  29. Web site: Awards list. 2017. suffragescience.org. 2020-12-02.
  30. Web site: Suffrage Science awards for University of Glasgow physicists . gla.ac.uk . 2017-03-09 . 2020-12-02.
  31. Web site: Suffrage Science Maths and Computing 2016. issuu.com. 7 October 2016 .
  32. Web site: Suffrage Science Engineering and Physical Sciences 2015. issuu.com. 8 March 2015 .
  33. Web site: Uniting the women of science and engineering. forstaff.leeds.ac.uk.
  34. Web site: Corpus Fellow Sarah Bohndiek has received one of the 2014 MRC Suffrage Science Heirloom awards for women in science. November 5, 2014. corpus.cam.ac.uk. Corpus Christi College University of Cambridge.
  35. Web site: Suffrage Science Awards in Computing Science. 2020. Anon. sicsa.ac.uk.
  36. Web site: Suffrage Science 2013 Events. March 14, 2013. LMS London Institute of Medical Sciences.
  37. Web site: Life Sciences Awardees. mrc.ac.uk. LMS London Institute of Medical Sciences.
  38. Web site: Pamphlet . www.ucl.ac.uk. 2020-12-02.