Rosalind Franklin Award

Laureates

• 2003: Susan Gibson on Make me a molecule. Awarded presented by Patricia Hewitt, serving Minister for Women and Equalities.
• 2004: Carol V. Robinson on Finding the right balance.
• 2005: Christine Davies on The quandary of the quark.
• 2006: Andrea Brand on Constructing a nervous system: stem cells to synapses
• 2007: Ottoline Leyser on Thinking like a vegetable: how plants decide what to do
• 2008: Eleanor Maguire on Mapping memory: the brains behind remembering
• 2009: Sunetra Gupta on Surviving pandemics: a pathogen's perspective
• 2010: Katherine Blundell on Black holes and spin offs
• 2011: Francesca Happé on When will we understand Autism Spectrum Disorders?
• 2012: Polly Arnold on Extracting value from waste through a little chemistry with U
• 2013: Sarah-Jayne Blakemore for her scientific achievements
• 2014: Rachel McKendry for her scientific achievement.
• 2015: Lucy Carpenter for her scientific achievement and her suitability as a role model
• 2016: Jo Dunkley for her research in the cosmic microwave background and her innovative project to support and encourage girls studying physics.
• 2017: Essi Viding for her achievements in the field of experimental psychology
• 2018: Tamsin Mather for her work in the field of volcanology
• 2019: Nguyen TK Thanh for her work in nanotechnology
• 2020: Julia Gog for her achievements in the field of mathematics and her impactful project proposal with its potential for a long-term legacy.
• 2021: Suzanne Imber for her achievements in the field of planetary science and her well-considered project proposal with a potential for a high impact
• 2022: Diane Saunders for "her innovative mentoring and training project to support and empower undergraduates and early-career female researchers in plant sciences at postgraduate and postdoctoral levels".
• 2023: Karen Johnson for her achievements in environmental engineering and her impactful project explaining the importance and of soil health and how and why it should be conserved
• 2024: Jess Wade for "her achievements in functional materials and outstanding project which will support early career women scientists to pursue academic careers in materials sciences".