Competitions and Awards

BSCB PhD Award - Raff Medal

The Raff PhD Medal recognises BSCB PhD students who have made outstanding contributions to UK/Ireland cell biology. The medal was established in 2019, developed by our then BSCB PhD rep Joyce Yu.   The Raff Medal has been named after...

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BSCB Postdoctoral Researcher Medal

The BSCB postdoctoral researcher medal award recognises early career researchers who have made a major contribution to UK/Ireland Cell Biology during their postdoctoral training.  This award was instigated by the former BSCB postdoc representative, Gautam Dey, in collaboration with the...

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Hooke Medal

The Hooke Medal is awarded every year by the BSCB and recognises an emerging leader in cell biology.  The award was first made in 2000 and is named after Robert Hooke, the eminent 17th century natural philosopher and author of Micrographia...

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Image Competition

The power of the Image. As author and cartoonist James Thurber once observed "There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures". Cell biology would be nowhere without some photons to drench the...

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Science Writing Prize

Communicating science in words that are engaging and understandable is vital at many levels. The BSCB Science Writing Prize was launched in 2009 to encourage and reward high quality writing on topics of key relevance to cell biology. Entrants have...

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Women in Cell Biology Early Career Medal

The BSCB Women in Cell Biology Early Career Award Medal was founded in 2015 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the BSCB.  This annual honour is awarded to an outstanding female cell biologist who has started her own research...

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