Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
Awarded forA five-year salary enhancement to help recruit or retain scientists in the UK
Sponsored by
Date2000 (2000)-2020 (2020)[1]
Websiteroyalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/wolfson-research-merit/

The Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award was an award made by the Royal Society from 2000 to 2020.[2][3]

It was administered by the Royal Society and jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the UK Office of Science and Technology, to provide universities "with additional financial support to attract key researchers to this country or to retain those who might seek to gain higher salaries elsewhere."[2] to tackle the brain drain.[1] They were given in four annual rounds, with up to seven awards per round.[1]

In 2020 the scheme was replaced by the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship, described by the Royal Society as providing long-term flexible funding for senior career researchers recruited or retained to a UK university or research institution in fields identified as a strategic priority for the host department or organisation.[4]

Recipients

Winners of this award (see Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders) award included:

References

  1. ^ a b c Smaglik, Paul (2002). "Battling the brain drain". Nature. 415 (6871): 3–31. Bibcode:2002Natur.415W...3S. doi:10.1038/nj6871-03a. PMID 11823808.
  2. ^ a b "Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. ^ Highfield, Roger (2000). "£4m set aside to lure 'Beckhams of science'". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ^ "Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship | Royal Society".
  5. ^ "Royal Society announces new round of esteemed Wolfson Research Merit Awards". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015. Professor Sue Black – University of Dundee, The new biometric - your life in your hands
  6. ^ a b Anon (9 April 2015). "Grant winners". timeshighereducation.com. London: Times Higher Education. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Peter O'Hearn | Royal Society". royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-17.
  8. ^ "Royal Society announces first round of prestigious Wolfson Research Merit Awards for 2012". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015. Professor Fabrice Pierron - University of Southampton, Imaging the mechanical properties of materials
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