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Call for Nominations – 2021 RST Medals


Call for nominations 2021:
The RM Johnston Medal, the MR Banks Medal and the Royal Society of Tasmania Medal

The Royal Society of Tasmania is the oldest scholarly society in Australia and New Zealand and its mission is the advancement of knowledge.

The RM Johnston Medal is intended to acknowledge a scholar of great distinction in any field within the Society’s purview. The awardee will deliver the “RM Johnston Memorial Lecture”.

The MR Banks Medal is awarded to an outstanding mid-career scholar in any field within the Society’s purview. The awardee will deliver the “MR Banks Lecture”.

The Royal Society of Tasmania Medal is reserved for a distinguished scholar who is also an active member of the Royal Society of Tasmania. The awardee will deliver “The Royal Society of Tasmania Lecture”.

Further conditions of these medals are:

  • Nominations may be made by anyone although no self-nominations will be accepted.
  • Nominations must be received by cob, August 31, 2021.

Click here to view the latest flyer for this notice and print if necessary.

Guidelines for nominations are available at https://rst.org.au/awards/.

Jocelyn McPhie (Chair) on behalf of the RST Honours and Awards Committee, June 2021
Royal Society of Tasmania https://rst.org.au

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