Congratulations to Mary Koolhof OAM
The RST will offer three medals in 2025: The Royal Society of Tasmania Medal, the Clive Lord Medal and the MR Banks Medal.
The Call for Medal Nominations opens on 30 June and information will be posted on the RST homepage. Nominations for these three medals close on 31 August.
Note: Nominations may be made by anyone, although self-nominations are not accepted.
is awarded every four years to a scholar for substantial original research in any subject within the Society’s purview. A significant part of the research shall have been conducted while the recipient was a resident of Tasmania.
The recipient must have been, in the view of Council, an active member of the Society for at least five years. The awardee receives a medal and will be invited to deliver “The Royal Society of Tasmania Lecture” to the Society.
The first award of The Royal Society of Tasmania medal was in 1927.
Conditions of the medal nomination and nominations guidelines for The Royal Society of Tasmania medal are available here.
The previous winner of The Royal Society of Tasmania medal was Dr Eric Ratcliff OAM See the full list of past winners here.
l is awarded every three years to an outstanding scholar distinguished for research in Tasmanian science or Tasmanian history. The Award will alternate between the fields of science and history, unless particular circumstances dictate otherwise. In 2025, the Award is open to nominations in the fields of science.
The awardee receives a medal and will be invited to deliver “The Clive Lord Lecture” to the Society. If not a member of the Society, the awardee will be offered free membership for one year.
is awarded every two years to a scholar of distinction in their mid-career in any field within the Society’s purview. Mid-career is defined as between eight and a maximum of 15 years or 15 equivalent full-time years post PhD graduation. The research is to have largely been carried out in Tasmania or under the aegis of a Tasmanian-based organisation.
The awardee receives a medal and will be invited to deliver the “MR Banks Lecture”.
Contact for this article is: Richard Coleman (Chair) on behalf of the RST Honours and Awards Committee, June 2025.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people. Read more
