Each year the Research School of Biology may offer a prize known as the Research School of Biology Outstanding Thesis Prize. The objective of the prize is to award the best higher degree research (PhD or MPhil) thesis submitted in the previous calendar year. The 2021 RSB  thesis prize was awarded to Carlos Pavon Vazquez (Keogh Group, E&E) From genes to communities: an integrative approach to the evolution of varanidae.