Awards

Recent Research School of Biology award recipients.

The Farquhar Tapestry

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Distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar has been honoured with a tapestry representing his life's work, including his Kyoto Prize, unveiled at University House.
Eloise Tredenick

Eloise Tredenick

2020 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Executive Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis

Eloise Tredenick

Eloise Tredenick

2020 WIMSIG Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Award for women in mathematics

Mortimer

Matt Mortimer

2020 Canberra Citizen of the Year

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The Research school of Biology has been celebrating the achievements of its staff and students since 1971.

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Selected awards

2020

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Executive Dean's Commendation for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis
WIMSIG Cheryl E. Praeger Travel Award for women in mathematics

2020

Canberra Citizen of the Year
Canberra Citizen of the Year

2020

Conference award for best current research in Australian viticulture and oenology

2020

Janet Elspeth Crawford Postgraduade Leadership Prize
Janet Elspeth Crawford Prize

2019

RSB Director's Prize in Honours

2019

British Society Plant Pathology Travel Award
D.L. Serventy Medal

2019

Best Paper Award

2019

Professional staff & Excellence in Education award

2019

Jan Anderson ANU-NTU HDR Supplementary Scholarship
Professional staff & Excellence in Education award
UTS Eureka Prize for Outstanding Mentor of Young Researchers
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Education - Award for Excellence in Supervision

2018

ESEB President’s Award
President of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology (from 2018 to 2020)
Senior Australian of the Year Award

2017

ACT Scientist of the Year
ACT Tall Poppy Awards
Charles Reid Barnes Life Membership Award
Elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
Endeavour Fellowship
Fellow of the Royal Society (UK)
Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences
Peer Prize for Women in Science
Thomas Davies Research Grant
University Medal

2016

ASBMB Fellowship, 2016
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture
Peter Baume Award
President's Award for Scientific Publication
The Hermon Slade Foundation Project Grant

2015

ANU College Research-Led Education Fellowship
Award for Outstanding Performance in an Administrative Leadership Role
Carnegie Centenary Professor
Finalist: Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research
JG Crawford Prize
Mary Lyon Medal
Peter Baume Award
Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
The Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Contribution to the University
Top Author, ASPB

2014

College of Science Award for Excellence in Education
Colleges of Science Award for Excellence in Education
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Rank Prize
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
The Charles F. Kettering Award

2013

Einstein Professorship
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Foreign Associate to the US National Academy of Science
Officer of the Order of Australia
Senior Tuckwell Fellow
The ANU 'Last Lecture'

2012

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)

2012

Humboldt Research Award

2011

Nancy T. Burbidge Medal

2010

L’Oréal Australia For Women In Science Fellowship

2009

CNRS Bronze Medal for Life Sciences
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

2008

Young Scientist of the Year

2007

Shared Nobel Peace Prize
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