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Each year the Royal Society, the UK's independent scientific academy, presents a series of prestigious medals and awards to recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to science for the benefit of humanity.听

The David Attenborough Award and Lecture听

Professor Hannah Fry (UCL Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis) was awarded this year鈥檚 David Attenborough Award and Lecture, named after the much-loved naturalist and broadcaster.听听

The David Attenborough Award is given to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding and sustained public engagement with science, with previous recipients including Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, and Dr Adam Rutherford (UCL Biosciences).听听

Professor Fry was honoured for her prolific work as a science communicator and as the foremost populariser of maths in the UK. As an author, science broadcaster and presenter, Professor Fry inspires young people to pursue maths and physics in fun and exciting ways.听听

Professor Fry regularly appears on BBC Radio 4, where she presents the popular series 鈥楾he Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry鈥�, as well as on national television, including BBC鈥檚 鈥楬orizon鈥� and Channel 4鈥檚 鈥楪eneral Election Night鈥�, where she helps viewers make sense of maths, patterns and data.听

The Ferrier Medal and Lecture听

Professor Gillian Bates (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology), already a Fellow of the Royal Society, was awarded this year鈥檚 Ferrier Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society. Created in memory of the pioneering Scottish neurologist and psychologist David Ferrier FRS, the Medal is given on a subject related to the advancement of natural knowledge on the structure and function of the nervous system. 听听

Professor Bates was recognised for her outstanding work in understanding the molecular basis of Huntington鈥檚 disease, a devastating inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement and cognition and is ultimately fatal.听听

Since she began her work on Huntington鈥檚 disease in 1987, Professor Bates has consistently produced highly impactful findings which have moulded the course of this field.听听

Upon learning of her award, Professor Bates said: 鈥淚 have been fortunate to be able to devote my career to understanding the mechanistic basis of such a devastating disorder as Huntington鈥檚 disease.听听

鈥淥ver the years, I have had the privilege to work with many inspiring and brilliant colleagues. I am delighted and truly honoured to have been awarded the Ferrier Medal by the Royal Society.鈥澨�

Congratulating this year鈥檚 award winners, Sir Adrian Smith, President of the Royal Society said, 鈥淭he scope of scientific knowledge and experience in this year鈥檚 line-up is amazing. These outstanding researchers, individuals and teams have contributed to our collective scientific endeavour and helped further our understanding of the world around us.听

鈥淚 am proud to celebrate outstanding science and offer my congratulations to all the 2024 recipients of the Royal Society鈥檚 Medals and Awards.鈥澨�

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• The Bartlett Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis听
• The Bartlett, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of the Built Environment听
• UCL Huntington's Disease Centre听
• UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology听
• UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences听
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L-R: Professor Gillian Bates, Professor Hannah Fry听

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Sophie Hunter听

E: sophie.hunter [at] ucl.ac.uk听