Awards, etc.

Sedgwick Prize: Submissions by 1 November 2026

(Statutes and Ordinances, 2025, p. 977)

The Woodwardian Professor of Geology gives notice, on behalf of the Examiners, that the subject for the Sedgwick Prize for 2026 is either ‘A proposal (with budget) for a programme of geological field-work’ or ‘A proposal (with budget) for the use of collections in Earth Sciences research’.

Submissions should be sent to the Director of Governance and Compliance via the Sedgwick Prize Administrator (email: EarthSciencesBOM@esc.cam.ac.uk) to arrive no later than Sunday, 1 November 2026. Enquiries about the Prize may be sent to Professor David Hodell, Woodwardian Professor of Geology (email: dah73@cam.ac.uk).

The Prize is open to University officers and Fellows of Colleges, and to other persons employed by the University to carry out research in the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, who have resided sixty days during the twelve months preceding 1 November 2026. It is open to candidates to incorporate in their essays material which they have already published, but they are expected to submit a connected presentation of their case.

The value of the Prize is likely to be £20,000. This Prize is offered every second year and is often split among several applicants.