Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award
| Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | outstanding scientists who would benefit from a five year salary enhancement to help recruit them to or retain them in the UK |
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| Date | 2000 |
| Official website | royalsociety |
The Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award is an award to outstanding scientists holding posts at UK universities, originally announced in 2000. It is administered by the Royal Society and jointly funded by the Wolfson Foundation and the UK Office of Science and Technology, this scheme aims "to give universities additional support to attract key researchers, with great potential or outstanding achievement, to this country or to retain those who might seek to gain higher salaries elsewhere." to tackle the brain drain. They are given in four annual rounds, with up to seven awards per round.
Laureates (see Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award holders) of the award have included:
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