The Edinburgh Medal

The Edinburgh Medal was instituted by the City of Edinburgh Council in 1988. Each year this prestigious award is given to men and women of science and technology whose professional achievements are judged to have made a significant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity. The Medalist then delivers a lecture at the Edinburgh International Science Festival.

Edinburgh Medal 2018

This year the 2018 Edinburgh Medal will be awarded to Prof Cordelia Fine, author and Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Melbourne, for her work on the understanding of gender stereotypes, challenging gender perceptions and for her contributions to public discourse to close the gender gap.

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In 2017 the Edinburgh Medal was awarded to Prof Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a Professor of Global Health, for his joint work into the discovery of the Ebola virus and subsequent work to stop its spread and academic and scientific work focusing on AIDS and woman’s health in the developing world.