The Royal Astronomical Society has recently announced the recipients of its annual prizes and medals. While the quality of the Institute’s research leads to numerous prizes and awards, the RAS announcement is notable for the inclusion of three Institute members as well as a project with substantial Institute participation.

Andy Fabian was awarded the Society’s highest honour, the Gold Medal, in recognition of a lifetime’s achievement in astrophysics. Mike Irwin received the premier award for a researcher in observational astrophysics, the Herschel Medal. Paul Murdin’s many contributions to astronomy in the United Kingdom and Europe were recognised through the award of the RAS Service Award. The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS) received the RAS Project Award. CASU is responsible for the processing of all UKIDSS data, numerous members of the Institute are members of the Consortium and a senior member of the Institute is a member of the UKIDSS Council.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Licence. If you use this content on your site please link back to this page.