Awards for Educating, Inspiring and Enthusing

The Climate Science and Climate Science Communication Award is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding scientific contributions in the field of climate science and proactive outreach activities to communicate climate science. The Award is awarded to a member, or members of the Society who have made a significant contribution, in the field of climate science, and who has also excelled in increasing the understanding of climate science among members of the general public.

Regulations

1. In recognition of outstanding scientific contributions in the field of climate science and proactive outreach activities to communicate climate science, the “Climate Science and Climate Science Communication Award” shall be awarded annually if a nomination of a sufficiently high standard is forthcoming.
2. The Award shall be made to a member or members of the Society who have made a significant contribution, in the field of climate science, and who have also excelled in increasing the understanding of climate science among members of the general public.
3. The period under consideration for this Award shall be the five consecutive calendar years preceding the year of the award.
4. No group of co-authors or team shall be eligible for the award a second time. Individuals may in exceptional circumstances receive the award more than once as part of a different team or co-author group and for a different and distinct contribution to that for which they have previously received the award.

Award

The award consists of a certificate.

The Michael Hunt Award, which commemorates the achievements of Michael Hunt who was a TV weather presenter, is given annually for excellence in increasing the understanding of meteorology or its applied disciplines among non-specialist audiences, including the general public or particular groups (eg. school children, mariners, etc). Recognising the increasingly collaborative nature of such work, nominations are welcome for collaboration groups as well as for individuals. In all cases, the contribution of each person nominated as part of a collaboration must be explained in the nomination.

Regulations

1. The Michael Hunt Award shall be made annually to individuals or collaborations for excellence in increasing the understanding of meteorology or its applied disciplines among non-specialist audiences, including members of the general public or particular groups such as mariners, schoolchildren, etc. The Award commemorates the achievements of Michael Hunt (1920-1985) who, as a TV weather presenter, was able to communicate his enthusiasm for the subject to his viewers (Obituary in Weather, 40, 408, 1985).
2. When the award is made to more than one individual, the contribution of each individual must be made clear in the nomination
3. The award shall only be made if a nomination of a sufficiently high standard is forthcoming.  The award is not confined to Fellows or Members of the Society.
4. No group of co-authors or team shall be eligible for the award a second time. Individuals may in exceptional circumstances receive the award more than once as part of a different team or co-author group and for a different and distinct contribution to that for which they have previously received the award.

Award

The award consists of a certificate.

The Education Award is made annually for weather and climate teaching excellence. Awards are made in recognition of significant and sustained commitment to the delivery and/or support of teaching and learning, or the development and use of innovative teaching or training resources related to weather, climate and related applications. Nominees will usually be operating within formal education sectors, outside of professional meteorological training programmes. This Award includes some support to enable the sharing of good practice or resources with wider Society membership.

Regulations

1. The Education Award shall be made annually in recognition of weather and climate teaching excellence, if a nomination of a sufficiently high standard is forthcoming.
2. The period under consideration for this Award shall be the five consecutive calendar years preceding the year of the award.
3. No person or team shall normally be eligible for the Education Award for a second time. In exceptional circumstances an individual may receive the award more than once where they are part of a different team and for a distinctly different project or activity.

Award

The award consists of a certificate and support to enable the sharing of good practice or resources with wider Society membership.

The Emerging Communicator Award is awarded annually in recognition of outstanding contributions to outreach and communication activities relating to meteorology and its impacts, including climate change. The Award is made to a person who has been communicating to non-specialist audiences about weather, climate or related topics for less than 5 years (excluding any parental leave falling in that period with up to one year of parental leave time added per child). It may be made for an outstanding, proactive and significant one-off contribution, or for sustained activity over a longer time period.

Regulations

1. In recognition of outstanding contributions to outreach activities and communication activities relating to meteorology and its impacts the “Emerging Communicator Award” shall be awarded annually if appropriate.
2. The Award shall be made to someone who has been communicating to the public about weather, climate or related topics for less than five years at the time of submission.
3. No person shall be eligible for the Emerging Communicator Award for a second time.

Award

The award consists of a certificate and a prize of £400.

The Society's journal Weather was first published in 1946 when Gordon Manley was President of the Society and the journal benefited from his encouragement. The Gordon Manley Weather Award (formerly the Gordon Manley Weather Prize) is awarded annually for any outstanding contribution to Weather through a paper or papers -- or other outstanding service to Weather -- in the preceding five years that has aimed to further the public understanding of meteorology and oceanography.

Regulations

1. The Gordon Manley Weather Award shall be made annually for an outstanding contribution to Weather in the preceding five years. The award commemorates Professor Gordon Manley (1902-1980) who was President of the Society in 1945-47 when Weather was launched in 1946, and who, as an author, was renowned for the many articles he wrote aimed at increasing the public understanding of the weather.
2. The Award shall be made annually on the basis of an outstanding contribution to Weather judged in terms of the contribution of a single outstanding paper or several excellent papers, that have helped to further the public understanding of meteorology and oceanography, submitted within the five consecutive calendar years preceding the year of the award, or for outstanding service to Weather during the preceding five years.
3. The Award shall be awarded to one individual normally but when appropriate may be awarded to co-authors.  The Award shall not be confined to Fellows of the Society. No person shall be eligible for the award a second time.
4. The Award shall only be awarded if a nomination of sufficiently high standard is forthcoming.
5. In exceptional circumstances the qualifying period of five years may be extended (e.g. in recognition of an individual's outstanding contribution to Weather during their career).

Award

The award consists of a certificate.