We're delighted to announce that nominations for the Biochemical Society’s 2027 Awards are now open. Nominations are welcomed across 12 categories, spanning all career stages from early career researchers to senior scientists, educators, industry partners, support staff and teams.

All of our prestigious Awards offer a vast array of career enhancing prizes from monetary recognition, grants for relevant meeting or training events, publishing your work in a Biochemical Society journal, presenting at a Biochemical Society meeting or webinar, and opportunities to influence change by joining a Committee.

Our inclusive Awards programme strives to showcase achievements and empower voices from across the molecular biosciences. We strongly encourage nominations that reflect the diversity of the community, and with our Awards programme open to all - you don’t have to be a member to nominate or be nominated!

Timeline for nominations

Submitting a nomination for the Biochemical Society Awards has never been easier; simply complete an initial nomination form outlining how your candidate meets the criteria before 3 November 2025.

Shortlisted nominators will then be contacted to provide the full nomination by 31 January 2026.

Award categories open for nomination

• Biochemical Society Awards (Sustained Excellence and Significant Breakthrough or Achievement)
• The Centenary Award
• The Colworth Medal
• Early Career Research Awards
• Industry and Academic Collaboration Award
• Inspiration and Resilience Award
• International Award
• Research Support Award
• The Sir Philip Randle Lecture
• Teaching Excellence Awards (Early Career and Established Educator)

Useful resources

• Recent Chairs of our Awards Committee, Professor Colin Bingle and Professor Steve Busby, have co-authored a guidance article exploring what to include in a successful nomination. 

• Gain inspiration from our 2026 winners. Each recipient represents a cross-section of the molecular biosciences ranging from plant immunity and glycoscience to neurodegenerative diseases and cell death.

• Register for our upcoming Promoting Teaching Excellence in Biosciences Education meeting on 11 September, where eight of our Teaching Excellence Award winners will be exchanging their cutting-edge ideas and inspiring the future of Higher Education.

• Explore recent publications from our previous Award winners, showing the depth and breadth of their work, across the Biochemical Society's journals.

• Catch up on our 60th anniversary celebrations of the Colworth Medal, where we hosted a series of dedicated webinars that brought together Colworth winners from across the decades to discuss their leading research and achievements, and share their experiences and advice for future biochemists. View all the recordings on our YouTube Channel.

• Our prestigious Colworth Medal recipients have also been interviewed for recent articles in The Biochemist. Find out more about their current research focus.

• Hear from our Industry and Academic Collaboration Award winners Professor Maddy Parsons and Professor Matthew Dalby to discover how their industry collaborations are leading to cutting-edge biological discoveries.

• From computational enzymology and lipid research to cryo-EM and the Human Cell Atlas, discover past Award Lectures held as part of our Biochemistry Focus webinar series.

• Unsure of which category is the best fit for your nominee? Get in touch with our Awards team for further information.