The Genetics Society announces a new prize lecture that will complement the medals and lectures it already awards. The JBS Haldane Lecture will recognise an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an interested lay audience. This speaker will have a flair for conveying the relevance and excitement of recent advances in genetics in an informative and engaging way.

The annual open lecture will be delivered on a topic, and in a place, agreed with the Genetics Society. The recipient will be selected by a committee chaired by the Genetics Society’s Vice President for the Public Understanding of Genetics (Chris Smith) from nominations made by Society members.

Nominees need not be members of the Society, but should be active in science and in communicating genetics in the UK. To make a nomination, please confirm that your candidate is willing to be nominated, then submit both a two-page CV and a short explanation of how the candidate meets these criteria.

In addition to delivering the Lecture, the nominee will receive an honorarium of £1,000 and a three-year membership of the Society.