Last night we celebrated this year’s ZSL's Award winners, recognising their remarkable contributions to zoology and conservation science 🏆 We’re thrilled to announce our truly outstanding winners in this 🧵 📸 Brian Aldrich
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Gwennan Hughes, University of Exeter, is awarded the Charles Darwin Award and Marsh Prize for the best undergraduate project ⭐️
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Josh Arbon, University of Exeter, is the winner of this year’s Thomas Henry Huxley Award and Marsh Prize awarded for the best PhD thesis 🏅
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The ZSL Scientific Medal was awarded to 2 researchers who made outstanding contributions to their field within 15 years of completing their PhD 👇
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The first Scientific Medal goes to Laura Ross, University of Edinburgh, for her work on the evolution and evolutionary consequences of unusual reproductive strategies and inheritance in animals 🏆
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The Scientific Medal is also awarded to Tim Newbold, UCL, for his comprehensive research to understand the effects of land-use change on biodiversity worldwide 🌟
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Mary Colwell is awarded the ZSL Silver Medal for her contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of zoology; from campaigns to save the curlew, to successful lobbying for a Natural History GCSE 🏅
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Matthew Fisher, Imperial College London, is the winner of the Marsh Award for Conservation Biology, for fundamental science that has significant impact on conservation biology 🏆🌍
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The Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation this year is presented to Nicole Esteban, University of Swansea for fundamental research that has significant impact on the field ⭐️🌊
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The Clarivate Award for Communicating Zoology is awarded to Tim Blackburn for communication of a zoological nature that has an outstanding impact on a general audience, for his book The Jewel Box 🦋🏅@TimBlackburn66
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We are hugely grateful to the Marsh Charitable Trust, and to Clarivate, for their generous and continued support of our awards programme. It wouldn’t be possible without them @MarshAwards @Clarivate
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We were also delighted to present Martin Rowson, longstanding Trustee of @OfficialZSL, with ZSL Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his unwavering, loyal support, and for his true and practical commitment 🦁🌟
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