Marsh Award for Climate Change Research

Awarded for an outstanding contribution to climate change research.

The Marsh Award for Climate Change Research is supported by the Marsh Charitable Trust and administered by the British Ecological Society. The Award is an honorarium of £1000 and is open to ecologists from anywhere in the world.

The Nominations Committee will consider the following criteria when considering nominations:

  • An outstanding body of research which is making a significant and demonstrable impact on the understanding of how climate change influences ecological systems or processes.
  • An excellent publications record in the climate change and ecological research literature.
  • Invitations to speak at international conferences.
  • Service on national and international committees/advisory boards related to climate change.

The nominations process for this award is now open, the deadline for nominations is 12:00 GMT Wednesday 3rd April 2024.

To submit a nomination, please download the form below and send a completed form to hello@britishecologicalsociety.org.

Please note that as of 2024 we are now accepting self-nominations.

Past winners include:

Simon Lewis (2023)
Kathleen Treseder (2022)
Ruth DeFries (2021)
Wendy Foden (2020)

Susan Trumbore (2019)
Josep Peñuelas (2018)
Richard Pearson (2017)
Bridget Emmett and Yadvinder Malhi (2016)
Camille Parmesan (2015)
Peter Smith (2014)
Johan Rockström (2013)
Stephen Long (2012)
Chris Thomas (2011)
Ian Woodward (2010)
John Grace (2009)