Exeter Supernumerary Fellow receives Royal Society Award

Exeter College Supernumerary Fellow, Professor Dame Molly Stevens FRS, John Black Professor of Bionanoscience and Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies in the University of Oxford, has been awarded a Royal Society medal.  

The Royal Society is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence and works to promote excellence in science for the benefit of humanity. Each year they present a series of medals, awards, and prize lectures, recognising excellence in science and technology and celebrating the outstanding contributions made by both individuals and teams to science.  

Professor Stevens, an international leader in ground-breaking biosensing technologies, transformative regenerative medicine, and advanced therapeutics approaches, has been awarded the Royal Society Armourers & Brasiers’ Company Prize, which has been running since 1985 and is awarded once every two years. This award looks to reward excellent use-inspired research on structural materials that is both fundamental and for the benefit of society. It is recognition of Professor Stevens’s achievements in pioneering nanomaterials for ultrasensitive disease diagnostics and advanced therapeutic delivery for the benefit of individuals and society at a global level.  

Professor Dame Molly said: “I am delighted to receive this award which recognises the dedication and creativity of my amazing team of researchers and students. Our wonderful interdisciplinary team is very motivated to keep working towards transformative healthcare technologies that are accessible to all.” 

Receiving a Royal Society medal is a great achievement and Exeter College warmly congratulates Professor Stevens on her award.