MacDiarmid Medal
For outstanding scientific research that demonstrates the potential for application to human benefit.
Award details
Discipline: Science and technology
Award offered: Yearly
Eligibility: for research conducted while part of a research team/organisation based in New Zealand
Prize: Medal
The MacDiarmid Medal is awarded to a person or team who has undertaken outstanding scientific research that demonstrates the potential for application to human benefit, such as in the areas of health, environment and technology.
Please note that this medal is open to team nominations as well as individual nominations.
Current status
The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2026 will open in January 2026.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.