Higgs boson book wins 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize
Sean Carroll’s book about the search for the Higgs boson, The Particle at the End of the Universe (Oneworld), has won the £25,000 (A$43,953) Royal Society Winton Prize for Science...
Watson wins Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing
Fred Watson has won the 2013 Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing for his piece ‘Here Come the Ubernerds: Planets, Pluto and Prague’, published in his book Star-Craving Mad:...
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2013 shortlist announced
In the UK, the shortlist for the 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books has been announced. The finalists for the £10,000 (A$16,720) award are: Bird Sense (Tim Birkhead,...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces of writing are: ‘The Last Laughing Death’ by Jo Chandler (The Global...
Berentson wins NZ science book prize
This year’s Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize has been awarded to Quinn Berentson. Berentson received a cash prize of NZ$5000 (A$4203) for his book Moa: The Life...
Chandler wins inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing
Jo Chandler has won the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing for her piece ‘Storm front’, published in her book Feeling the Heat (MUP). Chandler has won a...
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing shortlist announced
The shortlist for the inaugural Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing has been announced. The shortlisted pieces of writing are: ‘Storm front’ by Jo Chandler (Feeling the Heat, MUP)...
Flannery longlisted for Winton Prize for Science Books
Australian author Tim Flannery has been longlisted for the 2011 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Flannery's Here on Earth: An argument for hope (Text) is one of 13 titles...