WINNER of 2024  CAROLINE HERSCHEL PRIZE LECTURESHIP  ANNOUNCED              

We are delighted to report that the 2024 Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship has been won by Dr Heloise Stevance, a Schmidt A.I. in Science Fellow at the University of Oxford. (Citation). Here are the Eligibility Criteria for the award.

The Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship was established by what is now the Herschel Society, in association with the Royal Astronomical Society,to celebrate Caroline’s memory by supporting promising women astronomers early in their careers. Caroline, William’s younger sister, started out as his assistant, but in time became recognised as an important astronomer in her own right, was the first to be paid as such, and was awarded the RAS Gold Medal in 1828.

Details of  previous awards with videos of the lectures can be seen  here. 

The Prize Lectureship is supported by a very generous donation by Professor Fran Bagenal of the University of Colorado.