| RES GOODMAN AWARD - in conjunction with the L.J. Goodman Fund (original funding by L.J. Goodman's Trustees) for Insect Physiology and Behaviour | |
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| Award Criteria | For advancing the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Insect Physiology, thereby promoting the control and conservation of insect species. |
| Prize | £1,000, also additional awards may be given. |
| Eligibility | Any proposal that fits the Award Criteria. |
| Cycle | Annual, entries accepted until 31st December, winner/s announced early in following year. |
| Adjudication | Professor R J Hardie, Professor G J Goldsworthy, Professor S E Reynolds and Professor G M Poppy. |
| Entry | Proposals to the Registrar in the first instance. |
| THE L J GOODMAN AWARD FOR INSECT BIOLOGY |
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 Lesley Goodman read Zoology at Girton College, Cambridge and completed her PhD at the University of Liverpool. She then joined Queen Mary College, London and devoted her professional life to encouraging the study of insect physiology and behaviour. Prior to her death in 1998 she set up the LJ Goodman Insect Physiology Research Trust with the aims of advancing the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of all aspects of insect physiology thereby promoting the control and conservation of insect species. The Trustees have now decided that the funding of the Lesley Goodman Award, through the Royal Entomological Society, would be a fitting tribute to her interests. The award will promote research into aspects of insect physiology and behaviour through the writing and printing or otherwise reproduced material such as periodicals, books, leaflets or other documents, films or electronically recorded material. It will also be used to hold or support exhibitions, meetings, lectures, classes, seminars and courses either alone or with others. The award is not necessarily envisaged as a prize for excellence, but, for example, could be taken as an encouragement for worthwhile projects including assistance with ongoing postgraduate research for which alternative funding might not be forthcoming. The first winners were Dr Thomas Doring and Dr Lars Chittka of Queen Mary College, who have received £1000.00 to support a series of public lectures entitled "The World Seen Through the Eyes of Insects". Also, an award of £500.00 was granted to Ms Amy Mikhail, a student at Aberdeen University, to enable her to attend a special course for the advancement of her insect physiology skills. |
