The Eardley Holland Medal is awarded once every five years to a Fellow or Member of the RCOG in recognition of original work of outstanding merit in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology.
This may include outstanding work as a practitioner or teacher of such sciences, or for the authorship of literary work or works upon such sciences.
Below you can find further information about the medal, including how to apply and eligibility requirements.
Prize
Recipients will be awarded a medal and invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the subsequent Annual Academic Event.
Eligibility
The Eardley Holland Medal is open to all RCOG Fellows and Members. Candidates for the award must be nominated by an RCOG Fellow or Member, self-nominations are not permitted.
Nomination process
Nominations are invited exclusively from RCOG Fellows and Members for peers who have demonstrated outstanding work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology or for original work of outstanding merit in the sciences of obstetrics and gynaecology. This may include outstanding work as a practitioner or teacher of such sciences, or for the authorship of the literary work or works upon such sciences.
Application process
Candidates for the award must be nominated by an RCOG Fellow or Member, self-nominations are not permitted.
Nominators are required to submit the following information via the RCOG awards platform:
- Completed online nomination form
- A statement (up to 400 words) detailing the candidates qualifications and suitability for the award
- Candidate's CV (maximum three pages)
- Two supporting references from RCOG Fellows or Members
- Comprehensive publication list, highlighting the top ten publications
Applications are hosted on the Oxford Abstracts platform. Please register for an account using your email address.
For further guidance on how to submit your application, please see Oxford Abstracts' guidance on making a submission.
This award opens on Monday 17 March 2025.
The deadline for submission is Thursday 15 May 2025.
For any queries, please contact: awards@rcog.org.uk.
Previous recipients of the medal include:
- 1960 Professor J C Moir
- 1965 Professor C H G Macafee
- 1970 Professor Ian Donald
- 1975 Professor Sir Norman Jeffcoate
- 1980 Sir Dugald Baird
- 1985 Mr Patrick Steptoe
- 1990 Professor Sir Alec Turnbull
- 1995 Professor Sir Graham Liggins
- 2000 Professor David Baird
- 2005 Professor Robert Edwards
- 2010 Professor Charles Rodeck
- 2015 Professor Kypros Nicolaides
- 2020 Professor Jane Norman