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The Institute of Physics invites nominations for its subject medals. These recognise contributions to the development of physics in the UK or Ireland. The following awards are available:

•John William Strutt and Lord Rayleigh Medal and Prize in Theoretical, including mathematical and computational, physics;

•Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize or the Cecelia Payne-Gasposchkin Medal and Prize in astrophysics and plasma physics;

•Ernest Rutherford Medal and Prize or the James Chadwick Medal and Prize in nuclear and particle physics;

•Nevill Mott Medal and Prize or the David Tabor Medal and Prize in Condensed matter, materials, surface and nanoscale physics;

•Sam Edwards Medal and Prize or the Rosalind Franklin Medal and Prize in Soft condensed matter and life sciences physics;

•Thomas Young Medal and Prize or the Joseph Thomson Medal and Prize in Atomic, molecular, optics and quantum technologies;

•James Joule Medal and Prize or the Edward Appleton Medal and Prize in Applied and environmental physics;

•Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize in Industrial application of physics;

•Marie Curie-Sklodowska Medal and Prize or the Lise Meitner Medal and Prize in Physics education and to widening participation within it and public engagement within physics.

The institute welcomes nominations from the industry community. Nominations for the Dennis Gabor medal may be for an individual or for a team within an organisation who have made a significant contribution to the application of physics in an industrial or commercial context. Self-nominations are not accepted.

Each award includes a medal and a prize of £1,000.