Tam Dalyell Prize 2015 awarded to Professor Vijayakumar
Professor Sethu Vijayakumar, Edinburgh Centre for Robotics Director and Professor of Robotics at the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded the 2015 Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science by the Principal of the University, Professor Sir Timothy O’Shea. The prize recognises an individual or group's work in science outreach including onsite engagement, talks and other public events or through publishing and broadcasting.
In addition to receiving a medal and a small financial reward, Professor Vijayakumar will give a lecture on April 10 in the Playfair Library as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, which takes place from 26 March to 10 April 2016. To find out further information about the lecture, please visit the Science Festival event page.