The John Maddox Prize previously is awarded annually by the UK organisation Sense About Science (previously) for "individuals who promote sound science and evidence on a matter of public interest, facing difficulty or hostility in doing so."
The open call for nominations seeks recommendations for individuals who made contributions to:
* Addressing misleading information about scientific issue (including social science and medicine).
* Bringing sound evidence to bear in a public or policy debate.
* Helping people to make sense of a complex scientific issue.
John Maddox Prize 2019 nominations [Sense About Science]
(Thanks, Marcos!)
