Our Hoggan medal recognises and celebrates the contribution of outstanding women connected with Wales in the areas of science, medicine, engineering, technology or mathematics

Frances Hoggan Medal 2021

Professor Dianne Edwards, Distinguished Research Professor in Palaeobotany, Cardiff University, has won the Frances Hoggan Medal 2021, awarded to celebrate outstanding research by women in STEMM subjects.

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The Medal

Funded by Welsh Government, the medal recognises outstanding contributions to STEMM research by women.

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Medal Recipients

Learn more about the recipients of the medal here

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Dr Frances Hoggan

Frances Hoggan (1843-1927) was a pioneering medical practitioner, researcher and social reformer from Brecon who played a significant role in the battle for women in the UK to study medicine in the nineteenth century.

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