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The '''Dilys Breese Medal''' is a [[medal]] awarded by the [[British Trust for Ornithology]]<ref name="BB104:52">{{cite journal|last=Pitches|first=Adrian|title='Science geek' picks up BTO medal|journal=[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]]|volume=104|issue=1|page=52|issn=0007-0335}}</ref> to recognise communicators who help to deliver [[ornithology|ornithological science]] to new audiences<ref name="Whitby">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?print=1&a=1827|title=A Gong For Barclay|last=Whitby|first=max|publisher=BirdGuides|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref>. It is named in memory of film maker [[Dilys Breese]]<ref name="WildFilmHistory-DB">{{cite web|url=http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/person/25/Dilys+Breese.html|title=WildFilmHistory - Dilys Breese|publisher=Wildscreen|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref>, who died in 2007, and was inaugurated in 2009<ref name="Whitby />, funded by a bequest from Breese. The medal features a design by [[Robert Gilmore]]<ref name="Whitby" />, showing a [[European Robin|Robin]] in front of a TV screen<ref name="Whitby" />.
The '''Dilys Breese Medal''' is a [[medal]] awarded by the [[British Trust for Ornithology]]<ref name="BB104:52">{{cite journal|last=Pitches|first=Adrian|title='Science geek' picks up BTO medal|journal=[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]]|volume=104|issue=1|page=52|issn=0007-0335}}</ref> to recognise communicators who help to deliver [[ornithology|ornithological science]] to new audiences<ref name="Whitby">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?print=1&a=1827|title=A Gong For Barclay|last=Whitby|first=max|publisher=BirdGuides|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref>. It is named in memory of film maker [[Dilys Breese]]<ref name="WildFilmHistory-DB">{{cite web|url=http://www.wildfilmhistory.org/person/25/Dilys+Breese.html|title=WildFilmHistory - Dilys Breese|publisher=Wildscreen|accessdate=15 January 2011}}</ref>, who died in 2007, and was inaugurated in 2009<ref name="Whitby" />, funded by a bequest from Breese. The medal features a design by [[Robert Gilmore]]<ref name="Whitby" />, showing a [[European Robin|Robin]] in front of a TV screen<ref name="Whitby" />.


The inaugural awards were made in November 2009<ref name="Whitby" />, to six recipients<ref name="Whitby" /> at a ceremony at the [[House Of Lords]]<ref name="Whitby" />.
The inaugural awards were made in November 2009<ref name="Whitby" />, to six recipients<ref name="Whitby" /> at a ceremony at the [[House Of Lords]]<ref name="Whitby" />.

Revision as of 14:19, 15 January 2011

The Dilys Breese Medal is a medal awarded by the British Trust for Ornithology[1] to recognise communicators who help to deliver ornithological science to new audiences[2]. It is named in memory of film maker Dilys Breese[3], who died in 2007, and was inaugurated in 2009[2], funded by a bequest from Breese. The medal features a design by Robert Gilmore[2], showing a Robin in front of a TV screen[2].

The inaugural awards were made in November 2009[2], to six recipients[2] at a ceremony at the House Of Lords[2].

Dilys Breese Medallists

References

  1. ^ a b Pitches, Adrian. "'Science geek' picks up BTO medal". British Birds. 104 (1): 52. ISSN 0007-0335.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Whitby, max. "A Gong For Barclay". BirdGuides. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "WildFilmHistory - Dilys Breese". Wildscreen. Retrieved 15 January 2011.