Scientific prizes and awards / General

Crafoord Prize

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Description

The Crafoord Prize in astronomy and mathematics, biosciences, geosciences or polyarthritis research is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences annually according to a rotating scheme. The prize sum of USD 500,000 makes the Crafoord one of the world´s largest scientific prizes.

Recipients

Crafoord Prize in Biosciences 2011 : Ilkka Hanski (Finland) “for his pioneering studies on how spatial variation affects the dynamics of animal and plant populations”.