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Thu 11 Nov 2002Race is on for leading science prize and € 40,000 bursaryAccomplished scientists working in Ireland are invited to apply for the 2003 Royal Dublin Society/Irish Times Boyle Medal. The award, presented in recognition of excellence in scientific research, includes a €40,000 bursary.The medal was inaugurated by the RDS in 1899 to recognise "scientific research of exceptional merit carried out in Ireland" and during its first century, 32 medals were presented to some of Ireland's leading scientists. It takes its name from one of Ireland's most famous scientists, Robert Boyle (1627-1691), who is described as the father of chemistry.