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Pulsars
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars (neutron stars) in 1967, when she was doing her PhD at Cambridge University. For this discovery, she should have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, along with her thesis advisor and her boss's boss. But she was not. -
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University of Southampton
Worked at the University of Southampton between 1968 and 1973. -
Michelson Medal
He was awarded the Franklin Institute's Michelson Medal (1973, with Hewish). -
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The Open University
From 1973 to 1987 she was a tutor, consultant, examiner and lecturer at The Open University. -
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University College London
Worked at University College London from 1974-82. -
The controversy
In 1977, Bell Burnell played down the controversy, saying: "I think it would demean the Nobel Prizes if they were awarded to research students, except in very exceptional cases, and I don't think this is one of them. -
J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize
In 1978 he was awarded the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize of the Miami Center for Theoretical Studies. -
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Royal Observatory of Edinburgh
Worked at the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh (1982-1991). -
Recipient of the Beatrice M.
She is also the recipient of the Beatrice M. Tinsley Award of the American Astronomical Society (1987). -
Herschel Medal
In 1989 she was awarded the Herschel Medal of the British Royal Astronomical Society for her discovery of pulsars. -
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President of the Royal Astronomical Society
Bell Burnell served as President of the Royal Astronomical Society from 2002 to 2004. -
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President of the Institute of Physics
President of the Institute of Physics from October 2008 to October 2010 -
Women and Science
At the proposal of the Women and Science Commission of the CSIC, in 2015 she received the Gold Medal of the largest Spanish scientific institution. -
Doctora honoris
In November 2017 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Valencia at the proposal of the Faculty of Physics. -
Special Prize
In 2018, he received the Special Prize for Advancement in Fundamental Physics. -
Chancellor of the University of Dundee
In February 2018 she was appointed Chancellor of the University of Dundee.
