The Alexander Todd-Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences is a reciprocal lectureship awarded alternately by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), for advances in chemistry made by a scientist while working and residing in Germany or the UK, respectively.
- Run biennially
- The winner receives €1000 and a certificate
- The winner will deliver at least one lecture in the UK
- The prize is administered by the Royal Society of Chemistry in odd years and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) in even years
2023 Winner
2023 RSC/GDCh Alexander Todd-Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences Winner
Professor Stefanie Dehnen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
For pioneering research on molecular multinary cluster nanoarchitectures for innovative applications in catalysts, white-light emitters, and battery materials.

Deadlines
- Nominations open 15 October.
- Nominations close 14 January, 17:00 GMT.
Eligibility
Individuals named in any of the following roles during the nomination and judging period are not eligible to nominate or be nominated:
- RSC Prize Committee members
- RSC Subject Community Presidents
- Trustees of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Royal Society of Chemistry staff
Nominators:
- Both RSC Members and non-members can nominate for this prize.
- Nominees may NOT nominate themselves.
Nominees:
- This prize is open to nominees working and residing in Germany only.
- There are no career stage restrictions associated with this prize.
- Nominees can only be considered for one of our Research & Innovation Prizes in any given year. In a case where a nominee is nominated for more than one prize independently, RSC staff will ask the nominee which prize they would like to be considered for.
- We will not consider nominations of deceased individuals.
- We particularly encourage nominations of disabled people, those who work part-time, or whose career has spanned a break for any reason – for example, a period of parental or adoption leave, caring responsibilities, long-term illness, family commitments, or other circumstances. We understand that these can impact a nominee’s career in different ways, and encourage nominators to use the space provided on the nomination form to explain the nature and impact of the nominees’ individual circumstances (see 'Guidelines for Nominators' for further details).
- Please do not hesitate to contact the team at awards@rsc.org should you have any questions about the above.
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