The Dhole Eddlestone Memorial Prize

The Dhole Eddlestone Memorial Prize is funded by a legacy from Dr Manindra Kumar Dhole, a BGS member who died in 1977. The prize is so named to commemorate the anniversary of his marriage with Dr Elizabeth Eddlestone. In 2018, the dormant prize was relaunched and process agreed for awarding to authors of Age and Ageing papers.

One cash prize of £1,000 is made each year and announced as near as possible to the 14th January, the anniversary of the date of Dr Dhole and Dr Eddlestone’s marriage. Applications are not accepted; the prize goes to ‘the most deserving published work of medical research appertaining to the needs of aged people’. In practice, the paper published in Age and Ageing each calendar year which most impressed the judging panel is awarded.

Could your research be chosen next year?

Discover the author benefits available on our Why Publish? page and consider submitting your next manuscript to Age and Ageing to be in with a chance.

2024 winning article

The 2024 Prize has been awarded to Normative values for grip strength, gait speed, timed up and go, single leg balance, and chair rise derived from the Canadian longitudinal study on ageing.

Previous winning articles

2023
Is comprehensive geriatric assessment hospital at home a cost-effective alternative to hospital admission for older people?
Press release here.

2022
Recurrent delirium over 12 months predicts dementia: results of the Delirium and Cognitive Impact in Dementia (DECIDE) study.
Press release here.

2021
Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults: a cohort study of 322 hospitalised and 535 community-based older adults.
Press release here.

2020
Everyday life after a hip fracture: what community-living older adults perceive as most beneficial for their recovery.
Press release here.

2019
Projections of multi-morbidity in the older population in England to 2035
Press release here.