It was created by the British Psychological Society's Division of Neuropsychology (DoN) in 2010 and is normally awarded on an annual basis.
The award is named in honour of Professor Barbara A. Wilson, OBE, Ph.D, CPsychol, ScD, FBPsS, FMedSci, AcSS.
Professor Wilson is one of the world's most eminent clinical neuropsychologists in medical neurorehabilitation.
[1][2][3][4][5] Nominations are invited from DoN members and are considered by an independent awards panel.
The award is normally made to someone in the middle or later stage of their career as a clinical neuropsychologist.