In 2005 the Founder's Medal was awarded to Professor Sir Nicholas Shackleton for his research in the field of Quaternary Palaeoclimatology and the Patron's Medal was awarded to Professor Jean Malaurie for a lifelong study of the Arctic and its people.
Godine 2005. profesoru Sir Nicholasu Shackletonu dodjeljena je Osnivačka medalja za istraživanje u području kvartarne paleoklimatologije, a profesoru Jeanu Malaurieu je dodjeljena Patronova medalja za cjeloživotno proučavanje Arktika i njegovih stanovnika.