Awards and honors
- Regents' Professor at Arizona State University (2012)
- Robinson Cosmology Prize (2011)
- Fellowship of University College London (2011)
- Bicentenary Medal of Chile (2011)
- Klumpke-Roberts Prize, Astronomical Society of the Pacific (2011)
- DSc honoris causa, Chapman University, California (2009)
- Member of the Order of Australia (2007)
- DSc honoris causa, Macquarie University, Sydney (2006)
- Trotter Prize, Texas A & M University (2004)
- Wilbur Award for religious-themed media, USA (2004)
- Most Beautiful Export Award, Australia (2003)
- J.K. Russell Fellowship, CTNS, Berkeley (2003)
- American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award (2003)
- Michael Faraday Award, The Royal Society (2002)
- Nomination, Australian of the Year (2002)
- Kelvin Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, UK (2001)
- The Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (1995)
- Templeton - CTNS Book Prize (1995)
- Advance Australia Award for outstanding contributions to science (1993)
- Eureka Prize for the Promotion of Science (Australia) (1992)
- Eureka Book Prize (Australia) (1991)
- Glaxo Science Writers Fellowship (UK) (1983)
- Asteroid 1992 OG renamed (6870) Pauldavies