Philip Leverhulme Prize
The Philip Leverhulme Prize is awarded by the Leverhulme Trust to recognise the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising. The prize scheme makes up to thirty awards of £100,000 a year, across a range of academic disciplines.
History and criteria
The award is named after Philip Leverhulme who died in 2000. He was the grandson of William Leverhulme, and was the third Viscount Leverhulme. The prizes are payable, in instalments, over a period of two to three years. Prizes can be used for any purpose which can advance the prize-holder’s research, with the exception of enhancing the prize-holder’s salary.Nominees must hold either a permanent post or a long-term fellowship in a UK institution of higher education or research that would extend beyond the duration of the Philip Leverhulme Prize. Those otherwise without salary are not eligible to be nominated. Nominees should normally have been awarded their doctoral degree not more than ten years prior to the closing date.
Awards
Leverhulme awards are granted annually.2019
In 2019 the prizes were awarded in the following fields:- Archaeology: Kate Britton, Enrico Crema, Jessica Hendy, Jane Kershaw, Ben Russell
- Chemistry: Artem Bakulin, Thomas Bennett, Kim Jelfs, Daniele Leonori, Silvia Vignolini
- Economics: Gabriella Conti, James Fenske, Xavier Jaravel, Friederike Mengel, Benjamin Moll
- Engineering: Jessica Boland, Rainer Groh, Hannah Joyce, Camille Petit, Alister Smith
- Geography: Sarah Batterman, Christina Hicks, Robert Hilton, Fiona McConnell, Philippa Williams
- Languages & Literature: Marc Alexander, Emma Bond, Merve Emre, Martin Paul Eve, Joseph Moshenska
2018
- Classics: Amin Benaissa, Myles Lavan, Alex Mullen, Amy Russell, Shaul Tor
- Earth Sciences: Juliet Biggs, Stephen L. Brusatte, Heather Graven, Babette Hoogakker, Amanda Maycock
- Physics: Alis Deason, Simone De Liberato, Katherine Dooley, Rahul Raveendran Nair, John Russo
- Politics and International Relations: Ezequiel Gonzalez Ocantos, Chris Hanretty, Sophie Harman, Lauren Wilcox, Lea Ypi
- Psychology: Emily S Cross, Stephen Fleming, Claire Haworth, Harriet Over, Nichola Raihani
- Visual and Performing Arts: Erika Balsom, Daisy Fancourt, Ian Kiaer, Peter McMurray, Tiffany Watt Smith
2017
- Biological Sciences: Tom Baden, Katie Field, Nick Graham, Kayla King, Andrea Migliano
- History: Andrew Arsan, Toby Green, David Motadel, Lucie Ryzova, Alice Taylor
- Law: Pinar Akman, Ana Aliverti, Fiona de Londras, Rosie Harding, Jeff King
- Mathematics and Statistics: Anders Hansen, Oscar Randal-Williams, Carola-Bibiane Schönlieb, Dominic Vella, Hendrik Weber
- Philosophy and Theology: Naomi Appleton, Joel Cabrita, John Michael, Ian Phillips, Bryan W Roberts
- Sociology and Social Policy: David Clifford, Des Fitzgerald, Suzanne Hall, Tim Huijts, Alice Mah
2016
- Archaeology: Susana Carvalho, Manuel Fernandez-Gotz, Oliver Harris, Camilla Speller, Fraser Sturt
- Chemistry: John Bower, Scott Cockroft, David Glowacki, Susan Perkin, Aron Walsh
- Economics: Vasco Carvalho, Camille Landais, Kalina Manova, Uta Schönberg, Fabian Waldinger
- Engineering: Anna Barnett, Cinzia Casiraghi, David Connolly, Alexandra Silva, Peter Vincent
- Geography: Katherine Brickell, Vanesa Castán Broto, Mark Graham, Harriet Hawkins, David Thornalley
- Languages and Literatures: William Abberley, Alexandra Harris, Daisy Hay, Lily Okalani Kahn, Hannah Rohde
2015
- Classics: Mirko Canevaro, Esther Eidinow, Renaud Gagné, Naoise Mac Sweeney, Laura Swift
- Earth sciences: John Rudge, James Screen, Karin Sigloch, Dominick Spracklen, Nicholas Tosca
- Physics: Jacopo Bertolotti, Daniele Faccio, Jo Dunkley, Philip King, Suchitra Sebastian
- Politics: John Bew, Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Dominik Hangartner, Laura Valentini, Nick Vaughan-Williams
- Psychology: Caroline Catmur, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Steve Loughnan, Liz Pellicano, Jonathan Roiser
- Visual arts: Sara Davidmann, Mattias Frey, Hannah Rickards, Martin Suckling, Corin Sworn
2014
- Biological Sciences: Michael Brockhurst, Elizabeth Murchison, Ewa Paluch, Thomas Richards, Nikolay Zenkin
- History: Manuel Barcia Paz, Aaron Moore, Renaud Morieux, Hannah Skoda, David Trippett
- Mathematics and Statistics: Alexandros Beskos, Daniel Kral, David Loeffler and Sarah Zerbes, Richard Samworth, Corinna Ulcigrai
- Philosophy and Theology: Jonathan Birch, Tim Button, Ofra Magidor, Anna Mahtani, Holger Zellentin
- Law: Alan Bogg, Prabha Kotiswaran, Sarah Nouwen, Erika Rackley, Michael Waibe
- Sociology and Social Policy: Lucie Cluver, Hazem Kandil, Victoria Redclift, Katherine Smith, Imogen Tyler
2013
- Astronomy and Astrophysics: Richard Alexander, Stefan Kraus, Mathew Owens, Mark Swinbank, John Taylor
- Economics: Jane Cooley Fruehwirth
- Engineering: Haider Butt, Bharathram Ganapathisubramani, Eileen Gentleman, Aline Miller, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
- Geography: Ben Anderson, Dabo Guan, Anna Lora-Wainwright, Erin McClymont, Colin McFarlane, David Nally, Lindsay Stringer
- Modern languages and Literature: Kathryn Banks, Andrew Counter, Sally Faulkner, Lara Feigel, David James, James Smith, Hannah Sullivan
- Performing and Visual Arts: Martin John Callanan, Nadia Davids, James Moran, Tim Smith
2012
- Classics : Patrick Finglass, Miriam Leonard, Michael Squire, Peter Thonemann, Kostas Vlassopoulos
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences : Matt Friedman, Richard Katz, Kirsty Penkman, Laura Robinson, Paul Williams
- History of Art : Jo Applin, Matthew Potter, Richard Taws, Tamara Trodd, Leon Wainwright
- Law : Kimberley Brownlee, James Chalmers, Ioannis Lianos, Marc Moore, Anthea Roberts
- Mathematics and Statistics : Toby Gee, Jonathan Marchini, Andre Neves, Christoph Ortner, Lasse Rempe-Gillen,
- Medieval, Early Modern and Modern History : Duncan Bell, Alexander Morrison, Sadiah Qureshi, Sujit Sivasundaram, David Todd
2011
- Astronomy and Astrophysics: Emma Bunce, Andrew Levan, Richard Massey, David Pontin, David Seery
- Economics: Michael Elsby, Andrea Galeotti, Sophocles Mavroeidis, Helen Simpson, Paul Surico
- Geography: Peter Adey, Siwan Davies, Hayley Fowler, Simon Lewis, Simon Reid-Henry
- Modern European Languages & Literatures: Anthony Bale, Lindiwe Dovey, Kirsty Hooper, Ben Hutchinson, Robert Macfarlane
- Performing & Visual Arts: Ed Bennett, Helen Freshwater, Esther Johnson, Phoebe Unwin, Emily Wardill
2010
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, e.g. Tamsin Mather
- History of Art
- Law
- Mathematics and Statistics: Caucher Birkar
- Medieval, Early Modern and Modern History
2009
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Engineering
- Geography
- Modern European Languages and Literature: Santanu Das
- Performing and Visual Arts
2008
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences: Stephen Barker, Alan Haywood, Heiko Pälike, Paul Palmer, Rosalind Rickaby, Christian Turney
- History of Art: Jill Burke, Natasha Eaton, Alexander Marr, Carol Richardson, Caroline Vout
- Medieval, Early Modern, And Modern History: Filippo de Vivo, Caroline Humfress, Simon MacLean, Hannah Smith, Paul Warde, William Whyte
- Mathematics and Statistics: Martin Hairer, Harald Helfgott, Jared Tanner, Andreas Winter, Marianna Csornyei
- Zoology: William Hughes, Kate E Jones, Andrea Manica, Tommaso Pizzari, Jane Reid
2007
- Astronomy and Astrophysics – David Alexander, Philip Best, Clare Parnell, and William Percival
- Engineering – Leroy Cronin, Jeremy O'Brien
- Geography – Jemma Wadham, Robert John Mayhew
- Modern European Languages and Literature
- Philosophy and Ethics – Hannes Leitgeb, Alison Stone
2006
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences: Lucy Carpenter
- History of Art
- Medieval, Early Modern and Modern History
- Mathematics and Statistics: Matt Keeling
- Zoology
2005
- Astronomy and Astrophysics: Katherine Blundell, Sheila Rowan
- Engineering: Clemens Kaminski, Andrea C. Ferrari
- Geography
- Modern European Languages and Literature
- Philosophy and Ethics: Tim Lewens
2004
- Anthropology
- Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Economics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Medieval, Early Modern and Modern History
2003
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Classics
- Engineering
- Geography
- Philosophy and Ethics
2002
- Software Technology for Information and Communications Technology
- Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Modern History since 1800
- Economics
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2001
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Classics
- Engineering
- Geography
- Philosophy and Ethics