Leverhulme Trust

(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust has announced the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize winners, awarding £3 million across 30 exceptional researchers from universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Southampton, and Liverpool. Each prize, worth £100,000, supports researchers in Archaeology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust is marking its 100th anniversary with the Leverhulme Centenary Awards, a £100 million boost—on top of its usual £120 million annual spend—to establish up to five interdisciplinary research centres, expand doctoral training for at least … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) An international team of engineers and physicists has made a significant breakthrough in time-domain spectroscopy by using quantum light to enhance sensitivity. Their new approach enables measurements of infrared electric fields with double the sensitivity of previous methods, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Researchers at the University of York, led by Professor Mark Hodson, are launching a two-year study to examine how climate change and increasing flooding in the UK are affecting earthworm populations. Earthworms play a vital role in maintaining … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Le 6 septembre 2024, la Banque Agricole (LBA) du Sénégal et la Banque européenne d’investissement (BEI), soutenues par l’Union européenne (UE), ont signé un accord pour un prêt de 30 millions d’euros. Ce financement vise à renforcer le … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool’s School of Architecture has received a £2.2 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust to establish a research center focused on the impact of climate change and urbanization on West African coastal cities. The five-year … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Dr. Xu Dai of the University of Liverpool has been awarded the prestigious RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship for his pioneering work in structural fire engineering. His research focuses on understanding and mitigating fire-induced structural collapses, with the goal … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The Leverhulme Trust has unveiled the recipients of the 2023 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships, marking an increased commitment to the program. These scholarships enable universities to support up to 18 Leverhulme Doctoral Scholars in interdisciplinary research areas. This year, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) A team of experts from the University of Exeter, including Professors John Heathershaw and David Lewis, and Dr. Catherine Owen, has been nominated for the Economic and Social Research Council’s Celebrating Impact Prize. Their research focused on the … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The University of Warwick is proud to announce the appointment of Professor Satyajit Mayor as its first Leverhulme International Professor. Professor Mayor is a distinguished scholar and an elected member of esteemed academies worldwide. He brings extensive expertise … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The British Academy has awarded nearly £8 million in research funding to promote public engagement and understanding of the SHAPE disciplines, including the Senior Research Fellowships, Mid-Career Fellowships, and collaborative SHAPE research projects. Among the recipients are three … Read the full press release →

(PRESS RELEASE) NORWICH, 14-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — University of East Anglia, a public research university based in Norwich, England, has announced that artefacts from a 17th century royal shipwreck will be on display from February 25, 2023 at Norwich Castle … Read the full press release →

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) NORWICH, 14-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die University of East Anglia, eine öffentliche Forschungsuniversität mit Sitz in Norwich, England, hat angekündigt, dass Artefakte aus einem königlichen Schiffswrack aus dem 17. Jahrhundert ausgestellt werden ausgestellt ab 25. Februar 2023 im Norwich … Read the full press release →

Many of the processes essential to life involve proteins – long molecules which ‘fold’ into three-dimensional shapes allowing them to perform their biological role. BRISTOL, 22-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Consisting of strings of amino acids, a folded protein molecule resembles a … Read the full press release →

OXFORD, 26-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from Oxford and Stanford universities have created all-perovskite tandem solar cells that convert sunlight to electricity at efficiencies above 20%, with the potential to go much higher. These solar cells could rival and even outperform conventional … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been awarded annually since 2001 in commemoration of the contribution to the work of the Trust made by Philip Leverhulme, the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of William Hesketh Lever, the founder … Read the full press release →

Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A multi-million pound brand new teaching and learning facility at the University of Warwick opens to staff and students on Monday 17 October. The £19m flagship Teaching and Learning Building boasts two large, state-of-the-art lecture … Read the full press release →

FIFE, Scotland, 05-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Upcycling may be viewed as a new “green” trend, but an Art Historian at the University of St Andrews has discovered 15th century book owners were way ahead of their time. In a new book … Read the full press release →

YORK, 20-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of York chemist, whose research has made important contributions to the development of flat-screen displays for TVs, computers and mobile phones, has been awarded a prestigious Royal Medal of the Royal Society. Professor John … Read the full press release →

DUNDEE, 13-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alan Alda, the famed actor and passionate advocate of communicating the benefits of science, has lent his support to the newly launched Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. Alan rose to … Read the full press release →