Leverhulme Trust

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 →

Dundee, Scotland, UK, 12-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Her Majesty The Queen has officially opened the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Dundee. The Queen and His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, saw some of the world-leading forensic … Read the full press release →