The Leverhulme Trust

To mark our 100th anniversary, the Trust Board is pleased to announce the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – a £100 million investment to support pioneering research centres, doctoral scholars and rising academic leaders. Read more here: leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100millio…

The final episode of season 8 of the @AcadSocSciences We Society podcast 🎙️sees @edballs, @annastansbury and Dan Turner join @williamnhutton to discuss the worsening regional disparities in productivity, income, and overall economic performance within the UK.

ICYMI: Last week, the Leverhulme Trust Board announced a landmark £100 million commitment to mark our 100th anniversary. Find out more 👇

“The future of the sector really ultimately depends on the people working in it.” ICYMI: In this podcast, Anna Vignoles, Director of the Trust, takes a deep dive into the Leverhulme Centenary Awards – an additional £100m commitment to support future research leaders. Tune in:…

Led by Professor David Beerling @sheffielduni, the @lc3m_cdr is using ordinary volcanic rock dust to absorb CO2 in the atmosphere and cool the planet. 📽️media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/leverhul…

Through a Leverhulme Research Leadership Award, @ProfBambra @UniofNewcastle examined local health inequalities that had an impact on government policy. Read now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/cbambra

Leverhulme Early Career Fellow @peterbudrin @QMULCompLit, investigates the history of institutionalised intellectual autonomy under Stalinism, reconstructing the intellectual history of Moscow’s Institute of Philosophy, Literature, and History during the 1930s. Read now:…

Established in 1925, the Trust has been supporting new ideas and research that benefits society for 100 years. In this podcast, Professor Anna Vignoles speaks about committing a further £100m during the Trust’s centenary year. 🎙️Listen now: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/podcast/leverh…

What will the Trust’s major new initiative fund? From strengthening the UK’s world-leading research base to fostering innovative interdisciplinary inquiry, the Leverhulme Centenary Awards are designed to support exceptional research talent. leverhulme.ac.uk/news/100millio…

Whether measured by citations, publications or the ability to attract international talent, UK research is world-leading. Even in the face of financial challenges, the sector continues to focus on the most pressing questions and opportunities of our time and we are proud to do…

How do we talk about pain that doesn’t go away? How do people live in bodies that society isn’t built for? And how can we shift the narrative from individual burden to collective responsibility? ICYMI: Prof Tom Shakespeare @LSHTM helps answer these questions in this…

Director Anna Vignoles on why the Trust is investing a £100 million in UK research. Read now this @timeshighered article 👇

A new @numberphile video from @BradyHaran , featuring Philip Leverhulme Prize winner Professor Chris Oates @newcastleuni, discussing one of the most puzzling paradoxes in statistics. media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/stein-pa…

Dr @CRPonchione shares her research on the orchestras of Afghanistan and her experience of undertaking her Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship @sheffielduni. leverhulme.ac.uk/early-career-f…

Supporting talented scholars who are the foundation of the UK’s higher education sector. If you are considering applying for the Trust’s Early Career Fellowship scheme in 2026, hear what some of our current and former Fellows have to say: media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/leverhul…

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