Four UCL researchers honoured with Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Four UCL academics have been honoured with a prestigious 2020 Philip Leverhulme Prize, in recognition of the international impact and exceptionally promising potential of their research. Dr Hernán Burbano (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment), Dr Emily Dawson (UCL Science & Technology Studies), Professor Paul Davies (UCL Laws) and Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (UCL History) have each received a Philip Leverhulme Prize from the Leverhulme Trust. The prizes are worth £100,000 and can be spread over a twoor three-year period. 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 of the Trust. Each year, up to 30 UK university researchers from different academic disciplines are selected to receive a Philip Leverhulme Prize. The disciplines change annually and in 2020, prizes were awarded to researchers in Biological Sciences; History; Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Philosophy and Theology; Sociology and Social Policy. Dr Burbano is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution (CLOE) in the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment.