UCL history of science researcher recognised by the Royal Institution

Aleks Kaye - Three history of science PhD researchers, including Aleksandra Kaye (UCL History), have been named as the first to be awarded a Freer Prize Fellowship at the Royal Institution. Aleksandra, Katy Duncan from the University of Cambridge, and Viswanathan Venkataraman from King's College London were chosen for the award from 'an incredibly strong field' of international applications. It is the first time that Philip Freer Studentship Trust funding for PhD students has been awarded through a competitive process, to bring the very best research projects to fruition. Each Fellow will now complete the final year of their PhD research with support from the Royal Institution (Ri) and funding from the Philip Freer Studentship Trust. Aleksandra Kaye is mapping the Polish knowledge networks in nineteenth century Latin America, to understand the role migration has played in the production, transfer and acceptance of scientific knowledge. Her work is designed to investigate the proposition that marginalised communities are scientifically innovative, and that migrants continue to play a vital role in expanding and sharing scientific knowledge today, in pursuit of solutions to major global challenges. On receiving the fellowship, Aleksandra Kaye said: "I am delighted to have been awarded the Freer Prize Fellowship.