UCL leads UK with most Philip Leverhulme Prize winners

Five researchers from UCL Geography, UCL Economics, UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies, UCL Computer Science and the UCL Bartlett Developmental Planning Unit have been awarded 2016 Philip Leverhulme Prizes. The prizes, each worth £100,000, are awarded annually by The Leverhulme Trust across a range of disciplines. They recognise 'the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising'. Just 30 researchers from universities across the UK receive the award each year, and UCL received more of the awards than any other institution. 2016 prizes were given to: ' Professor Uta Schönberg (Department of Economics) Professor Schönberg conducts research in applied microeconomics, with a focus on labour economics. She's currently investigating the effects of immigration on labour markets following the fall of the Iron Curtain; spillover effects of mass layoffs; and effects of universal child care programs. ' Dr David Thornalley (Department of Geography) Dr Thornalley's research seeks to understand the causes and mechanisms of climate change on decadal to millennial timescales, with a focus on how the circulation of the North Atlantic has changed in the past in relation to abrupt climate change.