Dr Aja Murray has been named as one of the winners of the 2024 Philip Leverhulme Prize. The prize fund, presented by the Leverhulme Trust, awards £3 million to 30 outstanding researchers.The scheme commemorates the contribution to the work of the Trust made by Philip, Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of William Lever, the founder of the Trust. The prizes recognise and celebrate the achievements of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future careers are exceptionally promising.Dr Murray was recognised for her outstanding research in Psychology and will receive £100,000 which may be used for any purpose that advances her research. Now in its twenty-third year, this scheme continues to attract applications from extraordinarily high calibre researchers. Selecting only thirty winners gets more challenging each year, and we are immensely grateful to the reviewers and panel members who helped us in our decision-making. This year, the Trust has awarded prizes to academics working on an impressive breadth of topics, from ancient linguistics to the macroevolution of fossil fishes, cross-cultural diversity in learning to fashion and sustainability, political anthropology of the Middle East to climate physics. We are incredibly proud to support these researchers through the next stage of their careers. Professor Anna Vignoles Director of the Leverhulme Trust Related links Dr Aja Murray2024 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winners Tags 2024 Publication date 18 Nov, 2024
