The Leverhulme Medal and Prize is awarded by the British Academy every three years 'for a significant contribution to knowledge and understanding in a field within the humanities and social sciences'. It was first awarded in 2002 and is funded by the Leverhulme Trust.[1]
List of recipients
edit| Year | Name | Field | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Sir Ernst Gombrich and Sir Raymond Firth | Art History (Gombrich), Anthropology and Ethnology (Firth) | [1] |
| 2005 | Sir Tony Wrigley | Geography | [2] |
| 2009 | Sebastian Brock | Aramaic language | [3] |
| 2012 | Dame Marilyn Strathern | Anthropology | [4] |
| 2015 | Sir Richard J. Evans | Modern German History | [5] |
| 2018 | Professor David W. Harvey, FBA | "For demonstrating the importance of the social sciences in understanding the modern complexities of capitalism, urbanism and questions of social justice." | [6] |
| 2021 | Professor Catherine Hall, FBA | "In recognition of Professor Hall’s impact across modern and contemporary British history, particularly in the fields of class, gender, empire and postcolonial history" | [7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Leverhulme Medal and Prize for Humanities and Social Sciences". British Academy. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Leverhulme Medal and Prize 2005". Prizes and Medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Leverhulme Medal and Prize 2009". Prizes and Medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "Leverhulme Medal and Prize 2012". Prizes and Medals. British Academy. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ "British Academy announces 2015 prize and medal winners". British Academy. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Award-winning journalists, prehistorians and world-leading economists honoured with prestigious British Academy prizes and medals", The British Academy, 20 August 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "UCL professor recognised for ground-breaking work on legacies of British slavery". UCL. 2 September 2021.