Dr Tim Lewens from the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Dr Clemens Kaminski of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Dr Andrea Ferrari from the Department of Engineering have been awarded the 2005 Philip Leverhulme Prize.

The Trust, established at the wish of William Hesketh Lever, the first Viscount Leverhulme, makes awards for the support of research and education. The Trust emphasises individuals and encompasses all subject areas.

Since their inception in 2001, the Philip Leverhulme Prizes have, through their provision of financial support and their degree of flexibility, won a respected place within the academic community.

The Philip Leverhulme Prizes commemorate the contribution to the work of the Trust made by Philip Leverhulme, the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of Trust's founder. Since 2001, the Trustees have awarded 106 of these Prizes totaling £5.3 million of funding to support and recognise research in subjects as diverse as Classics and Software Technology.

Each year approximately 25 awards are given in five selected subject areas.

This year the subjects awarded were in Astronomy and Astrophysics; Engineering; Geography; Modern European Language and Literature; and Philosophy and Ethics.

Prize winners each receive £50,000 over two years to pursue research in the way they judge to be most effective with little or no constraints imposed by the Trust.

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