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.
List of recipients YearNameFieldNotes2002Sir Ernst Gombrich and Sir Raymond FirthArt History (Gombrich), Anthropology and Ethnology (Firth)2005Sir Tony WrigleyGeography2009Sebastian BrockAramaic language2012Dame Marilyn StrathernAnthropology2015Sir Richard J. EvansModern German History2018Professor 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.""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 2018.2021Professor 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"2024Charles Hulme and Maggie Snowling"for their complementary contributions to understanding childhood learning development, particularly dyslexia and developmental language disorders"
See also Awards of the British Academy List of social sciences awards
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