Leverhulme's flagship funding scheme offers up to £10m over 10 years for UK universities to set up a Leverhulme Research Centre for ... "outstanding original research aspiring to achieve a step-change in scholarship."
The choice of research topic is open – with the usual exclusion of studies of disease, illness and disabilities in humans and animals; and research intended to inform clinical or medical practice. The chosen area should be sufficiently large-scale to support an ambitious but realistic research agenda for 10 years.
Centres may be single-site (one university) or multi-site (hub and spokes) – including international universities, where appropriate.
The Leverhulme Research Centres do not run to a fixed schedule. However, historically there has been a call approximately every three years. The previous invitation for applications took place in 2021. We are therefore anticipating a call launching late in 2023, with a deadline in 2024.
The universities of Eastern Arc have a strong traditon of interdisciplinary research that should appeal to Leverhulme. Previous attempts at securing Centre funding, however, have been unsuccessful. This event is intended to bring together R&I staff and academics with an interest in developing a centre proposal. We willl hear from existing Centres (at Camridge and Imperial) about their experiences of applying for, and running as, a Leverhulme Centre. There will be opportunities to ask questions of the panel and to brainstorm potential Centre ideas.
