Dr Clare Balboni has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize 2025 by the Leverhulme Trust.

The Philip Leverhulme prizes recognise and celebrate the achievements of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future careers are exceptionally promising.

Each of the prize winners receives £100,000 which can be used to advance their research.

Chosen from over 350 nominations, the Trust offered five prizes in each of the following subject areas: Archaeology, Chemistry, Economics, Engineering, Geography, and Languages and Literatures.

Commenting on her award in the Economics category, Dr Balboni said: “I am delighted and honoured to have been awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize by the Leverhulme Trust. This award will support my research at the intersection of environmental economics, trade and development economics, focusing on the management of local and global environmental externalities from growth in developing countries.”

Find out more on the LSE news page and on the Leverhulme Trust website.