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Attila Lindner awarded 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize
Attila Lindner awarded 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize

Attila Lindner awarded 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize

Professor Attila Lindner, Professor of Economics at UCL's Department of Economics, has been awarded one of just thirty prestigious 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prizes.

21 Oct 2025

Celebrating UCL Economics’ Former Colleague Philippe Aghion's Nobel Prize Win
Celebrating UCL Economics’ Former Colleague Philippe Aghion's Nobel Prize Win

Celebrating UCL Economics’ Former Colleague Philippe Aghion's Nobel Prize Win

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 has been awarded to former UCL Economics colleague Philippe Aghion.

13 Oct 2025

Economics Alumna Establishes £10,000 Bursary for MRes Students
Economics Alumna Establishes £10,000 Bursary for MRes Students

Economics Alumna Establishes £10,000 Bursary for MRes Students

Department of Economics alumna, Wendy Fung (BSc Economics 1990), has generously established a new £10,000 bursary for MRes students. The

12 Jun 2025