Liverpool Physicist named as 2025 Blavatnik Award finalist
Professor Brianna Heazlewood has been named as a finalist in the 2025 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK. Established in 2007 by the Blavatnik Family, the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists recognise exceptional young scientists and engineers, aged 42 years and younger, whose research is transforming medicine, technology and our understanding of the world. This is the first time a University of Liverpool researcher has been shortlisted for this prestigious awards scheme.
On being announced as a finalist, Professor Heazlewood said: “Thank you to the Blavatnik Awards scheme for this fabulous recognition. It will allow me to share our research into cold chemical reactions with a wider audience, and to celebrate the contributions of our amazing group members and collaborators.”
The Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists honours researchers in three separate categories: the Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering and Life Sciences. The scheme is independently administered by The New York Academy of Sciences.
Three winners were announced at a glittering awards ceremony on Wednesday, 4 March 2025 at Kensington Palace. Each winner receives an unrestricted award of £100,000 whilst the remaining finalists will each receive £30,000.
2025 BLAVATNIK AWARDS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM by Oliver Blackwell Photography
Professor Heazlewood’s research group. From left to right: Paul Regan, Jake Diprose, Vincent Richardson, Brianna Heazlewood, Lucy Morris, Kyriaki Vourka, and Maks Roman.