Visitor programme
The Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe Visitor Programme-Open Call
The programme provides financial support for Centre members who wish to host visitors on topics relevant to the Centre. Interested visitors should first discuss hosting arrangements with an LCLU member.
Funding Details
- Up to £2,000 per visitor for travel and accommodation for visits lasting 1–2 weeks.
- Visitors are expected to engage with Centre members and activities, e.g. coffee meetings, LCLU Seminars, etc.
- Applications for hosting visitors for workshops, short events (1–2 days), or focus groups are also considered.
- Requests for funding above £2,000 (e.g., overseas travel) may be reviewed case by case.
- One award per applicant per year. Multiple applications will require review.
Key Dates
Application deadline for visits in Lent term: 1 November
Application deadline for visits in Easter term: 12 February
Application deadline for visits in Michaelmas term: 20 May
To find about the application process
For any enquiries please email: admin@lclu.cam.ac.uk
Current Visitors and planned visits
| Name | Host |
| Paula Jofre (Diego Portales University, Santiago de Chile) | Amy Bonsor |
| Laurence Coogan (University of Victoria, Canada) | Alexandra Turchyn |
Past Visitors
2025
- Marc Laflamme (Toronto), Host: Emily Mitchell
- Anjali Piette (Birmingham), Host: Nikku Madhusudhan
- Christine Chen (John Hopkins), Host: Mark Wyatt
- Kira Podolsky (MIT), Host: Claudia Bonfio
- Perig Pitrou (Collège de France), Host: Tim Lewens
2024
- Mohammad Farhat, Host: Amy Bonsor & Abhi Upadhyay
- Siyi Xu (Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab), Host: Amy Bonsor & Laura Rogers
- Robin Wordsworth (Harvard), Host: Nicholas Tosca
- Sebastian Haas (Washington), Host: Nicholas Tosca
- Zoe Todd (Wisconsin), Host: Paul Rimmer
- Llyod Demetrius (Harvard), Host: Paul Rimmer
- Laurent Wiesenfeld (Grenoble Alpes), Host: Paul Rimmer & Nikku Madhusudhan
2023
- Liton Majumdar (NISER), Host: Paul Rimmer
- Olivier Namur (KU Leuven), Host: Oliver Shorttle
- Carol Cleland (University of Colorado, Boulder), Host: Andrew Davison