Birkbeck man of science wins prestigious Prince Philip Leverhulme Prize
29 Gregorian calendar month 2013
Dr Tim Smith, of Birkbeck’s Department of Psychological Sciences, has
been awarded a £70,000 prize in recognition of the international impact
of his analysis. he's one amongst solely four winners inside the playacting and visual arts class of this year’s Prince Philip Leverhulme prizes.
The awards from the Leverhulme Trust recognise researchers, who, at associate degree early stage of their careers, have already created analysis of a global normal, and show exceptional promise. The prize is also accustomed assist them in additional advancing their analysis – as an example, by facultative them to appoint a post-doctoral analysis assistant, or to satisfy the value of international visit undertake analysis.
Dr Smith’s analysis focuses on eye-tracking and visual psychological feature – however we have a tendency to attend to, understand and keep in mind static, dynamic and real-world scenes. His findings from behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, psychological feature modelling and electrophysiology are accustomed inform art restoration comes, as well as John Orley Allen Tate Britain’s restoration of the flood-damaged nineteenth century masterpiece Destruction of urban center and Herculaneum by John Martin.
Dr Smith said: “I am terribly excited to be awarded a Prince Philip Leverhulme prize in recognition of my work investigation however individuals watch and perceive film and visual media. Researching a subject that falls between 2 established fields, particularly psychology associate degreed Media Studies is risky because it might fail to search out an audience in either field. This prize validates my analysis and offers ME the support to maneuver forward with my analysis and communicate my findings to the broadest audience attainable.”
