Barbara Stevens Heusel, who founded the Iris Murdoch Society in New York City in December 1986.
Photographer: Robert Howard.
The Iris Murdoch Society, in partnership with Barbara Stevens Heusel and her husband Dennis Moore, are delighted to announce the continuation of the Barbara Stevens Heusel Research Fund for Early-Career Scholars. Each year, a £500 stipend will help fund a junior scholar’s visit to the Iris Murdoch Research Centre at the University of Chichester or the Archive at Kingston University, or participation in one of the IMRC’s conferences or research events.
By donating £6,000, Professor Dennis Moore, lifetime member and former officer of the Iris Murdoch Society, has already double-matched the first contributions (one from the Murdoch Estate and three from private donors), and has generously offered to match the next £5,000 in further donations. Please consider making a contribution to this matching fund that will provide Barbara Stevens Heusel Research Grants to Early-Career Scholars.
The matching fund is a simple, ongoing way for the Murdoch community to honour the life and achievements of Professor Heusel while helping to nurture ongoing research into Murdoch’s life and work. To donate, to apply, or for more details contact Miles Leeson at the Research Centre by emailing ims@chi.ac.uk
Previous award recipients
2026 – Zhiqi Wang
2025 – Sam Filby
2024 – Jianfeng Yue
2023 – Camille Braune
2022 – Michela Dianetti
2021 – Arka Basu