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We are delighted to announce funding to 18 Humanities and Social Sciences researchers who are members of The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network (BA ECRN) South West Hub across eight universities.
Find out about the projects: gw4.ac.uk/news/british-a…
Are you a UK-based researcher looking to develop new skills in areas like quantitative analysis, interdisciplinarity, data science, digital humanities and languages? Applications are now open for our second round of Talent Development Awards. Learn more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/talent…
'A captivating work of narrative non-fiction.' Grab your FREE ticket to meet author Alia Trabucco Zerán and her translator Sophie Hughes at this special in-person and online shortlist event for the The British Academy Book Prize tonight @ 6pm 👇 #WhenWomenKill And Other Stories
What can be done to address the many challenges facing the UK’s #Education system? Join us at the UEA on 17 Nov (6:30-7:45pm) for a talk by Professor Anna Vignoles FBA on the pressures this sector faces and the possible solutions. Free, book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/lecture…
As the Treasury considers cuts to public spending, our Chief Executive Hetan Shah spoke to The Telegraph about the possible implications for the UK's R&D sector. Read more (£): telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/…
This evening Alia Trabucco Zerán will be reading from her British Academy prize-listed When Women Kill (tr. Sophie Hughes) in London, ahead of the winner being announced on Wednesday. Please do join us!
24 Oct 2022, 18:00 BST | The British Academy, London ✨
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-bri…
TONIGHT! We'll be selling books at the The British Academy Book Prize shortlist event! Katie Booth, Harald Jähner, Marit Kapla, James Poskett, Alia Trabucco Zerán and Jing Tsu will discuss their shortlisted books
Book your FREE ticket here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-bri…
I'll be chairing the shortlist event for the 10th #BritishAcademyBookPrize The British Academy LRB Bookshop in London on Monday night at 18:00 (UK). You can join me and all six shortlisted authors in person or online - register here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/…
In collaboration with Higher Education Policy Institute, we are running a blog series exploring the changing faces of academia. A new post in the series by Blessing Marandure on the importance of ethnic diversity in higher education is now published. Read more: hepi.ac.uk/2022/10/17/rep…
Don't miss your chance to join the authors shortlisted for the 2022 #BritishAcademyBookPrize tomorrow (24 October) at 6pm for an exploration of urgent and globally significant topics at our free in-person and online event. Book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-bri…
Our #BritishAcademy120 retrospective this month focuses on the 2000s, when Baroness Onora O'Neill was elected as the Academy's first female President, marking a significant milestone in the Academy's history. Read more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/12-decad…
Oliver Braddick (1944-2022) made major contributions to our understanding of the nature and development of human vision, with a particular focus on perception of depth and motion. Learn more about his academic contributions in this British Academy Memoir: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/mem…
A vegan lifestyle can be a way to reduce your carbon footprint, but is a plant-based diet the only way to protect animals and the environment? Find out more at our free Being Human festival event on 15 November. Online and in-person, book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/vegan-v…
Our #BritishAcademy120 retrospective this month focuses on the 2000s, when Baroness Onora O'Neill was elected as the Academy's first female President, marking a significant milestone in the Academy's history. Read more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/about/12-decad…
As part of our #BritishAcademyBookPrize celebrations, we're sharing short extracts from the outstanding books that have been shortlisted this year. Today, we're featuring a snippet from 'Horizons' by James Poskett. Read it here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/…
A vegan lifestyle can be a way to reduce your carbon footprint, but is a plant-based diet the only way to protect animals and the environment? Find out more at our free Being Human festival event on 15 November. Online and in-person, book now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/vegan-v…
Edited by Susan Powell, ‘The Household Accounts of Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443-1509)’ presents an analysis of documents revealing Lady Margaret's life and household. Find out more on Oxford Academic:
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Fantastic round up of this year’s #BritishAcademyBookPrize shortlist from Eric Karl Anderson! Plus a reminder about our free shortlist event on 24 October, where you can meet the shortlist and get signed copies of the books: