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<title>ERC Advanced Grants awarded to eight Fellows for pioneering research</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 8 Fellows funded by European Research Council's Advanced Grants programme in recognition of pioneering researchIn its second competition for established leading researchers (&quot;Advanced Grants&quot;), the European Research Council (ERC) has selected eight British Academy Fellows to carry out pioneering research throughout Europe. The British Academy welcomes the funding awarded to Professor Orazio Attanasio, FBA Professor Michael Batty, CBE, FBA Professor Maxine Berg, FBA Professor Miriam Glucksmann, FBA Professor Ruth Mace, FBA Professor Stephen Shennan, FBA Professor Mark Steedman, FBA Professor Lorraine Tyler, FBA Under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme, the ERC supports projects aiming at making important discoveries in... ]]></description>
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<title>LITER8 LRNRS</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ IS TEXTING VALUABLE OR VANDALISM? Children who are heavy users of mobile phone text abbreviations such as LOL (laughing out loud), plz (please), l8ter (later) and xxx (kisses), are unlikely to be problem spellers and readers, a new study funded by the British Academy has found.The research*, carried out on a sample of 8-12 year olds over an academic year, revealed that levels of “textism” use could even be used to predict reading ability and phonological awareness in each pupil by the end of the year.Moreover, the proportion of textisms used was observed to increase with age, from just 21%... ]]></description>
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<title>CAN WE EVER SAY NEVER AGAIN?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The British Academy has written a letter to Her Majesty The Queen to advise on the steps that might be taken to anticipate and prepare for any future shocks to the financial system and global economy.  Written off the back of a forum on financial and economic horizon-scanning, the letter recommends taking a more focused interest in contingency planning so that the Government is ‘readied and armed with the best intelligence’.   In July 2009, the Academy sent an initial letter to the Queen following her pertinent question asked (during a visit to the London School of Economics) on why no... ]]></description>
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<title>FIGHTING A LOOTING BATTLE?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ UK MUST LEARN FROM IRAQ CULTURE CRISISThe UK Government’s failure to provide for the protection of important cultural heritage in Iraq contributed to the breakdown of social order, and alienation of much of the Iraqi population according to evidence given to the Chilcot Inquiry this week. In an unprecedented move, the British Academy in partnership with thirteen major cultural organisations* has submitted written evidence to the Inquiry outlining the shortcomings in the UK’s planning and implementation to protect Iraq’s cultural property during the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation.The major destruction and looting of Iraq’s museums, archaeological sites and ancient artefacts... ]]></description>
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<title>VALUES OR SOCIAL SCIENCE?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ IN FAMILY POLICY, BOTH MATTER. A new British Academy report, published today, explores the role of values in political debate; shows why policy makers need good social science; and offers advice on the complex relationship between political values and policymaking. Social Science and Family Policies explores the significance of social science research in issues such as family break-up and reconstitution; non-parental care; abuse and deprivation; drug use; and the role of communities in child well-being. Moreover, it illustrates how social science can help to shed light on various important policy questions, including why individuals’ responses to environmental hazards vary so... ]]></description>
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<title>FEELING THE PINCH?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The baby boom of 1945-65 produced the biggest, richest generation that Britain has ever known.  Today, at the peak of their power and wealth, these baby boomers run our country; but has this position been attained at the expense of their children?At a special event next week at the British Academy, David Willetts MP joins leading academics to explore whether the relatively high levels of wealth, in historic terms, of the post war generation has selfishly deprived future generations of their natural claims and rights.  The theme of the event is prompted by Willetts’ new book, The Pinch: How the... ]]></description>
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<title>ELECTORAL SYSTEMS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ • Should the system for electing MPs be changed?• What should replace it? • What system should be used for an elected second chamber?With the prospects of a hung Parliament increasing, the Commons voting for a referendum on changing the current “first past the post” system in 2011, and all three major parties now seemingly committed to a wholly or largely elected House of Lords; a new analysis of the pros and cons of different voting systems could scarcely be timelier. Choosing an Electoral System, published today by the British Academy, identifies the characteristics of the main types of electoral system – and... ]]></description>
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<title>EXTREME UNDERSTANDING</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Years after 9/11 are we any closer to knowing what makes a radical?In the wake of the terrorist attacks on 9/11, US public officials seemed to have no idea how many of the 1.3 billion Muslims across the world supported the bombing.  The result was the largest most comprehensive study of its kind.  Organised by Gallup, taking six years and representing 90% of the world’s Muslim community, the report Who Speaks for Islam?  What a Billion Muslims Really Think, was not only illuminating but surprising.On Wednesday 24 March, co author Dalia Mogahed, a member of a key advisory council to... ]]></description>
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<title>INFORMING ON ISLAM</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Muslim scholar and author, Tariq Ramadan is just one of the high profile speakers participating in an influential symposium on Islamic Studies organized by the British Academy and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) over the next two days (23-24 March).Organised in response to a request to HEFCE from the Prime Minister to investigate the idea of setting up in Britain a ‘European Centre for Excellence for Islamic Studies’, it is hoped the Conference will not only facilitate inter-disciplinary connections across the European Islamic Studies community, but raise awareness and the profile of Islamic Studies in the UK. ... ]]></description>
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<title>AIRY FAIRY</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Despite featuring prolifically in his work, did Shakespeare actually ‘believe’ in fairies?A special British Academy event on Thursday 22 April, the eve of the famous bard’s birthday, will explore the darker side of Shakespeare fairy lore, uncovering the hidden truths behind these mystical creatures in his work.  For the first time, speaker Professor Michael Hattaway will also reveal the distinct influence Shakespeare’s fairy traditions had over later writers such as Alfred Hitchcock, the scientist Sir Humphry Davy and even the artist, JMW Turner.Fairy lore has long been woven unto cultural debates over the proper roles for women, and masculine and... ]]></description>
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<title>WINNER OF BRITISH ACADEMY 2010 WILEY PRIZE ANNOUNCED</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Dr Essi Viding, an outstanding young developmental psychologist from University College London specialising in the causes of violent antisocial behaviour in children and adolescents, has been named by the British Academy and Wiley-Blackwell as the winner of the 2010 Wiley Prize, awarded for the first time this year to an early career scholar. The Academy’s Wiley Prize in Psychology, worth £5,000, was created in 2009 as an annual award to recognize outstanding contributions in a field of psychology.  For the first time this year it rewards research by a younger UK-based psychologist (within five years of receipt of doctorate) whose... ]]></description>
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<title>IN CONVERSATION WITH JULIA KRISTEVA</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The eminent writer, linguist, psychoanalyst and theorist of literature and feminism, Julia Kristeva will come to UK shores next week for a special free event at the British Academy.At an exclusive, ‘in conversation’ evening on Monday 24 May 2010, British Academy Corresponding Fellow, Julia Kristeva will talk about her life and work.  The author of some 30 books, she has become a highly influential woman within the predominantly male intellectual elite of France, and has recently been charged by President Sarkozy with producing a report on the intercultural vocation of French as an international language:  the cultural message of France.     ... ]]></description>
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<title>WOMEN FLEEING VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS INFORM PIONEERING RESEARCH</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The moving testimonies of women who survived years of domestic abuse feature in the first long term study of its kind in 30 years, which could help to improve women's chances of building a better future.With British Academy funding, Dr Hilary Abrahams from the University of Bristol's School for Policy Studies interviewed 12 women over a seven year period, tracing the effects of living in a refuge and how they coped living independently.The results of the study are published this month in a new book, Rebuilding Lives after Domestic Violence: Understanding Long-Term Outcomes.Dr Abrahams, an Honorary Research Fellow at Bristol... ]]></description>
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<title>WHERE THERE’S A WILL...</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ There is growing interest about whether humans have free will in a sense which makes them morally responsible for their actions - not merely among philosophers and psychologists, but those involved in formulating and operating the criminal law, theologians, and the wider public. With over half a century of philosophical literature on the relation of mind to body, recent studies have instead focused on the pioneering scientific theories developed by Benjamin Libet on the extent to which conscious thought affects human behaviour.On 3 July in a special symposium at the British Academy, neurophysiology will go head to head with philosophy... ]]></description>
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<title>DRASTIC UNIVERSITY CUTS WILL IMPERIL UK'S FUTURE SUCCESS</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ British Academy President challenges “sterile and outdated notion” of two cultures.   Drastic funding cuts to university and research budgets will imperil the massive contribution to the UK’s economic, social and cultural life made by the humanities and social sciences, the President of the British Academy, Sir Adam Roberts, will warn today. Launching a new booklet Past, Present and Future (1.6MB, PDF) in the House of Commons, as part of Universities Week, Sir Adam will highlight the “enormous reservoir of public value” which these disciplines generate, outlining their contribution to Britain’s health, wealth and international reputation. He will also challenge “the sterile... ]]></description>
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<title>BRITISH ACADEMY SHOW AND TELL</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Appointment of specialist in-house caterers, FoodShow, marks new direction for central London’s newest venue.  The British Academy is delighted to announce the appointment of London-based caterers FoodShow to take over the cuisine at its headquarters on Carlton House Terrace in the centre of the capital.The appointment marks a new direction for the Academy, as it expands to create a larger venue to appeal to the wedding, corporate and charity markets.  Until now, the site has predominantly been utilised by educational, charitable and Government organisations.FoodShow, headed by owner Andrew Gosling, will start the contract today, Monday 28 June and immediately begin... ]]></description>
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<title>NOBEL LAUREATE ‘IN CONVERSATION’ AT QUEEN’S</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen will be ‘in conversation’ with the BBC’s William Crawley at a special event in The Great Hall at Queen’s University Belfast on Monday (5 July 2010). Regarded as one of the world’s greatest thinkers, the renowned Indian economist was rated as one of the top ten intellectuals of the modern age by Prospect magazine alongside Noam Chomsky. He also featured in Time magazine’s 2010 list of the top 100 most influential people in the world.The event at Queen’s University is held in association with the British Academy (represented by the Chief Executive, Robin Jackson) and... ]]></description>
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<title>“GENERATIONS TO BUILD, ENDANGERED IN YEARS”</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The impact of public expenditure cuts on the Humanities and Social Sciences could make “little difference in terms of cost saving”, but fatally endanger the UK’s “exceptionally successful research base”, the British Academy warns today. In a submission to Government, composed in response to a request to”provide advice on the needs and contribution of UK research in the context of the Spending Review”, the Academy stresses that the country’s research base is one of its “few world-class assets”, which it will need to make full use of if it is to continue to compete on a global platform.The document goes... ]]></description>
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<title>WANTED: CLEAR CUT PLAN FOR FUTURE FUNDING</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A 25% cut in research funding “would be a huge waste of potential”, British Academy President Sir Adam Roberts warned last night (22 July). He called on the Government to avoid wielding the axe on Britain’s world class universities “without a clear plan of how great institutions and disciplines are to be funded in the future.”Speaking at the British Academy’s Annual General Meeting, Sir Adam called on the Government to understand the vital role investment in research plays.  “We cannot address the major challenges we face today – e.g. economic recovery, climate change, an ageing society or obesity - without... ]]></description>
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