British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Area Panel for Middle East and North Africa
The Area Panel for the Middle East has established a UK-Middle East Capacity Sharing Partnerships scheme, part of the International Partnerships scheme, to support the development of ongoing links between UK and Middle Eastern research centres or institutions, within the humanities and social sciences.
The link shall be built around a specific research theme of mutual interest. This could be carried forward through
- visits in both directions;
- workshops;
- seminars and lecture programmes;
- collaborative research; and
- joint publications.
The programme might form part of either institution's training programme and will ideally involve participation from more than one Middle Eastern institution, and might also involve more than one department, university, group or research center in the UK.
Membership
Dr Ali Ansari (University of St Andrews)
Professor Hoda Elsadda (University of Manchester)
Professor Bill Finlayson (Council for the British Research in the Levant)
Dr Ben Fortna (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Professor Robert Gleave (University of Exeter)
Professor Carole Hillenbrand FBA (University of Edinburgh)
Professor Clive Holes FBA (University of Oxford)(Chair)
Dr Rosemary Hollis (City University)
Ms Lisa Lucas (The British Council)
Professor Roger Matthews (University College, London)
Professor Martha Mundy (London School of Economics)
Professor Paul Rogers (University of Bradford)
Dr Zahia Smail Salhi (University of Leeds)
Dr Michael Willis (University of Oxford)
Secretary: Miss Rachel Paniagua