British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

International

The Academy seeks to:

• provide leadership in representing the interests of research and learning both nationally and internationally;
• promote international research links and collaborations and broaden understanding across cultures.

Our three main aims are:

• the provision of funding and support for individual and collaborative research.
• the development and maintenance of links with partner institutions and British Academy Sponsored Institutes and Societies
• membership of and affiliation to international organisations and networks which speak and provide support for research in the humanities and social sciences.

Our work includes:

• country-specific funding schemes
• a Visiting Fellowship scheme for overseas scholars
• Area Panels which provide expert advice on the maintenance and strategic development of links and the broadening of the Academy's international relations
  • International Partnerships scheme
  • UK-Latin American/Caribbean Link Programme
• engagement with European research policy issues
  • The slides presented at the ESRC/BA Information Day on Social Science opportunities in the Seventh Framework Programme are available on line
• participation in the CO-REACH ERA-NET (Co-ordination of Research between Europe and China)
• organisation of events with partner institutions
• monitoring the international dimension of the Academy's activities
• the provision of information for foreign scholars