Latest News from the British Academy
A conference analysing the complex relationship between Wales and the United Kingdom as a whole, and within Europe is being organised by the British Academy in partnership with The Learned Society of Wales. At the conference - Wales, the United Kingdom and Europe: Welsh Devolution in
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23 May 2013
The four UK national academies have jointly submitted a letter to Sir John O'Reilly (Director General for Knowledge and Innovation at the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills) in response to his consultation on government strategic priorities for science and research funding. This
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21 May 2013
From 20-24 May 2013, leading writers and academics will come together for a festival of talks, lectures and debates on different aspects of writing and authorship; organised in partnership with the University of Londons Institute of English Studies with support from the Royal Society of Literature and the Times Literary
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20 May 2013
Sir Adam Roberts and the three other Presidents of the UKs National Academies have called on Government to guarantee a stable investment framework for research and innovation over the next ten years. It is vital to increase investment in research to ensure that other countries do not overtake the UK
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22 Apr 2013
This Thursday (18 April 2013) sees the launch of the new Sir John Cass's Foundation lecture series at the British Academy. Professor Andrew Pettigrew FBA will give the inaugural lecture introducing the field of Business and Management research by exploring one of its central questions. In Can
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16 Apr 2013
The British Academy has issued the following statement in response to criticism of a lecture analysing the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel, which took place in March at the Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem. "The British Academy supports a wide range of academic discussion and debates in the UK
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11 Apr 2013
The Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust, with support from the President of the British Academy, has been successful in a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for over £400,000 to enable the Trust to develop a full application for purchase of the castle. A key aim of
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5 Apr 2013
The British Academy has responded to the call by Research Councils UK (RCUK) for comments on its Open Access Policy and Supporting Guidance, published earlier this month. In its statement, British Academy response to the RCUK
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21 Mar 2013
In a submission to the Triennial Review of the Research Councils in March 2013, the British Academy "believes that the current structure of the research councils is effective and contributes to the UKs highly successful track record in research." Read the full submission here.
13 Mar 2013
British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship award holder Dr Deborah Sugg Ryan, Senior Lecturer Histories and Theories of Design at Falmouth University, has been named Ideal Home Show Historian. Dr Sugg Ryan is working with Ideal Home Show owners, Media-10 as part of a knowledge exchange project - disseminating her
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13 Mar 2013
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