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On 6 June 2013, the Presidents of the four national academies and a number of other leading figures with experience of the development and application of scientific work met at 11 Downing Street with George Osborne (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and David Willetts (Minister of State for Universities and Science).
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6 Jun 2013
Following their joint statement criticising the use of academic cover in the making of the recent BBC Panorama programme on North Korea, and the possible consequent risks to academic researchers elsewhere, the Presidents of the British Academy and Royal Society met this week with the corporations new Director-General, Lord Hall.
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6 Jun 2013
Today, the four UK national academies, Science Museum and the Association of Medical Research Charities held a joint press briefing emphasising the vital need to sustain and increase science and research funding. With only two weeks until the UK governments spending review is disclosed, the panel argued that now, more
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5 Jun 2013
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
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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15 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 following statement was issued today by Sir Adam Roberts, President of the British Academy, and Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society: The making of the Panorama programme on North Korea raises serious issues about the credibility and security of UK academics working overseas when in highly sensitive
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15 Apr 2013
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