British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
British Academy supports twenty four academic conferences
The British Academy has awarded twenty four Conference Support Grants, worth a total of almost £170,000, to UK scholars, which will promote dialogue and exchange within the humanities and social sciences. Birgit Brandt, the Academy's Director of Programmes said: "This scheme underlines the Academy's commitment to supporting high level and innovative academic conferences. We received over 250 proposals for this last round of conference funding - and the number and quality of applications clearly demonstrates the popularity of our scheme among the academic community."
In the next eighteen months the Academy will be supporting a wide range of conference subjects, including 'The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517)' convened by Professor Doris Behrens-Abouseif, School of Oriental and African Studies and 'Affirmative Action in the Labour Market: International Perspectives' convened by Professor Anthony Heath, FBA University of Oxford. Dr Eamonn O'Ciardha, University of Ulster, will be convening a conference entitled: 'The Plantation of Ulster 1609-2009: A Laboratory for Empire'. The other Conference Support Grant winners include:
Dr Serena Heckler
University of Durham
Indigenous Studies and Engaged Anthropology: Opening a Dialogue
£12,904
Professor Ed Hopkins
University of Edinburgh
Relativity, Inequality and Public Policy
£5,000
Dr George Leeson
University of Oxford
Ageing in Latin America - Developing the Research Agenda
£19,515
Dr Dagmar Schiek
University of Leeds
Multidimensional Equality Law 2nd European conference
£5,901
Professor Avi Shlaim, FBA
University of Oxford
June 1967: The Crisis and its Consequences
£12,752
A complete list of Conference Support Grant winners is available from: http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/awards/grants/confsdec08.cfm
Further details about the Academy's Conference Support Scheme are available from http://www.britac.ac.uk/funding/guide/confs.cfm or alternatively contact the Academy's Research Grants Department: grants@britac.ac.uk / 020 7969 5217.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Published:
20 January 2009
The next deadline for Conference Support applications is 30 April 2009 for conferences commencing July 2009.
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The British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in these disciplines throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value. More information about the Academy’s work is available at www.britac.ac.uk.