British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
CONTACT
For more information, including how you can contribute to the Academy's policy activities, contact:
Simon Griffiths
British Academy Policy Centre
020 7969 5269
s.griffiths@britac.ac.uk
Vivienne Hurley
British Academy Policy Centre
020 7969 5268
v.hurley@britac.ac.uk
Emma Mckay
British Academy Policy Centre
020 7969 5308
e.mckay@britac.ac.uk
Policy at the British Academy
Our work has two distinct strands:
Public Policy
The British Academy Policy Centre aims to engage expertise within the humanities and social sciences to shed light on wider public policy issues.
Recent outputs and news from the Policy Centre
Research and Higher Education Policy
Research and higher education policy activities focus on issues that affect humanities and social science (HSS) research.
16 July 2010: Investing in excellence: The needs and contribution of the UK research base
The British Academy has submitted advice to Professor Adrian Smith on the future of UK research in light of the Spending Review.
Research and higher education policy can be divided in to the following themes:
- Research Assessment and Funding
Includes the British Academy's response to HEFCE's recent consultation on the Research Excellence Framework. - Research Capacity and Environment
Includes the Academy's contribution to the BIS Postgraduate Review, and the report Language Matters. - Research in Policy Making
Includes the Academy's report Punching our weight. - Research Access and Conduct
Includes Guidelines on Copyright and Academic Research.
List of all higher education and research policy documents in chronological order



