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British Academy responds to Prime Minister's Jodrell Bank speech

22 May 2018

The British Academy has responded to Prime Minister Theresa May's speech at Jodrell Bank, in which she outlined her intention for the UK to associate fully to the next European research funding framework

British Academy awards eight new Senior Research Fellowships to established scholars

22 May 2018

The British Academy has awarded funding to eight research projects across the UK

Letter from Alun Evans published in The Times

18 May 2018

The Chief Executive of the British Academy, Alun Evans, has written to The Times on the value of the arts, humanities and social sciences

Academics and business leaders discuss how to make businesses more sustainable and responsible

18 May 2018

The British Academy convened academics and business leaders to discuss sustainable business as part of the Future of the Corporation project

British Academy calls for constructive dialogue over open access for books

17 May 2018

The British Academy has called for a constructive and transparent dialogue about how open access publication can be made to work for books, following HEFCE’s (now Research England) announcements about extending open access to monographs for REF2027

British Academy awards £1.3million to 155 small research projects

14 May 2018

The British Academy has announced funding for 155 small research projects across the UK

British Academy Fellow elected to Academy of Medical Sciences

14 May 2018

A British Academy Fellow has been elected to the prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS)

British Academy Summer Showcase: a free festival of ideas for curious minds

9 May 2018

On 22-23 June 2018, the British Academy will throw open the doors to its historic buildings to the public for the first ever Summer Showcase, a free festival of ideas for curious minds

Health, skills and infrastructure key to devolution success

3 May 2018

A year on from the election of the first metro-mayors, a new British Academy publication looks at devolution in practice in health and social care, in skills and in infrastructure

Diversity of subjects essential to national prosperity post-Brexit, warns British Academy

2 May 2018

The British Academy has urged the Government not to prioritise some subjects over others, arguing that a healthy, prosperous and global Britain needs a diversity of graduates.