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British Academy response to Universities UK report on solving future skills challenges

Professor Sir David Cannadine has hailed the work of British Academy Fellows and staff in his Annual President’s Address, marking the end of his first year as President, but warned of the need to make the case for the humanities and social sciences more strongly than ever

A record 76 academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy today, in recognition of their achievements in the humanities and social sciences

The British Academy has responded to the publication of the House of Commons Science & Technology Committee report, An immigration system that works for science and innovation

The British Academy has today launched a new publication examining the distribution of public funding across England and calls for a debate on the funding of English local government.

Sir Tom Devine OBE, a Fellow of the British Academy has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award in history from the British Parliament.

Alongside the Royal Society, the British Academy has written an open letter to the Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology regarding the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

At a breakfast briefing last week as part of the British Academy’s Future of the Corporation project, Sir Win Bischoff, Chairman of the Financial Reporting Council in the UK; Claudia Arney, a non-executive director of Aviva plc; and Julian Franks, Professor of Finance at London Business School discussed how business can make corporate governance fit for purpose