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Have you booked your tickets? Our annual Summer Showcase #ForCuriousMinds takes place on 12-13 July. Discover more about the pioneering social sciences and humanities research shaping our world and book your free tickets now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british…
The British Academy is pleased to announce funding for 11 recipients of the BA/The Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowships cohort. 10 awards were funded by the Leverhulme Trust while an eleventh was provided by the Thank-Offering to Britain Fellowship.
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Don’t miss out on our annual Summer Showcase, #ForCuriousMinds . Explore a range of interactive exhibits, from dancing in the cultural metaverse to discovering sacred ancient Greek journeys. Book now for 12-13 July: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/british…
Are you an early to mid-career researcher interested in the AI? Innovation Fellowships – Route B: Policy-led (Digital Society) can support you in partnering with the Department for Education (Department for Education) on AI skills policy nationwide. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/innova…
💥New: Do scientists need to be ‘relatable' for the public to trust their role in policymaking? #Expertise #Policymaking
Christina Boswell & Molly Morgan Jones The British Academy wp.me/p4m9em-cZj
The British Academy has announced 29 International Writing Workshops to support early career researchers in developing countries. These Workshops are funded by the UK’s International Science Partnerships fund, managed by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
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Good by Rory Cormac for The Spectator - the best way to reduce security risks in universities is to fund them properly!
Also skewers the myth that researchers have not engaged with policymakers (including through our The British Academy Innovation Fellowships) spectator.co.uk/article/how-to…
“Social sciences and the humanities have never been more necessary. They give shape and meaning and so the core of what the academy does will be to make that case.” Professor Rana Mitter, British Academy vice-president for public engagement in today's Guardian culture
Funding opportunity: The Innovation Fellowships – Route B: Policy-led (Digital Society) scheme is open for applications. The scheme connects early- and mid-career researchers with Department for Education to work on the theme of AI skills across the UK. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/innova…
'We need an urgent review and thorough overhaul of the way government engages with universities, including a robust, independent regulator responsible for the system as a whole – both teaching and research.' The British Academy President Julia Black thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/just-like…