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We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to ​understand the world and shape a brighter future.
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    The British Academy
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    Dec 5, 2023
    The British Academy has awarded its 2023 President’s Medal to a podcast: The Rest is History, for the first time ever. The prize recognises the podcast’s work to promote and popularise history to a global audience. Congratulations! @TheRestHistory
    The Rest Is History podcast awarded prestigious humanities prize, for success in creating ‘a new...
    From thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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    The British Academy
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    Dec 9, 2021
    We are delighted to award the British Academy's 2021 President’s Medal to historian and broadcaster Professor @DavidOlusoga in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
    The British Academy awards prestigious prize to David Olusoga
    From thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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    The British Academy
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    Jul 17, 2023
    The British Academy today responds to proposals to limit the number of students taking so-called "low-value" degrees in England. The Academy has long argued that graduate destinations and salaries alone are limited proxies for the value of higher education thebritishacademy.ac.uk/the-british-ac…
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    The British Academy
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    May 29, 2024
    The British Academy has today published its manifesto, calling on the next government to urgently bolster the humanities and social sciences in higher education and research to fully address the UK's biggest challenges. Read the full manifesto below:
    British Academy calls for next government to strengthen humanities and social sciences to tackle...
    From thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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    The British Academy
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    Jun 21, 2020
    From today, we're going to start using #SHAPE – Social Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy – to describe the subjects that helps us understand the human world. Find out more at: ThisIsSHAPE.org.uk
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    The British Academy
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    Sep 10, 2020
    “Those taking arts, humanities and social science degrees end up in jobs in eight of the 10 fastest-growing sectors of the economy.” Our 'Qualified for the Future: quantifying demand for arts, humanities and social science skills' report in the @guardian:
    theguardian.com
    'Humanities graduates are just as employable': do the sciences really lead to more jobs?
    The UK government wants more students to study science subjects – but employers want humanities graduates too
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    The British Academy
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    Jun 3, 2024
    President of the British Academy, Professor Julia Black, has delivered an urgent intervention on the power and value of the humanities during a speech at the University of Birmingham. Read in full here: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/humanitie…
    White banner with black text quoting Professor Julia Black, "The Humanities are not an optional extra and in this changing world we need them more than ever. We need to understand who is asking questions about their value and their relevance – and we need to know how to communicate and reach those different communities on whom we rely for support, and indeed our legitimacy."
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    The British Academy
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    May 29, 2024
    The British Academy has today published a manifesto for the humanities, social sciences and arts, which calls on the next government to use insights from all disciplines to address society’s biggest challenges. Read more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications/m…
    A dark grey card with white writing displays a key point of the British Academy Manifesto: Use insights and evidence from all disciplines to address society’s biggest challenges. Bullet points then list what the Academy is calling for: 1. The UK to be a leading country in the G7 on R&D intensity. 2. Government to use insights from SHAPE disciplines
Improved support for museums, libraries and archives. 3. Greater collaboration across ministerial portfolios
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    The British Academy
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    May 24, 2023
    On Saturday 17 June, meet the thinkers shaping our world with their social sciences and humanities research through engaging workshops, pop-up talks, film screenings, panel discussions and more as part of our annual Summer Showcase. Book your free place: pulse.ly/51pr47m20h
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    The British Academy
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    Jul 17, 2024
    Are you an overseas researcher in the humanities and social sciences interested in collaborating with UK partners? Apply for the Visiting Fellowships to work with a UK-based higher education or other research institution for up to six months. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/visiti…
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    The British Academy
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    Jun 29, 2022
    A new report from the British Academy on the relationship between teaching and research in UK universities indicates that large workloads and research-favouring higher education policies have made it difficult for academics to do both well. Read more:
    Balance between teaching and research essential to success of UK higher education but remains some...
    From thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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    The British Academy
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    Mar 27, 2018
    Our President, Sir David Cannadine, has written to UUK to share the concerns of British Academy Fellows that the ongoing pensions dispute will make academia a less attractive option for the next generation of scholars: britac.ac.uk/news/british-a…
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    The British Academy
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    Oct 18, 2023
    A majority of the UK public would support making modern language learning compulsory in primary and secondary school, according to a new YouGov poll commissioned by the British Academy:
    thetimes.com
    Regretful Britons want languages taught to GCSE level again
    Edith Piaf sang “je ne regrette rien”, but the same cannot be said for adults who did not concentrate during French or German lessons, with most believing langu
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    The British Academy
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    Aug 25, 2024
    We are still inviting applications from overseas researchers in the social sciences and humanities for the Visiting Fellowships 2025. Awards of up to £40,000 in value are available for international and collaborative research projects. Find out more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/visiti…
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