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CONFERENCE

Constructing and contesting veterinary expertise: professionals, publics and prospects

5 – 7 Jul 2022, Online

This three-half day online conference will explore the evolution and contemporary significance of veterinary expertise, discuss how this knowledge becomes contested, and identify ethical challenges. We warmly invite an audience of scholars and practitioners from all disciplines, including social science, ethics and veterinary medicine.

30 JUN 2022

Boost for Researchers at Risk Fellowships scheme

The British Academy’s Researchers at Risk scheme is to be significantly expanded thanks to support from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and SAGE Publishing

29 JUN 2022

Balance between teaching and research essential to success of UK higher education but remains some way off, finds the British Academy

A close and positive relationship between teaching and research will be essential to the success of the UK’s higher education (HE) sector but workload burdens and higher education policies have made it difficult for academics to do both well.

21 JUN 2022

New issue of the Journal of the British Academy explores how education policy in Africa constrains and facilitates multilingualism

Today the British Academy publishes a special issue of the open-access Journal of the British Academy featuring research examining multilingualism in Africa and whether policy could better harness this invaluable resource to benefit individuals, communities, and society

17 JUN 2022

Academics top ‘trust’ list in British Academy poll

The British Academy today publishes polling finding academics are among the most trusted professionals in the country

14 JUN 2022

The British Academy partner in new UK Young Academy

The British Academy, along with the six other senior national academies, is today launching the UK Young Academy (UKYA), a new interdisciplinary forum for UK-based early career researchers, innovators and professionals.

14 JUN 2022

Three outstanding researchers awarded Innovation Fellowships to work with FCDO to address long-term policy priorities

The British Academy has awarded three Innovation Fellowships to leading academics who will work with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to address long-term policy priorities.

9 JUN 2022

The British Academy announces funding for research into education in conflict and crisis contexts

The British Academy today announces the successful applicants to its Education Research in Conflict and Crisis – Bilateral Research Chairs programme.

2 JUN 2022

Fellows of the British Academy recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022

Four Fellows of the British Academy have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.

1 JUN 2022

The latest issue of the Journal of the British Academy challenges one-dimensional narratives of African childhoods

Today the British Academy publishes a special issue of the open-access Journal of the British Academy featuring research into everyday African childhoods.

1 JUN 2022

The British Academy builds on response to climate crisis with seven new reports exploring ‘just transitions’ to decarbonisation in the Asia-Pacific

The British Academy has today published seven in-depth reports exploring decarbonisation transitions in the Asia-Pacific as a whole, and China, India, Japan, and Australia specifically

31 MAY 2022

£1.1 million for research strengthening communities’ role in wellbeing

The British Academy, in partnership with the Nuffield Foundation, has awarded £1.1 million to six research teams that will inform policy and practice on how communities can improve social well-being across the UK

26 MAY 2022

British Academy seed funding supports UK-Italy collaborative research into inequalities

The British Academy and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei have awarded funding to seven research projects examining the theme of inequalities.

Read more on https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/

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