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Overlooking language skills ‘risks limiting the scope and impact of UK research’, new British Academy report finds

A new British Academy report highlights how multilingualism could strengthen the UK’s research, warning that language skills remain undervalued and underused in academia – despite a wealth of linguistic potential in higher education.

“We must double down on the values that underpin free, open and accessible academic and intellectual enquiry” – Julia Black delivers keynote speech at inaugural SHAPE Conference

President of the British Academy Professor Julia Black delivered the keynote address at the British Academy’s inaugural SHAPE conference.

British Academy to convene experts in research, culture and higher education in support of humanities, arts and social sciences at new flagship annual conference

The British Academy will host a roster of journalists, academics, policy experts, cultural leaders and leading voices in the education and research sector in the first of a new annual conference series next week.