Are you an early career or postdoctoral researcher interested in pursuing projects in Japan? The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026 provides opportunities to cooperate with leading Japanese research groups. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw

The Curriculum and Assessment review final report was published today by the government. Professor Charles Forsdick, Lead Fellow for Languages at The British Academy, reflects on the review’s implications for UK language education: https://bit.ly/4okpkjf

Applications for the ERC Consolidator Grant will close on 13 January. To learn more about this exciting opportunity, join our webinar on 24 November. Find out more and register your interest: https://bit.ly/46RDnVV

What happens when competing and complementary ‘ways of knowing’ meet in religion, spirituality, and health? A new open access volume from the Proceedings of the British Academy explores marginalised epistemes - from Korean shamanism to Siddha medicine. Discover more: https://bit.ly/47qt9xi

Indigenous peoples make up just 5% of the world’s population - but protect over 80% of its biodiversity. British Academy-supported research from the NUWAO project explores how Indigenous-led, nature-based solutions can shape fairer climate action across Oceania. Read more: https://bit.ly/4nyr9Yv

Discover how the cult of saints shaped medieval faith and culture in a new open-access Proceedings of the British Academy volume: Liturgy, Literature and History: Oswald of Northumbria and the Cult of Saints in the Middle Ages. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3JoTuCH

How can urban nature support fair and effective climate action? British Academy-funded research by @ljmabon.bsky.social worked with communities in Glasgow’s Pollok and Govan, to explore who has access to land, who shapes decisions, and who benefits from greener spaces. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3Lky8H8

There are less than two weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships. The scheme supports senior researchers in the humanities and social sciences towards the completion of a major piece of research. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

Can economics shake off its misconceptions about Africa? Drawing on her British Academy Book Prize–shortlisted Africonomics, Bronwen Everill makes the case for how new economic histories can reframe our understanding of African economies for the better.

A new volume in the Fontes Historiae Africanae series, The Chronicles of Two West African Kingdoms presents a new reading of West African history from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries based on close analysis of Arabic manuscripts from Timbuktu and other regions. https://bit.ly/3Jeb8cm

Congratulations to Sunil Amrith for winning the British Academy Book Prize for The Burning Earth: A History! go.nature.com/4nn8XAZ

Now available to read in the Proceedings of the British Academy, Consenting Children: Autonomy, Responsibility, Well-Being, brings together leading scholars to grapple with children’s consent in healthcare, education, work, and criminal justice. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4o7G8tR

“I had multiple moments of doubt and loss of nerve while I was writing it, because of its scale,” says Sunil Amrith, winner of the 2025 British Academy Book Prize. In an interview with The Observer, he reflects on winning the prize and the process of writing The Burning Earth. https://bit.ly/47JroLC

In a new 10-min Talk with @britishacademy.bsky.social Professor @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social from @geogdurham.bsky.social explores how urban climate action can chart a path forward. Listen to her full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JLJ... #DUresearch

What is our role in the climate crisis? In her recent 10-Minute Talk, Harriet Bulkeley FBA unpacks urban climate action. Join her and Dipesh Chakrabarty FBA tomorrow at the British Academy and online to discuss the complex realities of living on a rapidly changing planet. https://bit.ly/3Ldffpz

In a new open access British Academy Monograph, The Judeo-Christian Thought of Franz Rosenzweig, Daniel Herskowitz offers a new interpretation of the theologians magnum opus 'The Star of Redemption', exploring his weaving of Jewish and Christian motifs. Read more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/47iSkke

Cities sit at the heart of both the challenges and solutions to climate change. In our new 10-Minute Talk, Harriet Bulkeley FBA considers how urban climate action can chart a path forward, and the questions of ethics, justice and equity it raises for our collective futures https://bit.ly/3L7toVi

With our partner @jsps_sns, we invite applications for the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Overseas Researchers 2026. The scheme offers early career and postdoctoral researchers the chance to conduct collaborative research in Japan. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WQ14Jw

There is only one week left to apply for the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and The British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium 2026. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4nyWsmv

A huge congratulations to Sunil Amrith, winner of the 2025 British Academy Book Prize for The Burning Earth. Chair of the judges, Professor Rebecca Earle FBA praised the quality of this year’s shortlist, which led readers across continents and through pivotal moments in human history.

We’re delighted to announce that The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years by Sunil Amrith has been awarded the 2025 British Academy Book Prize!

Despite decades of research and funding, women around the world continue to face preventable health risks and deaths. In Sick of It, Sophie Harman examines why this crisis persists, showing how women’s health is shaped by politics, policy, and social inequality. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47xrkP7

Missed last night’s 2025 British Academy Book Prize Shortlist Event? Catch up on a fascinating discussion chaired by Rosie Goldsmith, featuring this year’s shortlisted authors exploring the ideas shaping our world. Stay tuned for the winner's announcement tonight! Watch now: https://bit.ly/42R3iMr

The new Thematic Collection in the Journal of the British Academy, 'Decolonising Gender Knowledge in Sub-Saharan Africa' highlights the under-representation of Global South scholars, particularly early career researchers, in gender knowledge production. Find out more ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eSnNbUPN

The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme helps UK-based researchers in strengthening their prospects of securing opportunities available through the UK’s association to Horizon Europe – the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme. Learn more: https://bit.ly/42tplbM

Our next BA Book Prize nominee is Sunil Amrith, author of THE BURNING EARTH He recommends three very different works of non-fiction that have stood out for him in recent years: lrb.me/c5c70e @britishacademy.bsky.social

Today’s British Academy Book Prize reading recommendations come from Sophie Harman, whose book SICK OF IT explores the global battle for women's health Find out more about her chosen books here: lrb.me/0926b1 @britishacademy.bsky.social

Read our response to the Government's Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper, published today: https://bit.ly/48z0QOe

In partnership with the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, @leverhulme.ac.uk, @wellcometrust.bsky.social and others, we are pleased to announce the recipients of Small Research Grants supporting primary research in the humanities and social sciences.

For centuries, Western powers have sought to ‘fix’ African economies. Shortlisted for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize, Bronwen Everill's Africonomics traces how these interventions have repeatedly failed to deliver, and highlights Africa’s own approaches to economic life: https://bit.ly/47aBrcJ

Our final set of reading recommendations comes from British Academy Book Prize nominee Graeme Lawson, author of SOUND TRACKS: A MUSICAL DETECTIVE STORY He selects three fascinating explorations of archaeology – find out more about them here: lrb.me/2583d3 @britishacademy.bsky.social

The British Academy will run a webinar on 24 Nov for UK-based, humanities and social sciences researchers interested in applying for the ERC Consolidator Grants call. Find out more and register your interest: https://bit.ly/46RDnVV

‘A musical detective story’, Sound Tracks by Graeme Lawson unpacks the history of our relationship with music. From 27,000-year-old bone pipes in the Pyrenees, to bells in a 5th Century Chinese tomb, this grand musical tour is on our 2025 Book Prize shortlist. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WsTunW

The beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time has been awarded the 2025 British Academy President’s Medal! Professor Susan J Smith, President of the British Academy, praised the programme for bringing rigorous yet accessible discussion of complex ideas to millions of listeners: buff.ly/1bn63FD

Are you an established or senior researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships allow successful award-holders to concentrate on bringing a major piece of research to completion. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3VMeTZ9

There are only three weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. The scheme provides postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars with funding for research projects on any topic or issue across the humanities and social sciences. Apply now: https://bit.ly/3K4kEyA

The next three episodes of Confessions of an Early Career Researcher are out! From navigating the ECR landscape to building your academic community, tune in as fellow researchers share their academia survival tips. All episodes are now available across podcasting platforms. https://bit.ly/47PXZQH

Power and politics are woven into the history of the Russian Orthodox Church. Shortlisted for the 2025 British Academy Book Prize, The Baton and the Cross by journalist @lucyaash.bsky.social explores how Vladimir Putin co-opted the Church to shape Russia today. Learn more here 👉 bit.ly/3WDTgKS

This week, we’re celebrating the British Academy Book Prize shortlist, with reading recommendations from this year’s nominees First up, is Bronwen Everill with three books that complement her shortlisted work AFRICONOMICS: lrb.me/b44189 @britishacademy.bsky.social

We are delighted to congratulate Professor Philippe Aghion FBA and Professor Joel Mokyr FBA, joint recipients of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, alongside Peter Howitt, “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth.” Read the full announcement👉 https://bit.ly/4h78hhI

“It celebrates the skills, values, and importance of the social sciences and humanities.” In a new interview with @fivebooks.com, 2025 British Academy Book Prize Chair Professor Rebecca Earle FBA discusses how this year’s shortlist captures the ideas shaping our world. 👉 https://bit.ly/3KLwIoY

Confessions of an Early Career Researcher, a podcast by ECRs, for ECRs. Brought to you by @britishacademy.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust. Listen and subscribe: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/audio-video/...

How can networks help the uncertainty of being a first-gen academic? How did the pandemic impact our attitude towards community? These are just some of the questions discussed in Ep 3 of #ConfessionsOfAnECR with Leonie Smith, @claregs.bsky.social & @devinasarwatay.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/46cp3bjr

In a new article in the Journal of the British Academy, FBA Robin Mansell explores the tensions between AI industry developers of LLMs and creative industries rightsholders, as well as considering the broader implications for the future of our datafied world. Find out more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/47i4drz

Bringing together stories of environment and Empire, genocide and ecocide, war and peace – Sunil Amrith's The Burning Earth is a razor-sharp study of accountability for the climate crisis. The Burning Earth is shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize. Learn more here https://bit.ly/3WsTunW

India is the forgotten heart of the ancient world, a trailblazer of ideas along a Golden Road from the Red Sea to the Pacific. Shortlisted for the British Academy Book Prize, The Golden Road by @willdalrymple.bsky.social is a culmination of a lifetime's work. Learn more now https://bit.ly/3WsTunW

New from the Journal of the British Academy, the potential impacts of synthetic voice likenesses on human listeners. Featuring insights from speech and language therapy, human–computer interaction, ethics, and the law to explore implications of voice cloning technologies. https://bit.ly/490haHM

Alongside the @royalsociety.org, @raeng.org.uk, @acmedsci.bsky.social we have opened applications for the latest round of the Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme. Funded by DSIT, the programme supports UK researchers in engaging with Horizon Europe. Learn more: bit.ly/42tplbM

We will be running an ERC Consolidator Grant webinar on 24 November for UK-based researchers in the humanities and social sciences interested in applying for the ERC Consolidator Grants. Find out more and register your interest: https://bit.ly/46RDnVV

ICYMI 💡 Our report on 'cold spots' in UK higher education was talked about on BBC Radio 4 Front Row last night by @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social , with @benlukeart.bsky.social and Islam Issa, Professor of Public Humanities at @@mybcu.bsky.social Tune in at 30:00 🔊 https://bbc.in/46F96uF