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We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
Through the Innovation Fellowships, researchers in the humanities and social sciences are supported to create new and deeper links beyond academia, enabling knowledge mobilisation and translation, as well as individual skills development. Apply now:
https://bit.ly/3S0rNEg
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There is still time to join us for a workshop exploring Horizon Europe Pillar 2 opportunities. Discover what makes proposals competitive, and how to navigate Horizon Europe effectively. Register now:
https://bit.ly/49IaQED
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You can still register for a place on the SHAPE Involve and Engage 2027-28 programme webinar, giving you and opportunity to ask questions about the application process. Register now:
https://thebritishacademy-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/7gS7eldmTaO0wlJJxEAkLQ#/registration
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Dr Elena (Ellie) Woodacre
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Been a queenly week, presenting with Katia Wright at Beyond Exceptionalism III on queens lands and talking about medieval queens and fake news with my colleague Gordon McKelvie at the
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Ideas Festival 👸
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We will host the APEX Awards webinar on 19 June for UK-based researchers interested in applying for the scheme. To find out more about this exciting opportunity, hear from alumni and get expert advice from a member of the selection Committee, register here:
https://bit.ly/4ekPZZE
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Hetan Shah
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The
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building looks magnificent and ready to welcome the public this Friday and Saturday to our free Ideas Festival. We have panel discussions, workshops, research exhibits, guided walks and more. Do check out the programme
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/ideas...
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New research suggests that ADHD may still be under-recognised and underdiagnosed in England. Co-authored by Dr Gavin Stewart
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, a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, the study draws on data from millions of patient records.🧵
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ADHD diagnoses soar in UK but adults over 65 remain overlooked, study finds
About 2.5million people in the UK have ADHD, NHS data shows. But researchers found cases are still under-diagnosed in older adults.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/adhd-diagnosis-older-adults-study-b2996007.html
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Are you a researcher seeking to engage with Horizon Europe Pillar 2 opportunities in the 2026-27 Work Programme? The British Academy is hosting a workshop on what makes proposals competitive, and how to navigate Horizon Europe effectively. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/49IaQED
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Ahead of his appearance at our Ideas Festival this Friday, Dr Luke Brunning joined
@theconversation.com
to discuss the importance of analogue intimacy, and what happens when our closest relationships become increasingly mediated by technology.
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Policy and Data Analyst Almendra Guzman Rivas explores what the British Academy's new "Who studies SHAPE?" dashboard reveals about inequality, mobility, and access to social sciences and humanities across the UK. Read now in
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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The APEX Awards open on 23 June. Join our webinar to learn more about this opportunity, hear from alumni and get advice from a member of the selection Committee. Run in partnership with
@raeng.org.uk,
@royalsociety.org,
and funded by
@leverhulme.ac.uk.
Register here:
https://bit.ly/4ekPZZE
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Are you a researcher looking to fund projects that engage the public with the humanities and social sciences? Find out about the SHAPE Involve and Engage programme during our webinar:
https://thebritishacademy-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/7gS7eldmTaO0wlJJxEAkLQ#/registration
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Congratulations to Professor Charles Forsdick (
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), the British Academy’s Lead Fellow for Languages, on receiving the David Crystal Award from the Chartered Institute of Linguists.
www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-awards-...
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Our Innovation Fellowship holder Dr Nisreen Ameen has collaborated with Skills England on a new report about AI upskilling:
www.gov.uk/government/p...
. These Fellowships support researchers to collaborate with a policy partner for 12 months to deepen understanding around specific themes.
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Skills for AI: What works for AI upskilling in the UK
The reports provide evidence-based guidance, real-world case studies, practical principles and tools to help employers build inclusive, safe and sustainable AI workforce capability
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skills-for-ai-what-works-for-ai-upskilling-in-the-uk
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Innovation Fellowships 2026-27 – Route B: Policy-led is now open for applications. This call will enable researchers to work with a policy partner for 12 months. Find out more:
https://bit.ly/3S0rNEg
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Who studies social sciences and humanities? We’ve brought together 10+ years of data on who studies SHAPE subjects across UK higher education into one interactive dashboard. Explore trends across nations, subjects and student backgrounds:
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...
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Who studies SHAPE?
This dashboard provides a system-wide view of student numbers in SHAPE subjects across UK higher education covering the period from 2015/16 to 2024/25, the most recent year for which data are availabl...
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-research/british-academy-shape-observatory/higher-education-and-research/who-studies-shape/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shape-observatory&utm_content=copy
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The British Academy will host a one-day workshop for UK-based social sciences and humanities (SSH) researchers seeking to engage with Horizon Europe Pillar 2 opportunities in the 2026-27 Work Programme. Register now:
https://bit.ly/49IaQED
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New in the Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi series: Ralph Strode, Obligationes. The first edition and English translation of Ralph Strode’s work highlight his distinctive fourteenth-century logical theory and links to Geoffrey Chaucer’s intellectual circle. Discover at Liverpool University Press.
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E. Jennifer Ashworth was Distinguished Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a member of the British Academy Medieval Texts Editorial Committee. She was an expert in medieval a...
https://bit.ly/4unh5Wt
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“We’re living in a world now where public service media is more important than it ever has been.” Professor Justin Lewis FBA gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Inquiry into the BBC Royal Charter Review this morning.
@hoccommittees.parliament.uk
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Our SHAPE Involve and Engage 2027-28 programme is now open for applications, offering an exciting opportunity for humanities and social sciences researchers to engage with the public. Apply now:
https://bit.ly/43JR4oA
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Catholicism and Elizabethan Seafaring explores the overlooked role of English Catholic sailors in the Anglo-Spanish conflicts. Read this new open access monograph from Andrii Pastushenko, challenging assumptions about confessional allegiance and seafaring in an era of religious confrontation.
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Catholicism and Elizabethan Seafarers
Catholic Identities between England and Spain
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781805966005
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Should we be rethinking the humanities for a digital age? Our CEO,
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, joins the latest episode of ‘Rethink’ on BBC Radio 4, presented by British Academy fellow Professor Ben Ansell, for a thought-provoking discussion on the future of the humanities.
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How are weight-loss jabs changing the face of beauty? Professor Rosalind Gill FBA discusses in the Guardian how GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may be reshaping contemporary notions of attractiveness, and how these evolving aesthetics could become a new cultural ideal reflected across society and in art.
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From high BMI to the ‘GLP-1 look’: how weight-loss jabs are changing the face of beauty
Experts say exponential growth in the use of drugs such as Wegovy is shifting our perception of what is attractive
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/may/23/mona-lisa-high-bmi-glp1-beauty
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The Idea of Evangelisation by Samuel Cardwell explores how Christian writers from the fourth to eighth centuries shaped and transformed the idea of evangelising people. Read this new perspective on the origins of Christian mission in early medieval Western Europe for free on Open Access. 👇
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‘Mission’, Theology and Scripture from the Early Church to the Age of Bede
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781805965787
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What is the effect of rapid technological changes on the ways that wars are fought? And are countries now less likely to show restraint in using force? 🧵
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Register to the 27th edition of FAPESP Week, supported by
@ukri.org
- an international scientific symposium dedicated to fostering cooperation between researchers from the State of São Paulo and the United Kingdom. Register here:
https://fapesp.br/eventos/weeklondon/registration
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Discover the thought of early fourteenth-century philosopher Thomas Wylton in a new volume in the Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi series. It features a critical edition of ten Latin questions on cognition, exploring his epistemological ideas and critiques of contemporaries such as Thomas Aquinas.
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Cecilia Trifogli is Professor of Medieval Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Fellow of the British Academy. She has published extensively on the medieval tradition of Aristotle’s natural philosophy and psychology. She is the author of a book on ...
https://bit.ly/3RhWfcJ
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New research has found 63% of universities now run food banks and a third offer free meals to students in need. Reported in
@mirror.co.uk,
a new study funded by the British Academy and Leverhulme reveals how students are increasingly relying on free food pantries and vouchers.
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Hard up uni students relying on foodbanks as they battle cost of living
A new study by Brunel University of London reveals how students are increasingly relying on free food pantries and vouchers, with many higher education providers considering it the biggest on-campus i...
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/hard-up-uni-students-relying-37163106
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“Arabic, Persian, and Turkic Poetics: Towards a Post-Eurocentric Literary Theory,” a Proceedings volume published by the British Academy, has been shortlisted for the ESCL Excellence Award for Collaborative Research. 🎉 You can order it from Liverpool University Press
@livunipress.bsky.social
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In a recent episode of the Sustainability Records podcast, our President Susan J. Smith discussed her sustainability journey - through which she reflects on her life, and highlights a book, a sustainable product and her feel-good anthem. Listen here:
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0U8QXesxhkXnP9bgo6tZa8?si=sfGLpxdsQNauzh483Ixs2A&nd=1&dlsi=7a0ef9c1a14949e9
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Discover the rich legacy of Anglo-Saxon England in this new Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture volume surveying the East Midlands. Drawing on nearly 700 sculptural fragments, it reveals an exceptional tradition of pre-Conquest stone sculpture. Find out more below 👇
https://bit.ly/3Rw6REK
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There are only a few weeks left to apply for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (supported by DSIT,
@leverhulme.ac.uk
and
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
). Grants are tenable for between one and 24 months. Apply now:
https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl
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“We cannot leave the future of essential teaching and research to a scramble for students and a race to recruit.”
@ruairicullen.bsky.social
draws on updated British Academy analysis to explore how course closures are reshaping access to SHAPE subjects across the UK for Wonkhe. Read it now. 👇
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Subject cold spots are growing. We need to address the root causes
New analysis from the British Academy shows us huge areas of the country where key areas of humanities, arts, and social sciences are not taught. Ruairi Cullen has the details
https://bit.ly/4uOdLnm
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It is good to see the Education Select Committee’s report on Higher Education and Funding. The Committee recognises the severity of the financial situation facing institutions in England and the knock-on effects on subject provision. 🧵
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Are you interested in ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants but don’t know where to start? Join us for an in-person ERC Reading Day on 1 June, where you’ll be able review successful past proposals and gain insight into strengthening your own application. Learn more:
https://bit.ly/42DFsD5
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The School Meals Service has delivered more than 54 billion meals to schoolchildren since its creation in 1906. What do experts think needs to happen to ensure the service helps more children thrive? 🧵
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Applications are still open for the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants. These grants help to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. Apply now:
https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl
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Royal Historical Society
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One aim of the Society on BlueSky is to highlight organisations and opportunities that support historians and the humanities. One to promote is
@britishacademy.bsky.social
's UK-wide Early Career Researcher Network
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which offers training, funding, peer support and events
#Skystorians
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Early Career Researcher Network
An inclusive, researcher-led network for UK-based early career researchers working in the humanities and social sciences
https://bit.ly/4f2H3tF
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British Academy President, Susan J Smith, reflects on the financial pressures facing UK universities, noting that key decisions, which may seem sound in isolation, are rarely ‘joined up in the way that we really need’. Read more here:
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British Academy head criticises ‘fragmented' university policy - Research Professional News
Susan Smith wants “joined-up” approach to higher education and research to get sector “under control”
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-charities-and-societies-2026-5-british-academy-head-criticises-fragmented-university-policy/
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Big ideas start with small grants. British Academy & Leverhulme Trust scheme awardee Antonino Di Raimo highlights how a strong, well-developed idea and the time to do it justice are key to success in a winning proposal. Read more
@resprofnews.bsky.social
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My winning proposal: Big ideas start with small grants - Research Professional News
Approach the British Academy’s famous scheme when your idea is “nailed on”, grantee advises
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-funding-insight-2026-4-my-winning-proposal-big-ideas-start-with-small-grants/
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“The loss of place in ecological grief comes down to a sense of losing one’s life possibilities.” New British Academy-funded research led by
@pfvelasco.bsky.social
finds grief from environmental destruction is tied to questions of justice, rights and identity.
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Scottish study shows link between ecological grief and climate justice
The grief experienced in response to environmental destruction is closely tied to questions of justice, rights, and what it means to lose a place…
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26064474.scottish-study-shows-link-ecological-grief-climate-justice/
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What do UK School Meals tell us about childhood, inequality and the future? This was the topic of a recent seminar at the Academy. It discussed research from The UK School Meals Service: Past, Present and Future?, an ESRC-funded project.
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Are you interested in applying for European Research Council grants? Join us on 1 June at the British Academy for the ERC Reading Day – a fantastic opportunity to read past proposals and understand what made them successful. Find out more and register:
https://bit.ly/42DFsD5
about 2 months ago
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Join the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia or online on May 12 for a lecture with Dame Linda Colley FBA. “Rome and America: Edward Gibbon and the American Revolution” explores how Gibbon’s ideas and history-writing were influenced by the Revolutionary War.
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The Welsh Government's call for evidence on the future of tertiary education has renewed an important conversation. We're pleased this was launched ahead of the Senedd elections and that the Welsh Government is listening to the sector at such a crucial time for Welsh higher education and research. 🧵
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How do groups make good decisions? 🤔 A new study by Fellow of the British Academy
@clist.bsky.social
explores under what conditions collective judgments are better than individual ones. From juries to AI agents, the study explores what conditions impact reliable group decisions. Read more
@lmu.de
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How groups make good decisions
Mathematical philosophy: A new study shows when collective judgments are better than individual ones. The findings are also relevant for the use of AI agents among other applications.
https://www.lmu.de/en/newsroom/news-overview/news/how-groups-make-good-decisions-4c8ec557.html
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Are you a researcher looking for funding to cover expenses arising from a defined research project? Apply the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (supported by DSIT,
@leverhulme.ac.uk
and
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
). Learn more:
https://bit.ly/4t0MDRl
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From ‘market value’ to levelling up, the manosphere is shaped by a financial mindset. In
@theconversation.com
British Academy-funded research by Robert Lawson takes a closer look at the transactional language underpinning this world, and the negative effects it has on both men and women.
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From ‘market value’ to levelling up, the manosphere is shaped by a financial mindset
‘Manosphere’ influencers claim to be able to increase their followers’ value – for a fee.
https://theconversation.com/from-market-value-to-levelling-up-the-manosphere-is-shaped-by-a-financial-mindset-278565
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We're thrilled to announce that award-winning author, broadcaster and academic Gary Younge will Chair the upcoming British Academy Book Prize 2027. A former judge and Hon FBA, he returns to guide a distinguished panel celebrating the very best non-fiction shaping how we understand today's world.
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Award-winning author, broadcaster and academic Gary Younge to Chair British Academy Book Prize 2027
Gary Younge, the award-winning author, broadcaster and Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, is today announced as the new Chair of judges for the British Academy Book Prize.
https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/award-winning-author-broadcaster-and-academic-gary-younge-to-chair-british-academy-book-prize-2027/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=book-prize_marketing&utm_content=cta
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Heading to the Cambridge Literary Festival this week? Don’t miss two brilliant British Academy Book Prize shortlisted authors, live in conversation 👇
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