Fellow of the British Academy Professor Paul Gilroy has been named 2019 Laureate of The Holberg Prize, one of the largest international prizes awarded annually to an outstanding researcher in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law or theology.

The British Academy’s latest programme of events and talks will explore topics as diverse as climate justice, motherhood, Brexit, and the legacies of history heavyweights Thomas Cromwell and Leonardo Da Vinci

Today, a major new funding initiative between the Wolfson Foundation and the British Academy opens to support the next generation of research and engagement leaders in the humanities and social sciences

The British Academy welcomes the APPG on Modern Languages’ proposal for a National Languages Recovery Programme

Transforming the UK into a ‘linguistic powerhouse’ is essential to the country’s success. The British Academy is leading a call for a ‘national strategy for languages’ to help make Britain and its citizens truly global.

The British Academy calls for a rethink of the Government's proposed immigration system, which it says risks severely damaging the UK’s higher education sector.

The UK needs to demonstrate its added value to the United Nations and adopt a principled and values-driven foreign policy if it is to maintain its current influence after it leaves the EU, according to a research report funded by the British Academy

The British Academy supports the statement by the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) calling for the protection of the institutional autonomy and academic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences