Our events showcase the latest research and thinking in a variety of subjects – from psychology to history, literature to politics, linguistics to law. Events organised by the British International Research Institutes are also listed.
30 Sep 2020
Peter Mandler talks about his new book 'The Crisis of the Meritocracy' and Britain's transition to mass education from WWII onwards.
1 Oct 2020
Meet the authors shortlisted for the 2020 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding at this special British Academy and LRB event, with Ritula Shah.
6 Oct 2020
In this three-part series, leading African-American scholars explore the long history of racial inequality in the US. Join Professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Professor Desmond King FBA for part two.
6 - 7 Oct 2020
The conference brings together a range of experts from the Global South and North, focusing on the representation of menstruation and menstrual stigma across a range of disciplines, geographic areas, and menstruators’ experiences.
7 Oct 2020
Is Britain a part of Europe? Ahead of the publication of his latest book 'Britain and Europe in a Troubled World', Vernon Bogdanor untangles the history of Britain’s complex relationship with Europe.
12 Oct 2020
Meet the most influential figures within and beyond academia shaping the fields of social sciences, humanities and the arts. For the second event in this series, Claudia Hammond joins Professor Dorothy Bishop FBA to discuss her life and career.
15 Oct 2020
What do we know about Britain's multicultural past before the arrival of the Windrush generation? In this event Caroline Bressey explores the hidden histories of the ordinary black men and women living in Victorian Britain.
11 - 14 Nov 2020
On 29 December 1170, four knights murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket inside Canterbury Cathedral. News of this sacrilegious violence spread quickly and Becket became one of the most famous martyrs in medieval Europe.
The world’s leading professors explain the latest thinking in the humanities and social sciences in just 10 minutes.
