Policy Publications

The European Structural and Investment Funds – Contribution to UK research and innovation

This explainer details the role that European Structural and Investment Funds play in supporting investment and capacity building in UK research and innovation.

Past, Present and Future: The Public Value of the Humanities and Social Sciences

This British Academy booklet, published in June 2010, illustrates how research and scholarship in the social sciences and humanities, nurtured and led by Britain’s world-class universities, contribute to the cultural, social and economic health, wealth and reputation of the UK. It shows the public value of the country’s investment in …

Unmet Need in Healthcare

On 31 July 2017, the Academy of Medical Sciences, with support from the British Academy and NHS England, hosted a roundtable on unmet need in healthcare funding allocations formulae.

Peer Review: The Challenges for the Humanities and Social Sciences

This British Academy report was launched on 5 September 2007.

Briefing: The Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill

On 19 October 2012 this Private Members’ Bill, introduced by Baroness Cox of Queensbury, had its second reading in the House of Lords. The Bill was intended to prevent discrimination against women, in sharia courts or councils in the UK, and to criminalise anyone falsely claiming or implying those courts …

Lost for Words: The Need for Languages in UK Diplomacy and Security

The British Academy's policy report, Lost for Words, is an inquiry into the Government's current language capacity in the fields of diplomacy, international relations and security.

Language Matters More and More

In this statement, launched on 9 February 2011, the Academy argues that languages matter at all levels – from primary to post-doctoral – in research, business and society.

Language Matters

This British Academy position paper, launched on 3 June 2009, discusses concerns that the future of the UK’s world class research base might be threatened by the decline in modern language learning and calls for a series of measures by Universities and Government bodies to address this danger.

Data governance: landscape review

This review was undertaken as part of joint work between the British Academy and the Royal Society on data governance. The final report Data management and use: Governance in the 21st century was published in June 2017.

Language Mapping Pilot Project: Arabic Language Provision in the UK

As part of its policy work on languages, the British Academy launched a pilot project on Arabic which aims to create a comprehensive and interactive map of Arabic language provision, capacity and pathways in the UK higher education system and of related teaching and research in the culture and history …

How does the UK government invest in R&D?

An overview of some of the structures by which the UK government allocates public funding for R&D in the UK, as outlined in the science budget.

Investing in UK R&D

This document outlines the current investment landscape, why a 3% target is important for the UK and factors that should be considered to deliver it.

Society Counts: Quantitative Skills in the Social Sciences and Humanities

The British Academy has launched a Position Statement on the issue of a quantitative skills deficit in the humanities and social sciences. The statement outlines the problem of a deficit, the need for quantitative methods, as well as the range of initiatives currently underway in order to meet this challenge.

What role do R&D tax reliefs play in encouraging UK R&D?

This document outlines how current tax relief for R&D is offered under R&D tax credits.

Unsettling Understandings of Maths Anxiety

A critical synthesis to inform policy and practice.

British Academy Briefing: On Languages

This British Academy briefing note shows that languages are essential for employability, trade, business and the economy, security, diplomacy and soft power, research, social understanding and social cohesion.

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