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Energy and Climate Change: Why Are We Waiting?
25th May 2015
In autumn 2015 the British Academy Debates will be exploring one of the biggest challenges of our time: energy and climate change. As a precursor to this series British Academy President Lord Nicholas Stern talked about his new book: Why Are We Waiting? The Logic, Urgency, and Promise of Tackling Climate Change (due to be published by MIT Press in May). Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Commemoration and Celebration: The British Academy and the Jewish Refugee Academics in Britain after 1933
10th November 2015
The British Academy, in partnership with the Association of Jewish Refugees, will host an event to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Thank-Offering to Britain Fund at the British Academy. The event will celebrate the achievements of a handful of refugee academics who escaped to Britain in the 1930s, considering their early lives as well as the great impact of their work on UK academia and the wider world. It will also serve to commemorate the lives of those who were not able to escape.
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Carlos Moedas lecture
23rd March 2015
We are delighted to have hosted a public lecture and debate with the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Social Innovation and Global Urban Challenges
31st October 2014
In celebration of World Cities Day 2014, the British Academy held a seminar on 31 October 2014 which highlighted the role and importance of social innovation in contemporary urban change and ‘smart’ liveable city spaces. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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The Social and Economic Benefits of Cultural Heritage
18th November 2014
Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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New Frontlines of Development
10th September 2014
This interactive event explored issues of conflict, militarisation, human rights abuses, destruction of livelihoods, and displacement in resource-rich developing countries. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Nationalities and Parliaments now: What can we learn from the past?
13th May 2014
This discussion explored how the fit between democratic institutions and national identities and aspirations is being challenged across Europe. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Language, Linguistics and the Data Explosion
09th May 2014
The creation of very large bodies of facts and figures – so-called ‘big data’ – challenges existing methods and theories in many fields of enquiry. Is bigger always better? Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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10 Carlton House Terrace - from Home to Hospital
24th September 2014
The current home of the British Academy was once the London residence of Lady Rosamond Ridley. This exhibition explores how Lady Ridley converted her grand family home into a hospital for wounded officers during the First World War. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Global power, influence & perception
24th June 2014
What exactly is Global Power and how and when should it be used? Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.