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Are drugs the answer to learning languages?
10th July 2014
Scientists have discovered that drugs previously used to treat mood disorders can dramatically enhance your capacity to learn. If you could take a pill to boost your ability to learn a language, what are the moral, practical, social and medical implications? Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Turkey and the challenge of the new Middle East
31st January 2013
The panel will aim to identify the key challenges and options available to policy makers in these dangerous and unpredictable circumstances where regime change, instability and, in the case of Syria, violence and civil war have challenged Turkey’s interests and influence as a rising regional power. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Translation Studies workshop
04th September 2013
This workshop was the latest instalment in the British Academy sponsored series of capacity building workshops which started in 2011, focused on training researchers in the Arab World, Iran and Turkey in the area of translation studies. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Teaching History in the 21st Century
29th January 2013
During the twentieth century, traditional concepts of objectivity and narratives of Western exceptionalism have been forcefully challenged. Does that mean that our relationship with the past and the content and purpose of history are now less self-evident than before? Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Sensory Substitution and Augmentation conference
26th March 2013
Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Reacting to Fiscal Squeeze: Some Artistic Response
07th October 2013
How are ordinary lives shaped by times of fiscal squeeze? How are such times reflected in film, cartoon, art and society? Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Early Career Researcher Workshops in Ethiopia and Kenya
16th October 2013
British Academy funded workshops took place at Mekelle University, Ethiopia on 16-18 September, and at the British Institute in Eastern Africa, in Nairobi, Kenya on 20-21 September. The workshops each brought together eighteen African early career researchers to help support and develop their research output portfolios through training with established academics and journal editors.
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The Changing Face of Value
23rd October 2013
In this period of, arguably, unprecedented economic, technological and social change, 'The Changing Face of Value' set out to explore and critique how our sense of value and values may be shifting or indeed completely changing. Search The British Academy archives for a diverse selection of informative lectures by a broad range of speakers.
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Tangible Cultural Heritage: New Methods and Approaches
05th November 2015
Jointly with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the British Academy hosted a two-day workshop on Tangible Cultural Heritage: New Methods and Approaches (5-7 November). Participants included leading experts in the fields of archaeology, cultural heritage management and architecture from the UK and China. The workshop was geared towards promoting the exchange of knowledge and best practice on key issues pertaining to the protection, conservation, restoration and use of archaeological sites, historical monuments and cultural artefacts. It highlighted cutting-edge methods and innovative approaches to preserving tangible cultural heritage, enhancing its socio-economic benefits, and promoting public appreciation of its value.
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Workshop on Sustainable Urban Development
25th March 2015
On 25-26 March, the British Academy and the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) held a joint workshop in London, aimed at promoting knowledge sharing and marshalling excellent social sciences and humanities research in support of a key policy debate which is of national and international significance. The event brought together 15 scholars and urban planners from the UK and China, to explore challenges and opportunities inherent in urban growth and development as well as exchange lessons learned. Presentations focused on a broad range of issues, including making better decisions for cities, low-carbon transitions, urban economies, designing effective social policies, reconstructing urban spaces, and the implications of ageing and migration for cities. The SASS delegation was led by Vice-President Professor Wang Zhen, and included representatives of the SASS Institutes of Economics, National Economics, Literature, Urban and Demographic Studies as well as the Department of Research and Development.