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Why English isn’t enough: Debating language education and policy

Professor Nigel Vincent FBA has just completed his term as the British Academy’s Vice-President for Research and Higher Education Policy. A major aspect of his four years of office has been the development of a programme targeting deficits in both Languages and Quantitative Skills in UK education and research. On …

Cabinets and the Bomb

In March 2007 a group of historians working on British nuclear and defence policy met at the British Academy alongside some of the former officials and ministers involved in the original decision-making processes, to reflect upon the handling of British nuclear defence policy in the post-war period. In front of …

Mark Blackburn (1953-2011) and the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles

The British Academy’s annual awards ceremony in October 2011 marked the fact that the Derek Allen Prize for Numismatics had been awarded to Dr Mark Blackburn – who had sadly died just the month before. Professor Simon Keynes FBA describes the singular contribution Mark had made to one of the …

Small doors on the Viking age: The Anglo-Saxon coins in Norway project

Dr Elina Screen here discusses her work on the ‘Anglo-Saxon Coins in Norway’ project – a collaboration between the British Academy’s ‘Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles’ (SCBI) research project and the Norwegian partner museums. Her research has led to two illustrated catalogues in the SCBI series on ‘Norwegian …

Adam Roberts: interview

Professor Sir Adam Roberts FBA explores how knowledge and understanding of other societies, their pasts, economies and social structures plays a crucial role in diplomacy and international security.

Vicki Bruce: interview

Professor Vicki Bruce FBA insists that an interdisciplinary approach is key in the study of research that drives innovation forward.

John Kay: interview

Professor John Kay FBA speaks about the role of economics in fuelling prosperity and growth, especially for business and finance when dealing with the unexpected.

Jonathan Bate: interview

Professor Jonathan Bate FBA discusses Shakespeare being a 'living, changing reference point' for us, even today as well as why his work is important for understanding our own culture.

Hazel Genn: interview

Dame Hazel Genn FBA questions the law and how it supports social order, the wellbeing of the nation and economic development.

Peter Hennessy: interview

Lord Peter Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA explores the idea of the UK as a healthy, open democracy through the study of history.

Anthony Heath: interview

Professor Anthony Heath FBA speaks on the challenges of inequality and why sociology is a vital discipline.

Mary Beard: interview

Professor Mary Beard FBA weighs in on the continued study of the ancient world as a dynamic and every-changing research area.

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