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Archimedes and Company
Dr William Noel, Curator of Manuscripts at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, discusses the project to retrieve the unique classical texts in the ‘Archimedes Palimpsest’ – a manuscript that contains treasures undiscovered for centuries.
Should We Notice Researchers Outside the University?
Ruth Finnegan FBA is Emeritus Professor and Visiting Research Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University. Her edited volume ‘Participating in the Knowledge Society: Researchers Beyond the University Walls’ was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2005.
Culture and Identity Politics
Professor Adam Kuper FBA discusses the history of ideas about culture, and their significance in debates about identity in Europe today.
Educational Standards (BAR)
In October 1998 the British Academy invited a number of distinguished academics and researchers to present papers at a one-day symposium designed to bring together a number of perspectives on the issue of educational standards. The resulting publication, ‘Educational Standards’, is the first serious attempt to bring together such a …
The British Academy's Africa Panel (BAR)
Professor Robin Law, Chairman of the Africa Panel, describes the establishment and current work of the Panel.
Vaccination: A Case Study in Risk Policy
A meeting on ‘Risk, Democratic Citizenship and Public Policy’ was organised jointly by the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences. The conference brought together researchers to examine the issues that arise in the making of public policy decisions on questions of risk and safety, and to present the …
Ancient Pottery on the Web
Professor Donna Kurtz, Beazley Archivist and Professor of Classical Art at the University of Oxford, describes the digitisation of Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, the oldest research project of the Union Académique Internationale.
In brief (BAR 9)
Short notices on: British Academy Book Prize 2004; Medals and Prizes 2005; ‘That full complement of riches’: the contributions of the arts, humanities and social sciences to the nation’s wealth; E-resources for research in the humanities and social sciences.
Peer Review: the Challenges for the Humanities and Social Sciences. A British Academy Review (BAR)
Professor Albert Weale FBA, Chairman of the British Academy’s Peer Review Working Group, reports on the main findings and recommendations of the Review.
Christina of Markyate and the St Albans Psalter
In 2003 the British Academy sponsored a conference in St Albans, drawing together a project to digitise the St Albans Psalter, and an edited volume on Christina of Markyate. Dr Jane Geddes, director of the digitisation project and organiser of the conference, describes the highlights.
The Old French Crusade Cycle
The British Academy awarded a series of research grants to Nigel Thorp for the preparation of a critical edition of an epic poem, La Chanson de Jérusalem. The work formed part of complete new edition of the Old French Crusade Cycle, an international project under the general editorship of Emanuel …
A Hoard of Votive Bronzes from the Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara
Dr Paul T Nicholson, Cardiff University, describes the discovery of a unique hoard of bronzes illustrating the popularity of the sacred animal cults associated with Saqqara, and the painstaking work to conserve and identify them. The project is sponsored by the Egypt Exploration Society.
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