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Science, Society and the Media
As part of the Academy’s outreach activities, a report examining the relationship between science and the media was launched at a seminar held at the British Academy on 12 September 2000. An invited panel responded to a presentation given by the author of the report, Professor Ian Hargreaves. The event …
A Social Scientist's Sojourn in Beijing: Retrospective Reflections
Professor J.E.S. Hayward FBA, Chairman of the Academy’s China Panel, reflects on a stimulating conference held in November 2000 under the aegis of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
European States and the Euro
On 14–15 September 2000 the British Academy organized a conference on how Economic and Monetary Union is affecting European states. The conference covered epistemological and methodological problems in studying these effects. It also considered ‘top-down’ effects from the EU level, how different states responded to EMU and sought to reshape …
Images and Artefacts of the Ancient World (BAR)
A joint discussion meeting took place under the auspices of the Academy and the Royal Society, at the Society’s premises, on 6–7 December 2000. Dr Alan Bowman FBA, co-organiser of the event with Professor Mike Brady FRS, describes the event, and Dr Hugh Denard highlights recent work on imaging Pompey’s …
Polish-British Collaboration
Two scholars describe their experiences under the British Academy-Polish Academy of Sciences Agreement.
Sasanian Coins
Dr Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis has been involved in the re-organisation and cataloguing of the Sasanian coins of the National Museum of Iran since 1999. Together with the fine collection of Sasanian coins at the British Museum, Dr Curtis has access to 7000 coins altogether, which she intends to put on …
The Correspondence of Robert Boyle
The publication of ‘The Correspondence of Robert Boyle’ in six volumes in August 2001 represents the triumphant completion of the project – conceived in 1989 and adopted as a British Academy Research Project in 1996 – for an edition of all extant to and from the scientist, religious writer and …
Research Grants (BAR 6)
One of the most wide-reaching of the Academy’s activities is its awarding of research and conference grants. During the course of a year, the Grants Committee typically awards well over one thousand grants. Awards are given to support the individual research activities of scholars throughout the UK, both within the …
The Parsis of Bombay: their history and religion under British rule
Professor J R Hinnells has been visiting and researching Bombay Parsis since 1971. His current project - supported by a British Academy Larger Research Grant - is to write a history of the community and religion of Bombay Parsis.
Review of Research Support
Article about the report on ‘British Academy Support for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences’ (the product of a 1999-2000 review).
Review of Graduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences (BAR)
Professor Robert Bennett FBA, Chairman of the British Academy's Graduate Studies Review Committee, reports on the main findings and recommendations of the Review.
The Paper Museum of Cassiano dal Pozzo: a Catalogue Raisonne
In October 2001 the latest two of the five volumes from this series published to date were launched at a reception hosted by the Prince of Wales at Windsor Castle. Henrietta McBurney describes the history of the Paper Museum, and the project to catalogue it.
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