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Universities and research under the axe

In these extracts from his Presidential Address to the British Academy’s Annual General Meeting on 22 July 2010, Professor Sir Adam Roberts discusses the challenges confronting universities and other scholarly institutions as they face the imminent prospect of cuts in their funding.

Rising to the Challenge

In these extracts from his address to the Annual General Meeting on 16 July 2009, the incoming President of the British Academy, Professor Sir Adam Roberts, reveals the Academy’s plans to play a stronger role in future public debates and policy-making.

Presidential Address, 1999

Delivered by Sir Tony Wrigley PBA to the 97th Annual General Meeting of the Academy, on 1 July 1999.

Presidential Address, 2000

Delivered by Sir Tony Wrigley PBA to the 98th Annual General Meeting of the Academy, on 6 July 2000.

The British Academy 2009-2013: reflections

In these extracts from his address to the Annual General Meeting on 18 July 2013, the outgoing President of the British Academy, Professor Sir Adam Roberts, reflects on how the Academy has made progress on the objectives that he set for it four years ago.

An outstanding investment in what really matters

In his address to the Annual General Meeting on 17 July 2014, Lord Stern of Brentford reflected on some of the achievements of the British Academy in the first year of his Presidency. This article is an edited version of that Presidential Address.

An irresistible argument

In his address to the Annual General Meeting on 16 July 2015, Lord Stern of Brentford presented the case for continued investment in the humanities and social sciences. This article is an edited version of that Presidential Address.

Presidential Address, 2003

Delivered by Lord Runciman PBA to the 101st Annual General Meeting of the Academy on 3 July 2003.

Presidential Address, 2001

Delivered by Sir Tony Wrigley PBA to the 99th Annual General Meeting of the British Academy on 5 July 2001.

Presidential Address, 1965

Presidential Address 1965, by Lord (Lionel) Robbins

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