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Over the festive period, the Academy is revisiting some of our most popular blogs. Written for our 2019 Summer Showcase blog series, Dr Clare Pettinger explores the fascinating connection between food, creativity, ritual and self care. Read it below:
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/summer-sh…

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One of our SHAPE Involve and Engage awards, The Taste of Memory Project, explores the collective memories of British-Chinese chefs through oral histories. The project has launched a call for memories connecting to food heritage in Britain - read more here:
britishchineseheritagecentre.org.uk/en_uk/projects…

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The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme supports collaborative activity between partners in the UK and EU/Associated Countries. It provides a great opportunity for researchers who have not applied for Horizon Europe funding before. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Horizo…

The Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme supports collaborative activity between partners in the UK and EU/Associated Countries. It provides a great opportunity for researchers who have not applied for Horizon Europe funding before. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Horizo…
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British Academy-funded researcher Professor Kate Astbury reveals the inspiration behind her SHAPE Involve and Engage project, ‘Freedom and Photography’ – exploring the history of 2,000 Caribbean prisoners of war. Read more:
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/shape-inv…

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Over the festive period, the Academy is revisiting some of our most popular blogs, starting with 'The Silk Roads of comparative literature' by Professor Wen-Chin Ouyang, FBA. The piece explores how we define and understand comparative literature:
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/what-is-c…

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Join us for our 2-day conference ‘How can we prevent gender-based violence? A 10-year vision’ on 19-20 March, which aims to create a manifesto for change and proactive prevention strategies. Book now:pulse.ly/wj7mm9qe4g

Join us for our 2-day conference ‘How can we prevent gender-based violence? A 10-year vision’ on 19-20 March, which aims to create a manifesto for change and proactive prevention strategies. Book now:pulse.ly/wj7mm9qe4g
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The latest volume in the Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture The Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture (CASSS), Volume XIV surveys the counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire with a substantial catalogue of all known pre-Conquest stone sculpture:
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Offered in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, The Royal Society, Academy of Medical Sciences, and funding from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, the Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme enables opportunities for UK organisations to engage with Horizon Europe. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Horizo…

Offered in partnership with the @RAEngNews, @royalsociety, @acmedsci, and funding from @SciTechgovuk, the Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration scheme enables opportunities for UK organisations to engage with Horizon Europe. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/Horizo…
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How does literature best showcase the of both the STEM and SHAPE disciplines? Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer, chronicles an interdisciplinary group of researchers as they explore unfamiliar terrain, relying on a range of expertise along their journey.

How does literature best showcase the #ConnectedKnowledge of both the STEM and SHAPE disciplines? Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer, chronicles an interdisciplinary group of researchers as they explore unfamiliar terrain, relying on a range of expertise along their journey.
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We are delighted to announce that Professor Julia Black CBE PBA has just been elected as the tenth Warden of Nuffield College. Fellows, students and staff are hugely excited about her appointment, and we look forward to welcoming her in September 2024!

We are delighted to announce that Professor Julia Black CBE PBA has just been elected as the tenth Warden of Nuffield College. Fellows, students and staff are hugely excited about her appointment, and we look forward to welcoming her in September 2024!
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The late Professor Michael Knibb FBA was a Samuel Davidson Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Studies, King's College London. He was elected to the Fellowship in 1989:
thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/michae…

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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Joseph Powell FHEA has written a moving piece about the poet, writer and British Academy Fellow, Professor Benjamin Zephaniah:
theconversation.com/how-benjamin-z…

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As part of the 'Understanding Communities' collaboration between the British Academy and the Nuffield Foundation, Nuffield recently held a seminar to discuss the themes and questions emerging from projects funded by this programme ⬇️

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There is less than one month left to apply for the Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund for Postdoctoral or equivalent researchers interested in studying ancient civilisations within the boundaries of modern India, China, Iran and Central Asia. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/stein-…

There is less than one month left to apply for the Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund for Postdoctoral or equivalent researchers interested in studying ancient civilisations within the boundaries of modern India, China, Iran and Central Asia. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/stein-…
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The late Professor Benjamin Zephaniah, FBA was a writer, poet, actor and Professor of Poetry and Creative Writing, Brunel University, and Visiting Professor, De Montfort University. He was elected to the Fellowship in 2022. His obituary can be read here:
theguardian.com/books/2023/dec…

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There is only one month left to apply for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2023-2024 allowing early career and established researchers to study Western medieval manuscripts. The awards are up to £2,000 in value and are tenable for 12 months. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/neil-k…

There is only one month left to apply for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2023-2024 allowing early career and established researchers to study Western medieval manuscripts. The awards are up to £2,000 in value and are tenable for 12 months. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/neil-k…
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Are you an early career researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Join the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium to network with German researchers in an in-person symposium in Berlin. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-al…

Are you an early career researcher in the humanities and social sciences? Join the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the British Academy Knowledge Frontiers Symposium to network with German researchers in an in-person symposium in Berlin. Apply now: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/the-al…
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There’s still time to book for our upcoming lecture “Writing the History of Early Modern European Homosexuality” on 7 Dec with @CardiffUni where Sir Noel Malcolm discusses the evolution of early modern European homosexuality over the last four decades: pulse.ly/53zb6tblgv

There’s still time to book for our upcoming lecture “Writing the History of Early Modern European Homosexuality” on 7 Dec with @CardiffUni where Sir Noel Malcolm discusses the evolution of early modern European homosexuality over the last four decades: pulse.ly/53zb6tblgv
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Looking forward to speaking at the techUK Digital Ethics Summit today on where next for AI regulation.

Lots of great speakers including Luciano Floridi @[email protected] Prof Gina Neff John Edwards

techuk.org/digital-ethics…

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