Author: British Academy

The British Academy is the UK’s national body which champions and supports the humanities and social sciences. It is an independent, self-governing fellowship of scholars, elected for their distinction in research and publication. Our purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.

British Academy Series looks at W.E.B. Du Bois
Announcements
November 16, 2021

British Academy Series looks at W.E.B. Du Bois

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British Academy Mobilizing Community to Address COVID Impacts
Announcements
April 20, 2020

British Academy Mobilizing Community to Address COVID Impacts

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British Academy Honors Pair of Political Journalists
Announcements
September 6, 2018

British Academy Honors Pair of Political Journalists

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British Academy Elects Largest Number of Fellows in Its History
Recognition
July 22, 2018

British Academy Elects Largest Number of Fellows in Its History

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British Academy Elects a Full Slate of New Fellows

British Academy Elects a Full Slate of New Fellows

The British Academy last week elected a full slate of distinguished UK academics from 19 universities as fellows for 2014. The 42 […]

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Nigel Vincent reflects on the Open Access monograph challenge

Nigel Vincent reflects on the Open Access monograph challenge

Monographs are an intrinsically important mode of academic production and must not be sacrificed on the altar of open access, argues Nigel Vincent in Debating Open Access, a new publication from the British Academy.

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Ziyad Marar on the Creation of Scholarly Knowledge in the Digital Age

Ziyad Marar on the Creation of Scholarly Knowledge in the Digital Age

Open movements focus on the consumption of information but neglect to focus on its mode of production, writes Ziyad Marar in Debating […]

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Martin Paul Eve considers how OA might influence quality control

Martin Paul Eve considers how OA might influence quality control

Open Access (OA) is not about abandoning peer review but it does provide the opportunity to rethink its role and our methods, […]

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Stephen Curry explores dimensions of open access

Stephen Curry explores dimensions of open access

The issue of OA is technically, culturally and politically complex and deserves careful engagement by all scholars, writes Stephen Curry in Debating Open […]

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Chris Wickham Considers OA in the UK and International Environment

Chris Wickham Considers OA in the UK and International Environment

In his chapter for Debating Open Access, a new publication from the British Academy, Chris Wickham considers the view from Humanities and […]

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Robin Osborne on why open access makes no sense

Robin Osborne on why open access makes no sense

Academic research is different in kind from industrial contract research where the funder determines the activity and therefore is entitled to decide […]

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Stuart M. Shieber discusses ecumenical open access and the Finch report principles

Stuart M. Shieber discusses ecumenical open access and the Finch report principles

The principles underlying the Finch report – access, usability, quality, cost and sustainability – are broadly to be commended, writes Stuart M. […]

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