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.

Rita Gardner reflects on open access and learned societies
Open Access
July 2, 2013

Rita Gardner reflects on open access and learned societies

Read Now
Debating Open Access
News
July 1, 2013

Debating Open Access

Read Now
Stand Out and Be Counted: Quantitative Skills
Career
May 2, 2013

Stand Out and Be Counted: Quantitative Skills

Read Now
Using Quantitative Skills in Research and Academia
Career
May 2, 2013

Using Quantitative Skills in Research and Academia

Read Now
Using Quantitative Skills in the Third Sector

Using Quantitative Skills in the Third Sector

Quantitative Skills (QS) give ‘empirical grit’ to the work of charities and third sector organisations. Here, Sharon Witherspoon, Director of the Nuffield Foundation and 2011 Winner of the British Academy President’s Medal and Aleks Collingwood, Programme Manager at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explain how QS have been crucial to their careers.

Read Now
Using Quantitative Skills in Politics and the Public Sector

Using Quantitative Skills in Politics and the Public Sector

Quantitative Skills (QS) are invaluable in the public sector and politics. They provide robustness to political debates and policy decisions. Find out more from a member of the House of Lords, the National Statistician and Director of Operations at the British Library.

Read Now
Using Quantitative Skills in Journalism

Using Quantitative Skills in Journalism

Quantitative Skills can give you an edge and enable you to source stories from within data sets and critically engage with ‘evidence’ from politicians! Find out more from the Guardian DataBlog Editor and a BBC Business Reporter.

Read Now
Using Quantitative Skills in Business

Using Quantitative Skills in Business

Quantitative Skills (QS) can make you highly employable across many industries. Find out from these two entrepreneurs how their QS helped them succeed in the private sector.

Read Now

Subscribe to our mailing list

Get the latest news from the social and behavioral science community delivered straight to your inbox.