British Academy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established by Royal Charter in 1902, and is a fellowship of more than 800 scholars. The Academy is self-governing and independent.

As of 2007, over 90% of the funds that the Academy administers are received as a grant-in-aid through the Office of Science and Innovation (OSI), a unit of the UK's Department of Trade and Industry.

Election as a Fellow of the British Academy recognises high scholarly distinction in some branch of the humanities or social sciences, evidenced by published work. Fellows may use the letters FBA after their names.

The Academy states its objectives as follows:

to represent the interests of scholarship nationally and internationally;
to give recognition to excellence;
to promote and support advanced research;
to further international collaboration and exchange;
to promote public understanding of research and scholarship; and
to publish the results of research.

1 Presidents of the British Academy, 1902–present
2 Secretaries of the British Academy, 1902–present
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Presidents of the British Academy, 1902–present

The Lord Reay 1902–1907
Sir Edward Maunde Thompson 1907–1909
Samuel Butcher 1909–1910
Sir Adolphus Ward 1911–1913
The Viscount Bryce 1913–1917
Sir Frederic Kenyon 1917–1921
The Earl of Balfour 1921–1928
H. A. L. Fisher 1928–1932
John William Mackail 1932–1936
Sir David Ross 1936–1940
J. H. Clapham 1940–1946
Sir Idris Bell 1946–1950
Sir Charles Kingsley Webster 1950–1954
Sir George Norman Clark 1954–1958
Sir Maurice Bowra 1958–1962
The Lord Robbins 1962–1967
Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare 1967–1971
Sir Denys Lionel Page 1971–1974
Sir Isaiah Berlin 1974–1978
Sir Kenneth James Dover 1978–1981
The Revd Owen Chadwick 1981–1985
Sir Randolph Quirk 1985–1989
Sir Anthony Kenny 1989–1993
Sir Keith Thomas 1993–1997
Sir Tony Wrigley 1997–2001
The Viscount Runciman of Doxford 2001–2004
The Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve 2005–

[edit] Secretaries of the British Academy, 1902–present

Sir Israel Gollancz (1902-30) Sir Frederic G. Kenyon, G.B.E., K.C.B. (1930-49) Sir R. E. Mortimer Wheeler, C.H., C.I.E., M.C. (1949-68) Mr D. F. Allen, C.B. (1969-73) Dr N. J. Williams (1973-77) Mr J. P. Carswell, C.B. (1978-83) Mr P W H Brown, CBE (1983-2006) Dr R Jackson (2006 -)