British Academy

The British Academy "is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences."

• President of the British Academy Professor Sir Adam Roberts
• British Academy chief executive Robin Jackson

Officers and Council (2009-10)

Accessed March 2010:

• Sir Adam Roberts, President
• Karin Barber, Vice President, Humanities
• Albert Weale, Vice-President (Public Policy)
• Nigel Vincent, Vice President (Research and HE Policy)
• Michael Fulford, Chairman of the Board for Academy-Sponsored Institutes and Societies (and ex-officio Vice-President)
• Hazel Genn, Chair of the Communications and Activities Committee (and ex-officio Vice-President)
• Duncan Gallie, Foreign Secretary (and ex-officio Vice-President)
• Susan Mendus, Vice-President, Social Sciences
• Roger Kain, Honorary Treasurer (and ex-officio Vice-President)
• Chris Wickham, Publications Secretary (and ex-officio Vice-President)

Ordinary Members

• Timothy Besley
• Joseph Bergin
• Nicholas Boyle
• Rev'd Canon Professor David Brown
• Nicholas Cook
• Ian Diamond
• Sir Roy Goode
• Marian Hobson
• Geraint Jenkins
• April McMahon
• Linda Newson
• John Sloboda
• Megan Vaughan

Group Chairmen

• Hugh Williamson (Group Chair, Humanities)
• Paul Edwards (Group Chair, Social Sciences)

Contact

URL: http://www.britac.ac.uk

Resources and articles

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