The British Academy, established by Royal Charter in 1902, champions and supports the humanities and social sciences The British Academy is the UK's national body for the humanities and social sciences Our purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and, and to champion their role and value As a composed of nearly 900 distinguished scholars, we take a lead in representing the humanities and social sciences, facilitating international collaboration, providing an independent and authoritative source of advice, and contributing to and debate Receive information about events and funding by subscribing to our Email Bulletin