British Academy
The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences.
It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the sa ...
to up to five individuals or organisations. It is awarded for "outstanding service to the cause of the humanities and social sciences". It cannot be awarded to
Fellows of the British Academy
Fellowship of the British Academy (post-nominal letters FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences. The categories are:
# Fellows – scholars resident in t ...
and was created to reward "academic-related activity rather than academic achievement alone". The medals were first awarded in 2010.
List of recipients
2010
On 25 November 2010, three individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
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Sarah Tyacke
Sarah Jacqueline Tyacke, (''née'' Jeacock; born 29 September 1945) is an English historian of cartography and travel and a former librarian and archivist. From 1991 to 2005 she served as Keeper of Public Records and chief executive of the UK P ...
, Distinguished Research Fellow, School of Advanced Study, University of London, "for her service to historical records, in particular through her work as head of the National Archives"
* Michael Worton, Vice Provost (Academic and International) and Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature, University College London, "for his leadership in addressing 'the languages deficit' among British university students"
*
Peter Riddell
Sir Peter John Robert Riddell (born 14 October 1948) is a British journalist and author. He worked for the ''Financial Times'' from 1970 to 1991. From April 2016 to September 2021 he served as the British government's Commissioner for Public Ap ...
, Institute for Government, "for an outstanding record as the producer of an informed picture of the inner workings of Whitehall, high politics and the party battle"
2011
In 2011, three individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
* Sir Nicholas Kenyon, Managing Director of the Barbican Centre
* Gillian Tett, assistant editor, ''Financial Times''
* Sharon Witherspoon, Deputy Director of the Nuffield Foundation
2012
In 2012, four individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
* Warwick Gould, Institute of English Studies, University of London
* Lord Harries of Pentregarth
*
Lisa Jardine
Lisa Anne Jardine (née Bronowski; 12 April 1944 – 25 October 2015) was a British historian of the early modern period.
From 1990 to 2011, she was Centenary Professor of Renaissance Studies and director of the Centre for Editing Lives and L ...
, University College London
* Sir John Vickers, University of Oxford
2013
In 2013, four individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
*
Shami Chakrabarti
Sharmishta Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti (born 16 June 1969) is a British politician, barrister, and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the director of Liberty, a major advocacy group which promotes civil l ...
In November 2014, four individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
*
Peter Brook
Peter Stephen Paul Brook (21 March 1925 – 2 July 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shak ...
, Centre International de Créations Théâtrales
* Sir Paul Collier, University of Oxford, "for his pioneering contribution in bringing ideas from research in to policy within the field of African economics"
* Dame Jane Goodall, Jane Goodall Institute, "for her landmark contribution to, and impact on, our understanding of primate behaviours and human evolution as well as her work in youth engagement"
*
Clive James
Clive James (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.ismajor contributions to Britain's cultural life"
2015
In September 2015, four individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
* Peter Addyman, formerly York Archaeological Trust and Jorvik Viking Centre, "for his significant efforts in making archaeology and historic heritage accessible"
*
Darren Henley
Darren Richard Henley , born February 1973, is the Chief Executive of Arts Council England and an author of books about the arts. He is a member of the UK government's Creative Industries Council.
Education
He attended St Edmund's School Cante ...
, Arts Council England, "for his contributions to music education, music research, and the arts"
*
Elizabeth Livingstone
Elizabeth Anne Livingstone (7 July 1929 – 1 January 2023), also known as E. A. Livingstone, was an English Anglican theologian, who specialised in patristics.
Life
Education
Livingstone held a Master of Arts degree from the University ...
, "for her editorial work on successive editions of a major dictionary and numerous international conferences"
* Michael Wood, University of Manchester, "for his significant work in promoting the field of History"
2016
In September 2016, four individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
* Roger Bland, University of Leicester, "for his contribution to the protection, and academic and public understanding, of Britain’s cultural heritage"
*
Leofranc Holford-Strevens
Leofranc Holford-Strevens (born 19 May 1946) is an English classical scholar, an authority on the works of Aulus Gellius, and a former reader for the Oxford University Press.
He is married to the American musicologist Bonnie J. Blackburn.
C ...
, "for his significant work copy-editing hundreds of publications across a broad range of languages and disciplines"
* Dame Hilary Mantel, "for her two historical novels on Thomas Cromwell, providing the public with a deep insight into the periods they portray"
* Sir Stanley Wells, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, "for his lifetime service to the study, knowledge and enjoyment of William Shakespeare"
2017
On 27 September 2017, five individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
* James Stevens Curl, University of Ulster, "for his contribution to the study of the History of Architecture in Britain and Ireland"
*
Claudia Hammond
Claudia Anne Hammond (born 23 May 1971) is a British author, frequent radio presenter and podcast host for BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, and occasional TV presenter.
Early life
Hammond was born in the market town of Sandy in Bedford ...
, Radio 4, "for her work in improving public understanding of psychology through broadcasting and writing for wider audiences"
*
Katie Mitchell
Katrina Jane Mitchell (born 23 September 1964) is an English theatre director.
Life and career
Mitchell was born in Reading, Berkshire, raised in Hermitage, Berkshire, and educated at Oakham School. Upon leaving Oakham, she went up to Mag ...
, "for her work to enhance the presentation of classic and contemporary theatre and opera through innovative new production"
* Helga Nowotny, ETH Zurich, "for her contribution to the founding and shaping of the European Research Council, and positively influencing the shape of research funding and research policy in the UK and Europe"
*
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known as Jimbo Wales, is an American List of Internet entrepreneurs, Internet entrepreneur and former Trader (finance), financial trader. He is a Founders of Wikipedia, co-founder of the non-profi ...
, Wikimedia Foundation, "for facilitating the spread of information via his work creating and developing Wikipedia, the world's largest free online encyclopedia"
2018
On 20 August 2018, five individuals were awarded the President's Medal:
*
Zeinab Badawi
Zeinab Mohammed-Khair Badawi (; born 3 October 1959) is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist, educator, civic activist, and writer. She was the first presenter of the ''ITV Morning News'' (later known as '' ITV News at 5:30''), an ...
, "for her contributions to international political journalism"
* Dame Frances Cairncross, "for her contributions to economic journalism"
*
William Dalrymple
William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple (born 20 March 1965) is a Delhi-based Scottish people, Scottish historian and art historian, as well as a curator, broadcaster and critic. He spends nine months of each year on his goat farm in India.
He i ...
, "for his literary achievements and for co-founding Jaipur Literary Festival"
* Andreas Gestrich, "for his contribution to the study of German and Continental European History"
* John Hemming, "for his work in the field of the colonial history and ethnography of Brazil and Peru, and the promotion of the protection of endangered societies"
2019
In 2019, one individual was awarded the President's Medal:
*
Ben Goldacre
Ben Michael Goldacre (born 20 May 1974) is a British physician, academic and science writer. He is the first Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine and director of the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science at the University of Oxford ...
2020
In 2020, one individual was awarded the President's Medal:
*
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and an inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight chi ...
, in recognition of her outstanding contributions to literature
2021
In 2021, one individual was awarded the President's Medal:
* David Olusoga, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the humanities and social sciences
2022
In 2022, one organisation was awarded the President's Medal:
*
Full Fact
Full Fact is a British charity, based in London, which checks and corrects facts reported in the news as well as claims which circulate on social media.
History and structure
Full Fact was founded in 2009 by businessman Michael Samuel, the ...
, in recognition of its work finding, exposing and countering misinformation and misleading claims
2023
In 2023, a podcast was awarded the President's Medal:
* ''The Rest is History'', in recognition of the podcast’s work to promote and popularise history to a global audience
Awards of the British Academy
The British Academy presents 18 awards and medals to recognise achievement in the humanities and social sciences.
Overview
The British Academy currently awards 18 prizes and medals:
General awards:
* British Academy Medal (for academic researc ...
List of social sciences awards
This list of social sciences awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for contributions to social sciences in general. It excludes LGBTQ-related awards and awards for anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, Info ...