Fellow of the British Academy

Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
The British Academy's premises at 10–11 Carlton House Terrace
Sponsored by British Academy
Location London
Country United Kingdom
No. of Fellows 1,300 as of 2016
Website www.britac.ac.uk/fellows

Fellowship of the British Academy (FBA) is an award granted by the British Academy to leading academics for their distinction[1] in the humanities and social sciences.[2] There are three kinds of fellowship[3]

  1. Fellows, for scholars resident in the United Kingdom
  2. Corresponding Fellows, for scholars not resident in the UK
  3. Honorary Fellows, an honorary academic title

The award of fellowship is evidenced by published work and fellows may use the post-nominal letters: FBA. Examples of fellows include Mary Beard, Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, Jeremy Horder, and Rowan Williams.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The British Academy welcomes new Fellows for 2015 | University of Cambridge". Cam.ac.uk. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Fellows | British Academy". Britac.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  3. ↑ "How our Fellowship is organised | British Academy". Britac.ac.uk. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
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