British Academy

Not to be confused with the Royal Academy or the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

The British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies
Formation1902; 122 years ago (1902)
TypeNational academy
Legal statusCharity
HeadquartersLondon, England
Membership
1,500
President
Julia Black
Websitethebritishacademy.ac.uk Edit this at Wikidata

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[1][2] and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars spanning all disciplines across the humanities and social sciences and a funding body for research projects across the United Kingdom. The academy is a self-governing and independent registered charity, based at 10–11 Carlton House Terrace in London.

The British Academy is primarily funded with annual government grants. In 2022, £49.3m of its £51.7m of charitable income came from the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy – in the same year it took in around £2.0m in trading income and £0.56m in other income. This funding is expected to continue under the new Department for Business and Trade.[3]

  1. ^ Lockyer, N. (1902). "The Advancement of Natural Knowledge". Nature. 65 (1683): 289–291. doi:10.1038/065289a0.
  2. ^ Dicey, Edward (1902). "A Chartered Academy". The Nineteenth Century and After. 51 (301): 493–505.
  3. ^ "The British Academy Annual Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March 2022" (PDF). The British Academy. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.