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Award granted by the British Academy Not to be confused with Fellow of the Royal Society.

Award
Fellow of the British Academy
The British Academy's premises at 10–11 Carlton House Terrace
Sponsored byBritish Academy
LocationLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy
No. of fellows1,485 (as of 2020)
Websitethebritishacademy.ac.uk

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:

  1. Fellows – scholars resident in the United Kingdom
  2. Corresponding Fellows – scholars resident overseas
  3. Honorary Fellows – an honorary academic title (whereby the post-nominal letters "Hon FBA" are used)
  4. Deceased Fellows – Past Fellows of the British Academy

The award of fellowship is based on published work and fellows may use the post-nominal letters FBA. Examples of Fellows are Edward Rand; Mary Beard; Roy Porter; Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford; Michael Lobban; M. R. James; Friedrich Hayek; John Maynard Keynes; Lionel Robbins; and Rowan Williams.

See also

References

  1. "The British Academy Welcomes New Fellows for 2015". Cambridge, England: University of Cambridge. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Fellows". London: British Academy. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "How Our Fellowship Is Organised". London: British Academy. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.


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