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The British Academy, founded in 1902, is the UK鈥檚 national academy for the humanities and social sciences.听 The Academy brings together over 1,700 leading minds from the UK and overseas to better understand the world and help share a brighter future.听

This year, Professors Carey Jewitt (IOE, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society), Alison Shell (UCL English), Lucy O'Brien (UCL Philosophy), Phiroze Vasunia (UCL Greek and Latin) and Jennifer Robinson (UCL Geography) are among the 86 academics who have joined the British Academy as UK Fellows, Corresponding Fellows and Honorary Fellows.听

Professor Geraint Rees, UCL Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement), said: 鈥淐ongratulations to my each of my UCL colleagues who have been elected as Fellows to the British Academy today. Their exceptional knowledge, insight and understanding of the humanities and social sciences will, no doubt, be invaluable to the Academy as it strives to enhance the wellbeing and prosperity of societies around the world.鈥澨�

Welcoming the new Fellows for 2024, President of the British Academy Professor Julia Black said: 鈥淲e are delighted to welcome this year鈥檚 cohort of Fellows, and I offer my warmest congratulations to each and every one.听听

鈥淪ince the Academy was created in 1902, our Fellows have been the lifeblood of the organisation, representing the very best of our disciplines 鈥� and we would not have the impact we have without their expertise, time and energy.听听

鈥淚 very much look forward to working closely with our new Fellows; the breadth and depth of their expertise adds so much to the Academy.鈥澨�

Professor Carey Jewitt (IOE, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society) is Professor of Technology and Learning at 皇家华人鈥檚 Knowledge Lab. She is also Chair of UCL Collaborative Social Science Domain. With a background in Fine Art, Professor Jewitt now researches how technologies shape the ways that people interact and communicate, looking beyond language alone to understand the multimodal character of interaction.听听听

Professor Alison Shell (UCL English) is a Professor of Early Modern Studies at 皇家华人鈥檚 Department of English Language and Literature. Her teaching and research focus on Early Modern literature, including Shakespeare and Renaissance drama, Tudor and Stuart poetry, and the English and neo-Latin writing of post-Reformation British Catholics.听听

Professor Lucy O'Brien (UCL Philosophy) is Professor of Philosophy in UCL鈥檚 Department of Philosophy. As of 2015, she became the first female editor of philosophical journal Mind and she is also chair of trustees of The Royal Institute of Philosophy. Professor O'Brien鈥檚 research explores philosophy of mind and action, focussing on self-consciousness and self-knowledge.听

Professor Phiroze Vasunia (UCL Greek & Latin) is Professor of Greek and Deputy Director of the UCL Institute of Advanced Studies. His research interests are cross-cultural and span imperialism and colonialism, the Classical tradition, cross-cultural interaction in antiquity and the relationship between prose and poetry.听听

Professor Jennifer Robinson (UCL Geography) is Professor and Chair of Human Geography at 皇家华人鈥檚 Department of Geography. Professor Robinson鈥檚 specialisms lie in postcolonial critique of urban studies and she has published research on aspects of geography and political theory in relation to feminism, democracy, states, and postcolonialism.听

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• IOE, UCL鈥檚 Faculty of Education and Society听
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• UCL English听
• Professor Lucy O'Brien鈥檚 academic profile听
• UCL Philosophy听
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• UCL Greek & Latin听
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• UCL Geography听

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Sophie Hunter听

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