Congratulations to Professor Peter Boxall, Goldsmiths' Professor of English Literature, who has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. He is one of 52 UK Fellows elected this year, alongside 30 International Fellows and 4 Honorary Fellows. Academics are elected to the Fellowship in recognition of their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.
Welcoming the Fellows, President of the British Academy Professor Julia Black said:
“We are delighted to welcome this year’s cohort of Fellows, and I offer my warmest congratulations to each and every one. From the Academy’s earliest days, our Fellows are the lifeblood of the organisation, representing the very best of our disciplines – and we could not do all that we do without their expertise, time and energy. I very much look forward to working closely with our new Fellows – the breadth and depth of their expertise adds so much to the Academy.”
Professor Peter Boxall commented:
"I am delighted and honoured to have been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. In this year of elections around the globe, the importance of the Humanities and Social Sciences in shaping the world we live in couldn’t be clearer. It will be a great privilege to contribute to the British Academy’s mission to deepen our understanding of shared cultures, across time and place."
Founded in 1902, the British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. It is a Fellowship consisting of over 1700 of the leading minds in these subjects from the UK and overseas. Current Fellows include the classicist Professor Dame Mary Beard, the historian Professor Sir Simon Schama and philosopher Professor Baroness Onora O’Neill, while previous Fellows include Dame Frances Yates, Sir Winston Churchill, Seamus Heaney and Beatrice Webb. The Academy is also a funder of both national and international research, as well as a forum for debate and public engagement.
You can see all 2024 elected Fellows on the British Academy website.
