Congratulations to Professor Ros Ballaster who has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy.
Professor Ballaster is one of 58 scholars from UK universities elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship this year in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
Professor Ballaster said:
It is an honour to receive this recognition from the British Academy. I am grateful to those colleagues in the English Faculty at Oxford, students at Mansfield College, and other scholars in my field who have made it an unmitigated pleasure to spend my career thinking about books and writing. The responsibilities of British Academy fellows to advance our subjects are significant. At the risk of sounding pompous, it is my belief that the direct contact with human creativity afforded by our studies in arts and humanities is one of our best hopes for an ethical and just future.
Eight researchers from the University of Oxford, five of whom are from the Humanities Division, have been made Fellows of the British Academy this year. Richard Ovenden, Bodley's Librarian and the Helen Hamlyn Director of University Libraries, has also been awarded an honorary fellowship. Find out more on the University of Oxford website.
Professor Susan J. Smith PBA, new President of the British Academy, said:
One of my first acts as the incoming President of the British Academy is to welcome this year’s newly elected Fellows. What a line-up! With specialisms ranging from the neuroscience of memory to the power of music and the structural causes of poverty, they represent the very best of the humanities and social sciences. They bring years of experience, evidence-based arguments and innovative thinking to the profound challenges of our age: managing the economy, enabling democracy, and securing the quality of human life.
Visit the British Academy website for a full list of the newly elected fellows.
