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The Academy of Social Science’s mission is to promote social sciences in the United Kingdom for the public benefit. The academy is composed of individual academicians and learned societies; it responds to government and other consultations on behalf of the social science community, organizes meetings about social science and seminars on topics that span social science disciplines, and sponsors a number of efforts that promote social science and enhance its value to society.

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Academy of Social Sciences Names 69 New Fellows

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: October 13, 2017

Sixty-nine academics, practitioners and policymakers from across the social sciences are now fellows of Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences the venerable society announced Thursday. Fellows are chosen after an extensive peer review process for the...

Academy of Social Sciences Confers Fellowships on 47

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: March 31, 2017

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences announced today it has conferred the award of fellow on 47 leading social scientists, ranging from the chief statistician for the UK to the chief economic adviser to the Scottish...

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Academy of Social Sciences Names 84 New Fellows

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: October 18, 2016

The Academy of Social Sciences has conferred the award of fellow on 83 leading social scientists, including such luminaries as Lord Stern, Nudge Unit founder David Halpern and Madeleine Atkins of HEFCE.

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Making the Best of Brexit’s Impact on Science and Research

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: September 22, 2016

Addressing the consequences of the “prolonged period of uncertainty” in the three months since the Brexit vote, the Academy of Social Sciences and Campaign for Social Science recommend immediate steps the government should take to...

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After the Referendum – What Next for UK Social Science?

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: June 24, 2016

in the wake of the leavers winning the Brexit vote, the British Academy of Social Sciences predicts uncertainty for the social science community, 'with implications for research funding, international collaboration, freedom of movement, and capacity...

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Academy Looks at Implications of EU Referendum

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: June 16, 2016

A briefing from the Academy of Social Sciences concludes that 'given the available evidence, compared to other sciences in the UK and to social scientists in other EU member states, over the past two decades...

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Spotlighting Social Science’s Role in Dementia Fight

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: March 28, 2016

A new booklet in a series of releases by Britain's Academy of Social Sciences highlights the important role that social and behavioral scientists have in the global fight against dementia.

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Campaign for Social Science Adds Board Members

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: November 24, 2015

Britain’s Campaign for Social Science has added eight new members to its board, including the recent director of the Nuffield Foundation and the chief executive officer of one of the country’s leading social research companies....

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Academy of Social Sciences Names 2014 Fellows

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: October 14, 2014

Lord Richard Best, the longtime chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; David Willets, a Conservative Party MP and until July the minister of state for universities and science; and Loraine R R Gelsthorpe, the...

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Queen’s Birthday Honours Recognize Social Scientists

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: June 16, 2014

Among the 1,149 people receiving Queen’s Birthday Honours this year are several British social scientists, a recognition of the importance of social science, the disciplines’ representative body has said. The chair of the Academy of...

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James Wilsdon Appointed Chair of Campaign for Social Science

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: July 11, 2013

The Campaign for Social Science has appointed Professor James Wilsdon, an expert in science policy, to be its new Chair from 1 September 2013.

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Social Science Must Change to Realise Its Full Value

By Academy of Social Sciences | Published: July 8, 2013

Social scientists have nothing to fear from the impact agenda, but must be more willing to talk to “strangers” such as the government in order to realise their full value - a talk by Prof....

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Posts by Academy of Social Sciences:

Academy of Social Sciences Names 69 New Fellows

Academy of Social Sciences Confers Fellowships on 47

Academy of Social Sciences Names 84 New Fellows

Making the Best of Brexit’s Impact on Science and Research

After the Referendum – What Next for UK Social Science?

Academy Looks at Implications of EU Referendum

Spotlighting Social Science’s Role in Dementia Fight

Campaign for Social Science Adds Board Members

Academy of Social Sciences Names 2014 Fellows

Queen’s Birthday Honours Recognize Social Scientists

James Wilsdon Appointed Chair of Campaign for Social Science

Social Science Must Change to Realise Its Full Value

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