The Academy of Social Sciences is the National Academy of Academics, Learned Societies and Practitioners in the Social Sciences.

Its mission is to promote social sciences in the United Kingdom for the public benefit.

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UK Parliament opens its doors to major academic fellowship schemes

The UK Parliament has launched two new fellowship schemes that will offer academic researchers, at every stage of their career, the rare opportunity to work on specific projects from inside Westminster’s walls. Read more …

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Lords Science and Technology Committee evidence session addresses Brexit concerns raised by Academy and Campaign

In an oral evidence session before the Lords Science and Technology Committee on Tuesday, Universities and Science Minister Jo Johnson was questioned on some of the pressing concerns posed by Brexit for Higher Education, science and research. Read more …

Impact and Implications: The Future of Research Excellence and the Social Sciences. 14th January, 2016 [Click image for more]

Leading statistics experts urge reconsideration of decision to drop A-level Statistics

The British Academy, Academy of Social Sciences, Royal Statistical Society, Nuffield Foundation and Nesta have urged AQA to reconsider its decision to abandon AS and A-Level Statistics.Read more …

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Chair of new Office for Students – applications open (to 24 Nov)

The Department for Education has announced that applications are now open for the chair of the Office for Students (OfS). The Department says that the OfS chair, subject to parliamentary approval, will be tasked with leading the creation of the Read more …

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Eighty-four leading social scientists conferred as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

The Academy of Social Sciences has announced today [19 October, 2016] that it has conferred the award of Fellow on 84 leading social scientists. The new Fellows are drawn from across the spectrum of academia, practitioners and policymakers. They have Read more …

Professor David Canter FAcSS – The People and The State, originally via @socscispace acss.org.uk/news/professor…

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