School of Social and Political Science

The British Academy names SPS academic as new Vice-President (Public Policy)



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Professor Christina Boswell has been appointed as the new Vice President (Public Policy) at the British Academy, and will take up her role in August 2021.

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She will work closely with new President of the British Academy, Professor Julia Black.

We’ll share more on the role when Professor Boswell – a Professor of Politics at the School of Social and Political Science - begins next year.

The British Academy

The British Academy is an independent fellowship of world-leading scholars and researchers, and the UK’s leader for the humanities and social sciences.

It is a funding body that supports new research, nationally and internationally

a forum for debate and engagement – a voice that champions the humanities and social sciences.

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Professor Boswell

Professor Boswell is the Dean of Research for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh, and is a Professor of Politics at the School of Social and Political Science. 

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