Worth up to ?15,000 each, they have been given to scholars active in organising interdisciplinary events for other young researchers.
Their expertise covers fields ranging from energy ethics to mediaeval multilingualism, the shadow economy to “the middle-income trap”, addiction and culture to peace-making in Sudan.?
Activities planned include a network of researchers chosen to present their work via podcasts and a multi-disciplinary salon-style forum for debate.
The full inaugural list of winners of the British Academy Rising Star Engagement scheme are as follows.
British Academy Rising Star Engagement winners
Sean Adams, British Academy postdoctoral fellow in theology and religious studies at the University of Glasgow
The Future of Academic Publishing: REF, Libraries, Publishers, and Academics (?8,977)
Ana Aliverti, assistant professor of law at the University of Warwick
Criminal adjudication in the age of migration: an international workshop (?12,810.40)
Evrim Altintas, British Academy postdoctoral fellow in sociology at the University of Oxford
Britain’s Youth: New Data New Perspectives (?13,320)
Peter Auger, British Academy postdoctoral fellow in English at Queen Mary University of London
National Boundaries in Early Modern Literary Studies (?7,800.90)
Panos Constantinides, associate professor of information systems at the University of Warwick
Innovations in Digital Infrastructures: Implications for Theory, Policy & Practice (?14,160)
Gemma Elizabeth Derrick, ESRC future research leader fellow at the Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University London
Establishing the international network of researchers for the promotion of qualitative and mixed methodological approaches in research policy and evaluation (?14,630)
Alan Gow, assistant professor of psychology at Heriot-Watt University
Rewrite the Headlines: engaging young people in evaluating research in the media (?14,939)
Hilary Greaves, associate professor in philosophy at the University of Oxford
Population ethics: Theory and practice (?14,920)
Toby Green, lecturer in Lusophone African history and culture at King’s College London
Identities in Greater Senegambia and Beyond: Interdisciplinary Approaches through History and Music in Dialogue (?14,996)
Sara Harris, junior research fellow in English at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Code-Switching: A Workshop and Working Group on Medieval Multilingualism (?12,274)
Mette Marie High, Leverhulme early career fellow in social anthropology at the University of St Andrews
Energy ethics in the contemporary world (?14,989)
Joshua Hordern, associate professor of Christian ethics at the University of Oxford
Engaging Healthcare: Markets and Meaning (?14,314.77)
Jeffrey Howard, lecturer in political philosophy at the University of Essex
Making Political Theory Matter: From Academic Research to Policy Impact (?3,792.20)
John Jerrim, reader in educational and social statistics at the UCL Institute of Education
Facilitating international collaborations amongst early career researchers (?15,000)
Matthew Johnson, lecturer in politics at Lancaster University
Participatory Research: Working and Communicating with Communities (?9,355)
Nahee Kang, lecturer in political economy of emerging markets at King’s College London
The Political Economy of Middle-Income Trap: Towards “Usable” Theories in Development Research (?15,000)
Conor Kostick, Marie Curie Fellow in history at the University of Nottingham
Making the Medieval Relevant (?14,253)
Genevieve LeBaron, vice-chancellor’s fellow in politics at the University of Sheffield
Challenges in Researching the Shadow Economy (?12,499)
Helen McCarthy, senior lecturer in history at Queen Mary University of London
Rethinking Contemporary British Political History (?13,130)
Christopher Millingon, senior lecturer in history at Swansea University
Teaching History in the Twenty-First Century (?10,521.45)
Matthew Nicholls, associate professor in Classics at the University of Reading
Digital visualisation in the humanities (?14,311.16)
Sarah Nouwen, university lecturer in law at the University of Cambridge
Making and Breaking Peace in Sudan and South Sudan: Ten Years after the “Comprehensive” Peace Agreement (?14,980)
Christina Phillips, lecturer in Arabic literature and media at the University of Exeter
Early Career Middle Eastern Studies Research Network (?14,418)
Jeremias Prassl, associate professor and fellow in law at Magdalen College, University of Oxford?
Shaping Future Directions in EU Labour Law (?14,435)
Sarah Savant, associate professor in history at the Aga Khan University
A Digital Humanities Workshop for Introducing Scholars of the Middle East to Text Reuse Methods (?13,045)
Gaia Scerif, professor of developmental cognitive neuroscience at the University of Oxford,
Developmental Science Grows Up: Nurturing Impact (?12,783.69)
Lisa Skogh, research fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum
What was Europe? A New Salon (?14,290)
Tracey Sowerby, fellow in Renaissance history at Keble College, University of Oxford,
Centres of Diplomacy, Centres of Culture (?13,417)
Pedro Telles, senior lecturer in law at Swansea University
P3MP: Public Procurement Podcast & Mentoring Project (?14,075)
?Zoe Trodd, professor of American and Canadian studies at the University of Nottingham
Race and Rights(?14,999.94)
Afua Twum-Danso Imoh, lecturer in the sociology of childhood at the University of Sheffield
Exploring Childhood Studies in the Global South (?14,998)
Michael Waibel, university lecturer in law at the University of Cambridge
Empirical International Law (?8,600)
Samantha Walton, lecturer in English literature, writing and the environment at Bath Spa University
Landscaping Change: exploring environmental regeneration, conservation and placemaking initiatives using arts and humanities research methods (?8,922.50)
Susannah Wilson, assistant professor in French studies at the University of Warwick
Addiction and Culture since 1800 (?5,374.25)
