They are among 42 highly distinguished UK academics from 18 universities welcomed as Fellows by the Academy, taking the total number of living Fellows to over one thousand for the first time.
The Fellows elected from the University of Cambridge are:
Professor Cyprian Broodbank– John Disney Professor of Archaeology, Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and Fellow of Gonville & Caius College.
Professor Garth Fowden– Sultan Qaboos Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Senior Research Associate at Peterhouse.
Professor Robert Gordon– Serena Professor of Italian and Fellow of Gonville & Caius College.
Professor Sanjeev Goyal– Professor of Economics and Fellow of Christ’s College.
Professor Peter Mandler– Professor of Modern Cultural History and Bailey Lecturer in History at Gonville & Caius College.
Professor Joachim Whaley– Professor of German History and Thought and Fellow of Gonville & Caius College.
Also receiving a fellowship is Professor Michael Mann, Honorary Professor at the University of Cambridge and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Lord Stern, President of the British Academy, said: “This year we have the honour of once again welcoming the finest researchers and scholars into our Fellowship. Elected from across the UK and world for their distinction in the humanities and social sciences, they represent an unrivalled resource of expertise and knowledge.
“Our Fellows play a vital role in the work of the Academy; encouraging younger researchers, engaging in public discussion of the great issues and ideas of our time, and contributing to policy reports. Their collective work and expertise are testament to why research in the humanities and social sciences is vital for our understanding of the world and humanity.”
The British Academy is the UK's expert body that supports and speaks for the humanities and social sciences. It funds research across the UK and in other parts of the world, in disciplines ranging from archaeology to economics, from psychology to history, and from literature to law.
View the full list of British Academy Fellows.
Seven Cambridge academics have been elected to the fellowship of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding research.
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