Congratulations to Professor Stephen Halliwell FRSE, Professor of Greek, in the School of Classics, who has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. At its Annual General Meeting on July 17, the British Academy elected 42 highly distinguished UK academics from 19 universities as Fellows, in recognition of their outstanding research. Prof. Halliwell's research interests range widely across the interpretation of ancient Greek literature (especially drama) and philosophy (especially Plato and Aristotle), as well as the influence of Greek ideas on later periods of Western culture. He has given invited research papers in 17 countries and four languages. Two of his books have won major international prizes.
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
New Fellow of the British Acacdemy
Congratulations to Professor Stephen Halliwell FRSE, Professor of Greek, in the School of Classics, who has been elected as a Fellow of the British Academy. At its Annual General Meeting on July 17, the British Academy elected 42 highly distinguished UK academics from 19 universities as Fellows, in recognition of their outstanding research. Prof. Halliwell's research interests range widely across the interpretation of ancient Greek literature (especially drama) and philosophy (especially Plato and Aristotle), as well as the influence of Greek ideas on later periods of Western culture. He has given invited research papers in 17 countries and four languages. Two of his books have won major international prizes.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellows 2014
The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) has recently announced the intake of 53 new Fellows for 2014. Congratulations to Professor John Hudson (School of History), John MacColl (Library) and Honorary Professor Robert Tooze (SASOL).
Each year, new fellows are elected following a rigorous five-stage election process. The breadth of the Fellowship, which includes more than 1500 people ensures that the RSE can provide leadership and excellence across all areas of public life.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Leverhulme Fellowship awarded for 'The Philosophy of Creativity'
Berys Gaut, Professor of Philosophy (School of Philosophical, Anthropological & Film Studies), has been awarded a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship. Leverhulme Major Research Fellowships are awarded to distinguished researchers in the disciplines of the Humanities and Social Sciences to devote themselves to a single research project of outstanding originality and significance. Professor Gaut's project is entitled 'The Philosophy of Creativity', and it is to construct a systematic philosophical framework for thinking about creativity. Its development will draw on philosophy, research in psychology, and case studies of creativity in science and art. The ensuing monograph will discuss the concept of creativity; its value; whether it is an entirely rational disposition or has an irrational element to it; whether it is a kind of problem solving disposition; the role of know-how in creativity; whether one can teach people to be creative; the relation of creativity to imagination; its relation to tradition; and whether creativity can be explained in scientific terms.
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