Academics from The University of Nottingham’s School of Law, the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and the School of Geography have joined a select group of scholars to be elected as Fellows of The British Academy.
Each year the British Academy elects to its Fellowship up to 38 outstanding UK-based scholars who have achieved distinction in any branch of the humanities and social sciences.
James Fawcett, Professor of International Commerical Law, Stephen Daniels, Professor of Cultural Geography and Anthony Thiselton, Professor of Christian Theology have joined around 900 scholars who have been recognised by the British Academy for distinction in the study of humanities and social sciences
Professor James Fawcett’s expertise in private international law focuses on the principles, theory and comparative aspects; the application to intellectual property and international sale of goods and the influence of human rights law on private international law.
Professor Daniels is an expert on the history of landscape representation, design and management; the landscape arts of eighteenth century Britain and the history of geographical knowledge and imagination. Since 2005 he has directed the AHRC Landscape and Environment programme. This year Professor Daniels co-organised the bicentenary exhibition Paul Sandby: Picturing Britain at the Castle Museum Nottingham, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh and Royal Academy, London.
Professor Anthony Thiselton is known internationally for his work on hermeneutics and theory of interpretation. His research interests also include modern theology, philosophy of religion, and the application of philosophy of language to biblical studies.
They join four other University of Nottingham academics who have received this recognition.
Emeritus Professor Elizabeth Boa — one of the most respected Germanists of her generation who was elected in 2003.
Emeritus Professor Wolfgang Liebeschuetz — elected in 1991 for his work in the field of Roman religion in the imperial period, and the transformation of the late Roman into the medieval world.
Emeritus Professor Robert Markus. Elected in 1985 Professor Markus also received an OBE for services to ecclesiastical history.
Professor Robert Tate, a distinguished scholar of medieval Iberia, was elected in 1980. The Tate Lecture was inaugurated in February 2004 in his honour as the first professor of Spanish at Nottingham.
The British Academy, established by Royal Charter in 1902, is the national body that champions and supports the humanities and social sciences. It aims to inspire, recognise and support excellence and high achievement across the UK and internationally.
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