British Academy honours six Oxford academics

Six Oxford academics are to be honoured by the British Academy for services to the humanities and social sciences. The British Academy prizes and medals recognise individuals for their distinction in - and dedication to - the subjects. Dr John Hemming of Magdalen College will receive the prestigious President's Medal for his work in the field of the colonial history and ethnography of Brazil and Peru, and the promotion of the protection of endangered societies. The President's Medal recognises and rewards outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences in public life. The Academy will also present a posthumous British Academy Medal to the late Dr Miriam Griffin of Somerville College for her lifetime's contribution to Roman history and ancient thought. Dr Zeynep Pamuk of St John's College will receive the Brian Barry Prize in Political Science for her essay, 'Justifying Public Funding for Science'. The British Academy, in partnership with Cambridge University Press and the British Journal of Political Science, awards this prize in honour of Brian Barry FBA, a founding editor of the journal.