British Academy elects Cambridge historians to Fellowship

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Two Faculty of History colleagues among new Fellows of the UK’s prestigious national academy for the humanities and social sciences

Professor Tim Harper and Professor Elisabeth van Houts have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy this year in recognition of their outstanding achievements. They are among 86 distinguished scholars to be elected to the Fellowship for 2024, in fields ranging from medieval history to international relations.

Tim Harper is Professor of the History of Southeast Asia and Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences. He has published widely on the histories of Southeast Asia, empire and global connections. His most recent book, Underground Asia: Global Revolutionaries and the Assault on Empire (Allen Lane/Penguin, 2020) was longlisted for the 2021 Cundill History Prize.

Elisabeth van Houts, Emeritus Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, has published extensively on Anglo-Norman history, medieval historiography and literature, and the history of gender in the Middle Ages.

Founded in 1902, the British Academy is the UK’s national academy for the humanities and social sciences. It is a Fellowship consisting of over 1700 of the leading minds in these subjects from the UK and overseas. Professor Tim Harper and Professor Elisabeth van Houts were among six Cambridge academics awarded a Fellowship in 2024.
 

 
Tim Harper
Professor of the History of Southeast Asia, said:
“It is an honour to be elected a fellow of the British Academy. As a historian, I am very aware of the challenges and opportunities for the humanities and social sciences that we collectively face. I look forward to continuing to strive to strengthen their position.”