Each year the British Academy elects to its fellowship outstanding UK-based scholars who have achieved distinction in any branch of the humanities and social sciences. It is the highest honour that the Academy confers on UK residents.
For over 20 years, Professor Helen Kennedy has researched how developments in digital technology are experienced in everyday life. Much of her research has been informed by forms of digital inequity and mechanisms for change and resistance, for example, class, gender, race, disability, digital labour, digital identity and digital representation. Helen is currently directing the ESRC Digital Good Network and is also Director on the Public Voices in AI programme.
Helen responded to hearing the news, saying: “It’s a huge honour to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy, and to be in such great company, including the incredible Honorary Fellows. I’m especially pleased that my election means that digital expertise and scholarship from the north of England are represented in the British Academy Fellowship.”
About the British Academy
The humanities and social sciences have a rich and unique contribution to make to the world we live in. The British Academy’s fellowship and award-holders represent breadth and excellence of expertise across these disciplines, and the Academy’s policy and research work is dedicated to applying that insight to policy issues for public benefit and societal wellbeing.