UCL academics join British Academy’s fellowship and governing body

From left to right: s Louise Archer, Li Wei, Philippe Sands and Wendy Carlin Professor Li Wei, Director and Dean of the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, has been appointed to the British Academy's Council, while Professors Louise Archer (IOE), Wendy Carlin (UCL Economics) and Philippe Sands (UCL Laws) have been elected Fellows. The British Academy, founded in 1902, is the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences, and brings together over 1,600 leading minds in these subjects from the UK and overseas. It is also a funding body for national and international research, as well as a forum for debate and engagement. The Council is the governing body of the British Academy and is made up of 15 ordinary members, as well as the President and Vice-Presidents. Professor Li Wei has been IOE's Director and Dean since July 2021. He is a world-leading scholar in the field of applied linguistics and language education. His work explores language socialisation and intergenerational communication, the development and education of bilingual and multilingual children, and the cognitive and socio-cultural impact of learning multiple languages.