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We are very proud that in 2016 a total of seven Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ academics were elected as fellows of two prestigious national academies, and all of them are women.

Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ was the first university in the UK to admit women on equal terms with men and we remain committed to promoting gender equality in academia, where there are still few women in the very top jobs.

(From left to right)ÌýIn recognition of their outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences, Professor Robyn Carston (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Linguistics), Professor Susanne Kuechler (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Anthropology), Professor Nilli Lavie (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) and Professor Sophie Scott (Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) were elected as Fellows of the British Academy.

And in recognition of their outstanding contribution to science,ÌýProfessor Eleanor MaguireÌý(Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ Institute of Neurology),ÌýProfessor Polina BayvelÌý(Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÌýElectronic & Electrical Engineering) andÌýProfessor Maria FitzgeraldÌý(Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÌýNeurology, Physiology & Pharmacology) were elected as Fellows of the Royal Society.

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