The end of empire: revamped British Academy stakes claim for modern role in UK's global mission

Rana Mitter, vice president for public engagement, keen to move on from colonial guilt and post-Brexit introspection Britain's most revered academic institutions ought to stop worrying about their outdated image, since they now offer the best route to global influence, according to British historian Professor Rana Mitter. The renowned China expert, now based at Harvard's Kennedy School, told the Observer that educational prestige is an increasingly important tool for tackling challenges to trust...