Clare Anderson

{{short description|British historian and academic}}

Clare Anderson, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|FBA|FRHistS}} (born 1969) is a British historian and academic, specialising in colonial history, penal colonies, and forced migration. She has been Professor of History at the University of Leicester since 2011, having joined the university as a lecturer in 1997.{{cite web |title=Anderson, Prof. Clare, (born 21 Dec. 1969), Professor of History, University of Leicester, since 2011 |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U298929 |website=Who's Who 2025 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en |date=1 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Professor Clare Anderson FBA |url=https://le.ac.uk/people/clare-anderson |website=University of Leicester |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Professor Clare Anderson FBA |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/fellows/clare-anderson-fba/ |website=The British Academy |access-date=18 December 2024 |language=en}}

In 2015, Anderson was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). In July 2023, she was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBS), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.{{cite web |title=The British Academy welcomes 86 new Fellows showcasing the breadth and depth of humanities and social sciences research |url=https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/the-british-academy-welcomes-86-new-fellows-showcasing-the-breadth-and-depth-of-humanities-and-social-sciences-research/ |website=The British Academy |access-date=19 December 2024 |language=en |date=21 July 2023}}{{cite web |title=University of Leicester historian bestowed British Academy honour |url=https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/clare-anderson |website=University of Leicester |access-date=19 December 2024 |language=en |date=3 October 2023}}