Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Names Spring 2024 Fellows

Some 41 social scientists drawn from 25 higher education institutions, as well as think tanks, research institutes and nonprofits from the United Kingdom, Australia and South Korea, have been named the newest fellows of Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences. The announcement came on March 4.

An independent peer review selects each cadre of academy fellows based on the scholars’ academic excellence and impact and for the wider contributions their work in social science has brought to society at large.

“Their contributions have furthered our understanding in tackling a wide range of societal challenges including mitigating health and economic inequalities, understanding the causes and effects of hate crime, the development of inclusive practices in education, and the future of cities,” the academy quoted its president, Will Hutton. “We look forward to working with them to further promote the vital role the social sciences play in all areas of our lives.”

The academy’s fellowship now numbers more than 1,500

The full list of this spring’s fellows:

Michele Acuto | Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities, University of Melbourne
Sarah Ayres | Professor of public policy and governance, University of Bristol
John Boswell | Professor of politics and public policy, University of Southampton
Tine Buffel | Professor of sociology and social gerontology, University of Manchester
Carlos Carrillo-Tudela | Professor in economics, University of Essex
Stephanie Decker | Professor of strategy and deputy dean, University of Birmingham
Emilia Del Bono | Professor of economics, University of Essex
Kezia Dugdale | Associate director, Centre for Public Policy, University of Glasgow
Ruth Dukes | Professor of labour law, University of Glasgow
Carl Emmerson | Deputy director for the Institute of Fiscal Studies
Marie Fox | Queen Victoria Chair of Law, University of Liverpool
Tim Gardam | Chief executive, Nuffield Foundation
Karen Guldberg | Professor in autism studies, University of Birmingham
Paul Hackett, Director, The Smith Institute
Carol Holland | Chair in ageing, Lancaster University
Matthew Johnson | Professor of public policy, Northumbria University
Stephen King | Economist and author
Dina Kiwan | Professor in comparative education, University of Birmingham
Melanie Klinkner | Professor in international law, Bournemouth University
Huck-ju Kwon | Professor in the Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University
Stuart Macdonald | Professor of law, Swansea University
Ambreena Manji | Professor of land law and development, Cardiff University
Ruth McAreavey | Professor of sociology, Newcastle University
Gráinne McKeever | Professor of law and social justice, Ulster University
Chris Minns | Professor of economic history, London School of Economics & Political Science
Daniel Monk | Professor of law, Birkbeck, University of London
Thérèse Murphy | Professor of law, Queen’s University Belfast
Jemina Napier | Chair of intercultural communication, Heriot-Watt University
Sarah Neal | Professor of sociology, University of Sheffield
Catherine Needham | Professor of public policy and public management, University of Birmingham
Nicholas Phelps | Associate dean (international) and chair of Urban Planning, University of Melbourne
Lorna Philip | Personal chair, University of Aberdeen
Fernanda Pirie | Professor of the anthropology of law, University of Oxford
George Saridakis | Professor of small business and entrepreneurship, University of Kent
Rosalind Searle | Professor of human resource management and organisational psychology, University of Glasgow
Sharifah Sekalala | Professor of global health law, University of Warwick
Gillian Tett OBE | Provost at King’s College, University of Cambridge
Wendy Thomson CBE | Vice chancellor, University of London
Mark Walters | Professor of criminal law and criminology, University of Sussex
Stian Westlake | Executive chair, Economic and Social Research Council
Tim Wildschut | Professor of social and personality psychology, University of Southampton