Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences Elects 74 New Fellows

Britain’s Academy of Social Sciences has named 74 social scientists as fellows of the academy for the spring 2026 cohort. Fellows are elected for their significant contributions to or via social science, whether in academia, industry, or policy, highlighting the relevance of the social sciences in understanding and addressing the many varied societal challenges facing the United Kingdom and the world.

“I’m delighted to welcome these leading social scientists to the academy’s fellowship this spring,” a release quoted Will Hutton, president of the academy and a fellow himself. “Their substantial contributions have furthered knowledge and our understanding in tackling a wide range of societal challenges including working with Indigenous communities in the Arctic to better understand climate risk, memory retrieval processes in legal contexts, social inequalities, economic policy and tackling hate crime.”

The academy’s fellowship includes 1,700 leading social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. This year’s cohort draws from 39 UK organizations, comprising 35 higher education Institutions, as well as think tanks, non-profits, civil service, and from countries including Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland and Ireland. Selection is through an independent peer review.

The full list of this spring’s cohort:

Joseph Amankwah-Amoah | Professor of International Business, Durham University
Paul Baines | Professor of Political Marketing, University of Leicester
Joan Ballantine | Professor of Accounting, Ulster University
Harriet Barnes | Director of Research, Innovation and Skills, Medr (Welsh Commission on Tertiary Education and Research)
Julie Barnett | Professor of Health Psychology, University of Bath
Andy Bennett | Professor of Cultural Sociology, Griffith University
Alice Bradbury | Professor of Sociology of Education, University College London
Monika Brusenbauch Meislova | Associate Professor in European Studies and Jean Monnet Chair, Masaryk University
Alexy Buck | Chief Social Researcher, Ministry of Justice
Michael Butler | Director, Rhanbarth Research Centre, Bangor University
Kirsten Campbell | Professor of Law and Society, Loughborough University
Heejung Chung | Professor of Work and Employment and Director of the King’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London
Victoria Clarke | Associate Professor in Qualitative and Critical Psychology, University of the West of England
James Cronin | Professor of Marketing and Consumer Culture Studies, Lancaster University
Neil Cummins | Professor of Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science
Michael Davis | Chief Executive, National Centre for Social Research
Margaret Defeyter OBE | Professor of Developmental Psychology, Dean of Social Mobility Policy Engagement and Director of the ‘Healthy Living’ Lab, Northumbria University
Helen Drake | Professor of French and European Studies, Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Loughborough University
Amanze Ejiogu | Professor of Accounting, Society and Accountability, Sheffield Hallam University
Corinna Elsenbroich | Reader in Computational Modelling, University of Glasgow
Máiréad Enright | Professor of Law, Loughborough University
Rebecca Eynon | Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, University of Oxford
Margaret Fletcher | Professor of International Business, University of Glasgow
Heather Flowe | Professor of Psychology, University of Birmingham
James Ford | Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation, University of Leeds
Sam Freedman | Senior Fellow, Institute for Government
Lucy Frith | Professor of Bioethics & Health Research, University of Manchester
Birgitta Gatersleben | Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Surrey
Reza Gholami | Professor of Sociology of Education, University of Birmingham
Suzanne Graham | Professor of Language and Education, University of Reading
Kyle Grayson | Head of the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University
Luke Harding | Professor of Applied Linguistics, Lancaster University
Jonathan Havercroft | Professor of International Relations, University of Glasgow
Qile (Horace) He | Professor of Strategy and Performance Management, University of Derby
Gina Heathcote | Professor of Public International Law, Newcastle University
Alison Heppenstall | Professor of Geocomputation, University of Glasgow
Robin Hickey | Professor of Law, Queen’s University Belfast
Sam Hickey | Professor of Politics and Development, University of Manchester
Kevin Keasey | Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Leeds
Louise Kempton | Professor of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University
Charles Lees | Executive Dean, School of Policy and Global Affairs, City St George’s, University of London
Ioannis Lianos | Professor of Global Competition Law and Public Policy, University College London
Sumi Madhok | Professor of Political Theory and Gender Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science
Martin Meyer | Vice rector/ Professor in Industrial Management, University of Vaasa
Lucie Middlemiss | Professor of Environment and Society, University of Leeds
Daniel Muzio | Professor of Management, University of York
Matthias Neumann | Professor of Modern History, University of East Anglia
Peter Newell | Professor of International Relations, University of Sussex
Insa Nolte | Professor of African Studies, University of Birmingham
Collins Ntim | Professor of Accounting, University of Southampton
Rebecca O’Connell | Professor of Food, Families and Society, University of Hertfordshire
Cathal O’Donoghue | Chair Social and Public Policy, University of Galway
Moses Oketch, Professor of International Education Policy and Development, and Head of Department of Education, Practice and Society, University College London
Martin O’Neill | Professor of Political Philosophy, University of York
Lee Parker | Research Professor of Accounting, University of Glasgow
James Pattison | Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
Jules Pretty OBE | Emeritus Professor, University of Essex
Jessica Pykett | Professor of Social and Political Geography, University of Birmingham
Tazeeb Rajwani | Professor in International Business and Strategy, University of Surrey
Kathleen Riach | Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Glasgow
Oliver Richmond | Professor of Politics, University of Manchester
Almudena Sevilla CBE | Professor of Economic and Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
Gurchathen Singh Sanghera | Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews
Melanie Simms | Professor of Work and Employment, University of Glasgow
Stephen Sinclair | Professor of Social Policy, Glasgow Caledonian University
Antonella Sorace | Professor of Developmental Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
Vicki Squire | Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
Cristina Stefan | Professor of International Relations and Global Governance, University of Leeds
Ellen Stewart | Professor of Public Policy and Health, University of Glasgow
Elvira Uyarra | Professor of Innovation Studies, University of Manchester
Martin Westlake | Visiting Professor of Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science
Matthew Williams | Professor of Criminology, Cardiff University
Marysia Zalewski | Professor of International Relations, Cardiff University
Fangzhu Zhang | Professor of China Planning, University College London