Two Sussex academics made Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Katie Bailey and Professor Rachel Thomson are among 42 “leading social scientists” who have been made Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Profs Rachel Thomson (left) and Katie Bailey are among 42 “leading social scientists” who have been made Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor of Management in the Department of Business and Management, Katie Bailey, is a leading researcher in Human Resource Management, focusing on employee engagement and meaningful work.
Professor of Childhood and Youth Studies in Social Work and Social Care, Rachel Thomson, is at the forefront of sociological research into personal life and social change, having established the field of qualitative longitudinal research in childhood and youth, gender, sexuality and family studies.
They join Sussex professors Andy Field (Psychology), Louise Morley (Education), Elaine Sharland (Social Work) and Paul Webb (Politics) as members of the organisation, which was established in 1999 to promote excellence in, and encourage the advancement of, the social sciences in the UK.
Emeritus professors Bob Benewick (Politics), Suzy Braye (Social Work), David Dyker (Economics), Mick Dunford (Economic Geography), Valerie Hey (Education), Keith Lewin (Education), Jennifer Platt (Sociology), Jim Rollo (Law), Imogen Taylor (Social Work), Jennifer Temkin (Law) and Ann Whitehead (Social Anthropology) are also Fellows.
The Academy of Social Sciences has around 1,000 individual Fellows, who are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors.
They are awarded Fellowship status after peer group review of the standing and impact of their work and evaluation of their contribution to wider social science. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters ‘FAcSS’.
New Fellows are welcomed and awarded their certificates by the President or Chair of the Academy at the AGM each summer and at the President’s Lunch each winter, which provide opportunities for them to meet other Fellows.