Joanne Hughes awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Joanne Hughes (Director of our Centre for Shared Education) is one of 37 academics from universities in the UK and Ireland to have been conferred the award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences this spring.
The Academy of Social Sciences is the national academy of academics, learned societies and practitioners in the social sciences. Its mission is to promote social science for public benefit. New Fellows are recognised, after an independent peer review process, for the excellence and impact of their work and their wider contributions to the social sciences.
Commenting on the award, Joanne Hughes said: 'I am delighted to have been nominated for this award by my peers and honoured to have been elected a Fellow of the Academy! I look forward to the opportunities this presents to promote the social sciences and their importance in addressing local and global challenges.'
To read more about Joanne’s work see her Academic Profile.
