Professor Alison Phipps is one of 47 leading social scientists to have been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, it has been announced.

The new Fellows are drawn from academics, practitioners and policymakers across the social sciences. They have been recognised after an extensive peer review process for the excellence and impact of their work through the use of social science for public benefit.

Professor Phipps, who is based in the School of Education, holds the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts and is Professor of Languages and Intercultural Studies at the University of Glasgow.

Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Anton Muscatelli said: “Alison is a leading researcher and international public figure in conflict transformation, sanctuary and asylum seeking, as well as education and languages for peace and non-violence. Her award is richly deserved and reflects her personal commitment and the University’s commitment to supporting refugees.”

Announcing the conferment, Professor Roger Goodman FAcSS, Chair of the Academy said: “The outstanding contributions of each new Fellow are a testament to the breadth of the social sciences, both in their ability to inform policy for public benefit, as well as in addressing some of our most pressing societal issues.

“The range of expertise of our more than 1,100 eminent Fellows speaks to the Academy’s growing reach as the representative voice of the social science community as a whole.”

Professor Phipps said: “I am absolutely delighted and really touched by the generosity of my peers. To be recognised for the contribution I have made in the social sciences through my research in the Arts and Humanities and through the interdisciplinarity of my work is an important encouragement to all those engaged in interdisciplinary scholarly endeavours.”

 

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First published: 31 March 2017