Congratulations to the six geographers who were elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences last week. Along with 45 other social scientists, their election to the Academy recognises their outstanding contributions to research and to the application of social science to policy, education, society and the economy.
Professor Sarah Hall FRGS is Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Nottingham. Her research demonstrates the value of economic geography approaches to understanding the financial system and its geographies.
Professor Alexandra Hughes FRGS is Professor of Economic Geography at Newcastle University. Her current research projects include changing food systems in Kenya and Malawi and the challenge of tackling antimicrobial resistance, and sustainable consumption and agri-food ethics in the Global South.
Professor Peter Kraftl FRGS is Chair in Human Geography at the University of Birmingham. His research encompasses children’s geographies, especially the emotions, affects, materialities and practices that make up their everyday lives.
Professor Parvati Raghuram FRGS is Professor of Geography and Migration at the Open University. One of her current research projects aims to understand how and to what extent contemporary migrant communities are taking advantage of, and contributing to, sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa.
Professor Nicholas Fyfe is Professor and Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Dundee. He is the Founding Director of the Scottish Institute for Policing Research, with much of his most recent research focusing on witness intimidation and witness protection.
Professor Gordon Walker FRGS is Co-Director of the DEMAND Centre (Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand) at Lancaster University. His research interests centre on the social, spatial and normative dimensions of environment, sustainability and risk issues.
See the full list of recently elected Fellows to the Royal Academy of Social Sciences.