Our Fellows

The Academy’s distinguished Fellowship comprises 1,700 leading social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. Elected for the excellence of their work and their outstanding contribution to the social sciences, our Fellows’ expertise covers the breadth of social science disciplines, and their practice and research helps address some of the major challenges facing communities, society, places and economies.

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Are you looking for an expert in a particular field of social science? Our Fellows Directory lists all of the Academy’s Fellows and allows you to search via discipline, area of expertise or organisation.

Fellows' area

Are you a Fellow of the Academy and want some help navigating your Fellowship?

Our Fellows’ area helps you to understand more about your Fellowship including how you can get involved with the Academy’s work, and points you in the right direction for how you can pay your subscription, nominate a Fellow and some frequently asked questions which should help you navigate your Fellowship.

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Meet some of our Fellows

In this series we introduce a selection of the leading social scientists who are Fellows of the Academy. They tell us how they feel about being Fellows and why social science matters.

Honorary Fellows

Honorary Fellowship of the Academy recognises a small number of exceptional, leading national and international figures who have contributed significantly to the promotion of the social sciences, but who are not eligible to be elected as Fellows.

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