Congratulations to all of the social scientists who were recognised in the King’s 2025 Birthday Honours List, including Fellows of the Academy:
- Professor Karen Broadhurst FAcSS, Professor of Social Work at Lancaster University, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to child and family justice research.
- Professor Lucie Cluver FAcSS, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at the University of Oxford, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to children’s wellbeing and to global public health.
- Professor Frances Gardner FAcSS, Professor of Child and Family Psychology at the University of Oxford, who received Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to reducing violence against children.
- Dr Jennifer Gold FAcSS, Executive Director of Research at the Economic and Social Research Council, who received Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to evidence-based policymaking.
- Professor Allan Kellehear FAcSS, Professor of End-of-Life Care at Northumbria University, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to palliative care.
- Professor Mariana Mazzucato FAcSS, Professor in Economics of Innovation and Public Value at UCL, who received Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to economics.
- Professor Sue Yeandle FAcSS, Professor of Sociology at the University of Sheffield, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to research into care and caring.