Congratulations to all of the social scientists who were recognised in the King’s 2024 Birthday Honours List, including Fellows of the Academy:
- Professor Harriet Bulkeley FBA FAcSS, Professor of Geography and Deputy Executive Dean, Research, Durham University, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to geography and to environmental governance.
- Jenny Dibden FAcSS, Director, Intervention Delivery, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, who received Companion of the Order of the Bath for public service.
- Professor Peter Fonagy OBE FAcSS, Head of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, who received Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to mental health care for children and young people.
- Professor Qing Gu FAcSS, Director, University College London Centre for Educational Leadership, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to education.
- Professor Emmanuel Ogbonna FAcSS, Professor of Management and Organisation, Cardiff University, who received Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to people from ethnic minority backgrounds and anti-racism.
- Professor Henry Overman FAcSS, Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics and Director, What Works Centre, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to local growth.
- Professor Judith Petts CBE FAcSS, Vice-Chancellor at University of Plymouth, who received Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to higher education and to sustainability.
- Professor Matthew Woollard FAcSS, Professor of Data Policy and Governance, UK Data Archive, University of Essex, who received Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to data science.