Jonathan Bradshaw elected as Fellow of the British Academy

The British Academy, established by Royal Charter in 1902, is the national body that champions and supports the humanities and social sciences. It aims to inspire, recognise and support excellence and high achievement across the UK and internationally.

Each year, the British Academy elects to its Fellowship outstanding scholars who have achieved distinction in the humanities and social sciences. 15 scholars based overseas can also be elected as Corresponding Fellows, and the Academy can also elect Honorary Fellows.

SPRU's Associate Director, Professor Jonathan Bradshaw was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy on 23rd July 2010 at their Annual General Meeting. Speaking of his election Professor Bradshaw said,

"It is a great honour to have been elected a Fellow of the British Academy and I feel that it is also a tribute to the many colleagues I have worked with over the years".

Professor Bradshaw was founding Director of the Social Policy Research Unit from 1973 to 1987 and served two terms as Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of York, 1988-1994 and 2003-2007. He also served as Director of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences 1994-1998. He was president of the Foundation for International studies in Social Security 1999-2003 and has been on the research committee of the International Social Security Association since 1998. He was appointed Academician of the Learned Societies for the Social Sciences in 1996 and Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2005 for services to child poverty.