Prof Susan McVie elected as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Thu 29 October 2020
The Award of Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) has been conferred on Prof Susan McVie for her contribution to social science.
The Academy of Social Sciences has named 73 leading UK social scientists to a new cohort of Fellows for 2020. All have been elected for their outstanding contributions to research, and for their application of social science to policy, education, society and the economy.
Prof McVie is Chair of Quantitative Criminology at Edinburgh Law School and an internationally renowned and respected scholar whose prize winning research on youth crime and juvenile justice has been influential in a wide variety of areas of policy and practice. She also played a major role in building capacity in advanced quantitative methods across the social sciences through her work with the Economic and Social Research Council and her leadership of the Applied Quantitative Methods Network.
She joins 1400 Fellows who through leadership, applied research, policymaking and practice have contributed to the UK’s position as a global leader in the social sciences.
“We are extremely proud to welcome 73 new Fellows to the Academy who are so highly accomplished and driving social and economic transformation across societies. They have been selected following a robust review by their peers and have been recognised for the excellence of their work and its applications in academia, business and the public sector,” said Prof Roger Goodman, President of the Academy of Social Sciences.
“The Academy is unique in the UK in conferring Fellowship to professional social scientists from a wide range of employment sectors and across all social science disciplines. This remarkable community of experts has used the social sciences to deliver public benefit in the realms of social, economic and environmental policy, and in higher education, regional development, government and law. I offer our new Fellows many congratulations and look forward to collaborating with them.”
See the full list of new Fellows