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Simon Williams (sociologist)
Simon J. Williams, FAcSS (born 1961) is a British sociologist. He is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Warwick. Biography Simon Williams completed his doctoral thesis on the sociological dimensions of chronic respiratory illness and disability in 1990 at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. He then worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Kent in the Centre for Health Services Studies from 1990 to 1992 before moving to a full-time lectureship in Sociology at the University of Warwick in 1992, where he has been ever since, becoming a fulProfessor of Sociology in 2006 and Emeritus Professor in October 2019. Research Williams' has researched a wide range of sociological topics and interdisciplinary issues during his career, including the body, emotion/affect, health and illness, pain, sleep, pharmaceuticals, and the neurosciences—with particular reference to issues of cognitive enhancement. He also has newly emerging research int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellow Of The Academy Of Social Sciences
The Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) is an award granted by the Academy of Social Sciences to leading academics, policy-makers, and practitioners of the social sciences. Fellows were previously known as Academicians and used the post-nominal letter "AcSS". This was changed in July 2014 to bring the Academy in line with other British learned societies. Notable fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences 1999 The first fellows (then known as academicians) were elected in 1999. The inaugural fellows include: * Archie Brown * Ron Johnston * Susan J. Smith * John Urry 2000 * Andrew Gamble 2002 * Ronald Carter * David N. Livingstone 2003 * Nirmala Rao 2004 * Tariq Modood Prior to 2007 These people are known to have been selected sometime prior to 2007: * Rick Trainor * Lawrence Freedman * Paul Matthews * Theresa Marteau * Til Wykes * Ken Young 2007 * Susan Castillo 2008 * Kelvyn Jones 2009 * Thom Brooks * Douglas Davies * Anthony Forster 2011 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |