- Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been elected Fellows of the British Academy
- The Academy is the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences and its Fellowship is its highest honour
- Sheffield academics have been elected in recognition of their outstanding research that represents the very best of humanities and social sciences research in the UK
Three academics from the University of Sheffield have been elected Fellows of the British Academy - the highest honour bestowed by the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.
Professor Daniel Goodley, Professor Helen Kennedy and Dr David McCallam have been elected in recognition of their work that represents the very best of the UK's humanities and social sciences research.
Professor Daniel Goodley is a Professor of Disability Studies and Education. His research has made an outstanding contribution to understanding and contesting ableism and disablism - what society views as being a productive citizen and the exclusion of people with physical, sensory and/or cognitive impairments. Professor Goodley is also co-director of iHuman; an interdisciplinary institute for the study of what it means to be human.
