Sheffield academics achieve the British Academy’s highest honour

Three University of Sheffield academics have been elected Fellows of the British Academy – the highest honor bestowed by the UK’s National Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Professor Daniel Goodley, Professor Helen Kennedy and Dr David McCallam were chosen in recognition of their work, which represents the best research in the UK’s humanities and social sciences.

Professor Daniel Goodley is a Professor of Disability Studies and Education. His research has made an outstanding contribution to understanding and challenging ableism and disability – what society sees as 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.