AcSS: call for nominations
As a member of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS), the SLSA can nominate up to 10 eminent socio-legal scholars per annum for appointment as academicians.
As a membership organisation, we value the breadth and depth of achievement among our diverse membership and are keen to see it recognised and celebrated. If you know of a colleague whom you feel is ‘a leading figure in their field and has already left a clear mark on it’ then they may be eligible for this award.
Full details of the process are available on the AcSS website.
You can also check in the fellows directory to see if your potential nominee is already an academician.
Send nominations (max 500 words) to
Four prominent SLSA scholars appointed as Fellows of the AcSS
In October 2023, the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS) announced the appointment of 47 leading social scientists as Fellows of the AcSS. Among them were four long-standing members of the SLSA. They are Professors Gita Gill, Northumbria University; Amanda Perry-Kessaris, University of Kent; Jiří Přibáň, Cardiff University; and Russell Sandberg, Cardiff University. The SLSA Board and the association are delighted to see excellence in the socio-legal field being honoured. For further details of all the newly appointed fellows, see the AcSS website.