Saul Becker
Saul Becker FAcSS (born 20 April 1960) is a British academic and social scientist renowned for his work on Young carers and considered as the world leader in the field. He is author of Young Carers and their families.[1] He is currently the deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex, UK.[2]
Early life and education[]
Becker is a graduate of Rossall School. In addition to being a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences he holds a BA, MA, CQSW, PhD, RSW and FRSA.
Career[]
Becker previously held chairs at the universities of Birmingham, Loughborough and Nottingham. He was pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Birmingham from 2014 till 2017.[3] He is an academician and Fellow of the UK's Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[4]
Becker is known as highly funded researcher and academic, spending £500k in research awards during the academic year 2015/16.[5]
Becker is a registered social worker.
Publications[]
Becker is a prolific author with over 330 publications (including 18 books) and over 210 conference papers, most as invited keynote speaker.[6]
He is also the chair of the UK Social Policy Association and the founding series editor for the Policy Press Understanding Welfare book series.
References[]
- ^ "Saul Becker".
- ^ "Saul Becker: mental health advocate, cake enthusiast and your new Deputy VC". The Badger Online. December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Saul Becker". 18 February 2016.
- ^ Saul Becker (1997). Responding to Poverty: The Politics of Cash and Care. ISBN 9780582243224.
- ^ http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/40685
- ^ "Professor Saul Becker: Provost : Our leadership : ... : About us : University of Sussex".
- Academics of the University of Nottingham
- Living people
- 1960 births
- British social scientists
- Academics of the University of Sussex