Professor Sally Sheldon has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, the representative body of the social sciences in the United Kingdom.
Fellows are drawn from academics, practitioners and policymakers across the social sciences who are recognised after an extensive peer review process for the excellence and impact of their work addressing some of society’s most pressing issues.
The Academy describes Professor Sheldon as a ‘pioneer in socio-legal research, particularly in the area of the sociological understanding of the dilemmas and effects of abortion law’.
Professor Sheldon of Kent Law School is widely regarded as one of the UK’s leading researchers in health care law and ethics. She has an outstanding record for producing independent, peer-reviewed research, and regularly contributes to public debate in these areas.
Head of Kent Law School Professor Toni Williams said: ‘We’re delighted that Sally has been appointed to the Academy of Social Sciences – it’s fantastic to see her feminist socio-legal scholarship and citizenship recognised in this way.’
Professor Sheldon’s current research project ‘The Abortion Act (1967): a Biography‘ offers a fundamental re-evaluation of the Abortion Act (1967). The project is supported by a grant of £512,000 from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). Launched in May 2016, the project runs until December 2019.