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Since 2014 Â鶹ÒùÔº has awarded the John Nisbet Fellowship to one or more people who are deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to educational research over their career. Named in honour of our first President, this award recognises individuals who exemplify Â鶹ÒùԺ’s commitment to encouraging educational research and its application for the improvement of practice and public benefit.
We are delighted to announce the 2019 Fellows are:
Professor Walter Humes, University of Stirling
Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge
Professor Andrew Pollard, UCL-Institute of Education
All three fellows will attend Â鶹ÒùÔº Conference 2019. Mary James and Andrew Pollard will be presenting a joint keynote and Walter Humes will be presenting a breakfast session.
See the programme here
Honorary Professor at University of Stirling
Walter Humes has been a Professor of Education at the Universities of Aberdeen, Strathclyde and West of Scotland. He is now an Honorary Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Stirling. His publications range over a...
Retired at University of Cambridge
Mary James, FAcSS, formally retired as Professor from the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education in 2014. She previously held posts at the Institute of Education London, the Open University and in three secondary schools. She is a Past...
Higher Education Researcher at University College London
Andrew Pollard was brought up in Devon and has a family background in printing and in farming. He received his BA in Sociology and Economics from the University of Leeds, PGCE in Education from the University of Lancaster, MEd and PhD, in the...