Saul Becker

Saul Becker (born 20 April 1960) FAcSS 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
  1. https://theconversation.com/profiles/saul-becker-369062
  2. "Saul Becker: mental health advocate, cake enthusiast and your new Deputy VC". The Badger Online. December 11, 2017.
  3. http://www.rossall.org.uk/saul-becker/
  4. Saul Becker (1997). Responding to Poverty: The Politics of Cash and Care. ISBN 9780582243224.
  5. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/read/40685
  6. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/who/leadership/deputy-vice-chancellor
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