Saul Becker
Saul Becker | |||
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| Born | 20 April 1960 | ||
| Nationality | British | ||
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| Known for | Research on Social Work | ||
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| Alma mater | University of Nottingham | ||
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| Discipline | Social Work | ||
| Institutions | Manchester Metropolitan University | ||
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
As of May 2022 Becker is a Professor in the Faculty of Health & Education at Manchester Metropolitan University.[3]
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.[4] He is an academician and Fellow of the UK's Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.[5]
Becker is known as highly funded researcher and academic, spending £500k in research awards during the academic year 2015/16.[6]
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.[7]
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. 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Internationally renowned children, care and caring expert to join Manchester Met". 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Saul Becker". 18 February 2016.
- ^ Saul Becker (1997). Responding to Poverty: The Politics of Cash and Care. ISBN 9780582243224.
- ^ "Professor Saul Becker joins University of Sussex as Deputy Vice-Chancellor : Broadcast: News items : University of Sussex". www.sussex.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Professor Saul Becker: Provost : Our leadership : ... : About us : University of Sussex".