C. Avgerou, N. Couldry, I. Gough, T. Lankina, G. Levy and I. Moustaki (left-right, top to bottom)
Six LSE academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.
Professors Chrisanthi Avgerou, Nick Couldry, Ian Gough, Tomila Lankina, Gilat Levy and Irini Moustaki are among 92 newly-elected Fellows, comprising 58 new Fellows from 25 universities across the United Kingdom and 30 International Fellows.
The British Academy was founded in 1902, and the new Fellows join a community of over 1,800 scholars who share a commitment to advancing the humanities and social sciences.
Professor Susan J. Smith PBA, new President of the British Academy, said: “One of my first acts as the incoming President of the British Academy is to welcome this year’s newly elected Fellows. What a line-up! With specialisms ranging from the neuroscience of memory to the power of music and the structural causes of poverty, they represent the very best of the humanities and social sciences. They bring years of experience, evidence-based arguments and innovative thinking to the profound challenges of our age: managing the economy, enabling democracy, and securing the quality of human life.
“Champions of research excellence, every new Fellow enlarges our capacity to interpret the past, understand the present, and shape resilient, sustainable futures. It is a privilege to extend my warmest congratulations to them all.”
Professor Chrisanthi Avgerou, Professor of Information Systems, is an expert on the relationship of ICT to organisational change and the role of ICT in socio-economic development. She is also a Fellow of the British Computer Society and Fellow of the Association for Information Systems.
Professor Nick Couldry, Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory Emeritus and Professorial Research Fellow, works on how media and communications institutions and infrastructures contribute to various types of order (social, political, cultural, economic, ethical). He also has an interest in Big Data and is the author or editor of 17 books.
Professor Ian Gough, Visiting Professor, CASE (Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy), is an originator of the term ‘eco-social policy’ and has published numerous articles in this field. His work focuses on eco-social policy, human need theory, social aspects of climate change and inequality and ecological sustainability.
Professor Tomila Lankina, Professor of International Relations, has expertise in democracy and authoritarianism, mass protests and historical drivers of human capital and political regime change in Russia and other countries. She is currently researching social structure and inequality.
Professor Gilat Levy, Professor of Economics, researches Microeconomic Theory and Political Economy. In particular, her recent papers analyse how institutions, culture, and behavioural biases affect political and economic outcomes such as populism and polarisation. Professor Levy is also a fellow of the Econometric Society.
Professor Irini Moustaki, Professor in Social Statistics, works on the development of statistical methodology for analysing large and complex data sets, with a particular interest in latent variable modelling for categorical and mixed outcomes, structural equation modelling, estimation methods, goodness-of-fit testing, detection of outliers and treatment of missing values and drop out in longitudinal studies. Her areas of application are in social sciences, education, psychiatry and health.
To find out more about this year’s British Academy Fellows, please visit: The British Academy welcomes 92 new Fellows in 2025.