Sue Scott is a Britishsociologist andfeminist whose research has focused primarily on sexuality, gender and risk. She is a visiting professor at the University of Newcastle and an honorary professor at theUniversity of Helsinki. From 2013 to 2019 she was honorary professor in the Centre for Women's Studies at theUniversity of York. She was president of the British Sociological Association 2007–2009 and president of the European Sociological Association 2017–2019. She is a co-founder and managing editor of theSocial Science Research MagazineDiscover Society.
From 2009 to 2012 she was pro vice-chancellor atGlasgow Caledonian University. She served as president of theBritish Sociological Association from 2007 to 2009. She has previously served as dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences atKeele University And postgraduate dean atDurham University. She was professor of sociology at Durham 1999–2005 and professor of sociology at Stirling University 1997–1999. She has been a member of theESRC Research Grants Board and was co-chair of the steering group for the ESRC's International Benchmarking of Sociology.[1]
She is managing editor since 2013 (with ProfessorJohn Holmwood and Professor Ghurminder Bhambra) ofDiscover Society, an online magazine for sociological andsocial policy research,[1] an endeavour inspired byNew Society, which published social research and social and cultural commentary from 1962 to 1988.[2]
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