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, U.K.
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
Professor 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. [2] He is an Academician and Fellow of the UK’s Academy of Social Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Becker is known as highly funded researcher and academic, spending £500k in research awards during the academic year 2015/16. [3]
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.[4]
He is also the chair of the UK Social Policy Association and the Founding Series Editor for the Policy Press Understanding Welfare book series.