Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes OBE Link opens in a new windowhas been appointedLink opens in a new window Vice-President of the International Association of Education and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG).

On 28th June 2023, she presented her latest research 'Career Development: Tidal Waves, Turbulence and Transformation'Link opens in a new window at the IAEVG conference in The Hague.

IER’s Professor Peter Elias, CBE, FAcSS, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Statistical Institute (ISI) which brings together an extensive network of statisticians from over 100 countries.

In its spring announcements, Director of IER, Professor Chris Warhurst, has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Many congratulations from all at IER on the award.

Professor Jenny Bimrose was awarded the Rodney Cox Lifetime Achievement Award at the CDI’s ‘UK Career Development Awards’ held on 11 March. The presentation was made by Dave Cordle, the CDI president, on behalf of the CDI’s board of directors.

The award is in recognition of Jenny’s sustained and significant contribution to the careers sector in which she has worked in for over 40 years. Jenny recently retired from IER, but has continued her research in the careers field. The award was sponsored by C&K Careers.

While Jenny was unable to attend the official award ceremony because of self-isolation, she is now holding the CDI Award in her hands.

You can read more on Jenny’s career and her recent publications in this University of Warwick press release.

Professor Peter Elias, CBE, of IER has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. This Fellowship is a huge accolade. Fellows are drawn from academics, practitioners and policymakers, marking the impact of their work through the use of social science for public benefit.

Professor Chris Warhurst, Director of IER said:

‘It is another indication of the very high esteem with which Peter is held for his work on, amongst other things over the past thirty years, occupational classification schemes in the UK and internationally and, more recently, developing protocols for the use of Big data for the OECD countries.’