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Peer review prize for IER academic

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:10:00 GMT

IER's Dr Jamelia Harris has been awarded the 2024 Development in Practice Reviewer Prize for her outstanding contribution to academic peer review.

IER Associate appointed to IAEVG executive committee

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:18:00 GMT

Associate Professor Deirdre Hughes OBE has been appointed 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' at the IAEVG conference in The Hague.

Accolade for Professor Peter Elias

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:25:00 GMT

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.

Chris Warhurst awarded Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:16:00 GMT

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.

Jenny Bimrose received the Rodney Cox Lifetime Achievement Award

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:23:00 GMT

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, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:13:00 GMT

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.’

Chris Warhurst awarded Fellowship by the Academy of Social Sciences

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:11:43 GMT

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.