Ray Hudson#
| Membership Number: | 2439 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2007 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/staff/geogstaffhidden/?id=345 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Professor of Geography, 1990-, Chair of the International Centre for Regional Regeneration and Development Studies, 1999-, Director, Wolfson Research Institute, 2003-7, Pro-Vice Chancellor, 2007- University of Durham
- Director, Office for National Statistics On-line Manpower Information System, 1986-
Fields of Scholarship
- Economic & social regeneration in 'old' industrial regions
- Economic Geographies
- Relations between economy and environment
- Regional & urban transformations
- Geographies of the social economy
Honours and Awards
- Honorary D. Sc. Roskilde University, Denmark, 1987
- Edward Heath Award, Royal Geographical Society, 1989
- Awarded D. Sc. on the basis of published research, Bristol University, 1996
- President of the Geography Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002
- Academician, Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences, 2001-
- Specialist Advisor, House of Commons Select Committee on Coalfields Regeneration, 2003-5
- Victoria Medal, Royal Geographical Society, 2005
- Invited Member, International Scientific Council, Dutch Research Institute for Transitions, 2005-2010
- Elected Fellow of the British Academy, 2006
- Elected Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2007
- Elected Fellow, Academia Europaea, 2007
- Invited Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 2009
