Professor Rebecca Eynon elected to prestigious Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship

Published on March 9, 2026

Professor Rebecca Eynon, Professor of Education, the Internet and Society, in the Department of Education and Oxford Internet Institute, is among the outstanding social scientists elected to the fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences today.
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