Monday, 04 October 2021
Professor Meryem Duygun, of the University Nottingham, has been conferred a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Dr Duygun, a Professor of Banking and Finance at Nottingham University Business School, has been recognised, after an independent peer review process, for the excellence and impact of her work and her wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit.
The Academy’s Fellowship is made up of distinguished individuals from academic, public, private and third sectors, across the full breadth of the social sciences. Through leadership, scholarship, applied research, policymaking, and practice, they have helped to deepen the understanding of, and address, some of the toughest challenges facing our society and the world.
Professor Duygun said: “I am incredibly humbled and honoured to receive the distinguished conferment of Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences, in recognition of my scholarship and impact."
I am very much looking forward to engaging with the Academy as I continue my work in the areas of FinTech, banking and finance and interact with peers from other social science disciplines in order to address the current challenges that society faces.
The news follows Professor Duygun being named as one of the most influential women leading innovation in the UK financial services industry earlier this year. Innovate Finance named Professor Duygun in their Women in FinTech Powerlist 2020, within the category ‘Policymakers and Regulatory Experts’, which recognises the pioneering women championing financial innovation over the last year.
I am delighted that Professor Duygun is being recognised by the Academy. She has been trailblazing the work on the proliferation and impact of new financial technologies, leading a large global research network, and developing a robust FinTech presence at the University.
Professor Landman added: "Her work sits squarely in the Nottingham University Business School and has strong links with our new Digital Nottingham developments, leveraging the financial industry strengths in Nottingham.”
Professor Duygun is an endowed chaired professor in Risk and Insurance, funded by Aviva, and directs the University’s Nottingham FinTech Research Network and the Global Centre for Banking and Financial Innovation.
She is the first academic in the UK to have established a FinTech research network, attracting funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The University of Nottingham FinTech Research Network unites academics, industry figures and policymakers in analysing and trailblazing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in the financial services industry.
Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences, said: “As the Academy extends its outward-facing focus, engagement with all sectors of the social science community is vitally important and I very much hope to draw on the deep knowledge and expertise of our new Fellows.”
Read more about Professor Duygun here.
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More information is available from Professor Meryem Duygun in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Meryem.Duygun@nottingham.ac.uk
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About the University of Nottingham
Ranked 32 in Europe and 16th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
Nottingham was crowned Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 – the third time it has been given the honour since 2018 – and by the Daily Mail University Guide 2024.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the second most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2022 report by High Fliers Research.
We lead the Universities for Nottingham initiative, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, a pioneering collaboration between the city’s two world-class institutions to improve levels of prosperity, opportunity, sustainability, health and wellbeing for residents in the city and region we are proud to call home.
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