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Professor Lisa Adkins was appointed Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) in October 2021 and previously held the role of Deputy Dean concurrently with the role of Head of the School of Social and Political Sciences within FASS.
As a Professor of Sociology, Adkins's contributions to the discipline of sociology lie in the areas of economic sociology, social theory and feminist theory.
Professor Adkins has previously held posts at Goldsmiths, the University of London, the University of Manchester, and the Australian National University, and before coming to the University of Sydney, she was the Chair of Sociology at the University of Newcastle.
Read the Dean's welcome message.
