Professor Rebecca Eynon elected to prestigious Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship
An academic career milestone with no immediate Australian public sector AI governance or policy relevance.
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- Oxford Internet Institute professor Rebecca Eynon elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
- Her research examines inequities arising from AI and digital technology use in education contexts.
- This is an academic honours announcement with no direct APS policy or governance implications.
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"Professor Rebecca Eynon elected to prestigious Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship"
Source: Oxford Internet Institute – News
Published: 9 March 2026
URL: https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/professor-rebecca-eynon-elected-to-prestigious-academy-of-social-sciences-fellowship/
Professor Rebecca Eynon of the Oxford Internet Institute has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of her research on the sociological dimensions of digital technology and education. Her work focuses on how AI and EdTech can reinforce or address inequities in learning. While she holds an investigator role with the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, the announcement itself is an academic honours item with no direct APS policy implications.
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