PhD (Sociology), MPhil (EdRes), MPS (Population Studies), MA (Social work), BSc, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Associate Professor of Sociology of Education
Southampton Education School, University of Southampton
Dr Achala Gupta's research focuses on investigating educational issues sociologically.
Her published work has explored practices and processes involving education delivery systems (formal and supplementary) in Asia (India and China), and how higher education students are socially constructed in Europe (Denmark, England, Ireland, Germany, Poland, and Spain).
Key roles I play
Co-convenor of the Education Study Group of the British Sociological Association (BSA)
Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Inclusion, University of Southampton
Member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Sociology of Education
[Former Editorial Board member of Sociology (BSA’s flagship journal)]