Aularian David N Jones awarded honorary doctorate from University of London

Congratulations to Aularian David N Jones (1969, PPE) who received an honorary doctorate from the University of London on Wednesday 22 November. The Chancellor of the university, HRH The Princess Royal, awarded David in recognition of his national and international social work activities.

David shares: “I am sincerely grateful to the University of London for this unexpected honour. My life and social work have been guided by a commitment to social justice, social service and respect for all, actively informed by my Oxford PPE education. Social work involves tough decisions which must be informed by high quality education and training, guided by robust research, which is recognised in this award.”

David is a social worker, recognised in the profession worldwide as an effective spokesperson and advocate.  He specialised in child protection before appointments to national and international roles, including General Secretary, British Association of Social Workers (1985-94); professional roles in government departments, Audit Commission and Ofsted; President, International Federation of Social Workers (2006-10); founding Board member of the Commonwealth Organisation for Social Work (1994-present); Governor, Northamptonshire Healthcare Trust; and service on many committees (e.g. URC, CFAB)].  He steered consultations on the Commonwealth Charter for Young Carers. Among many publications, he edited the first UK multi-professional textbook on child protection (1982). You can read more about David’s work and how the relevance of his PPE degree prepared him for the future in his article ‘Perspectives on Shaping a Career’ in the 2009 edition of The Aularian.

This was a special event as five highly esteemed individuals from the worlds of business, food, social work, broadcast, and higher education were awarded honorary degrees and fellowships by the University of London at its Foundation Day event celebrating the commemorate the establishment of the University of London in 1836.