Jason Hughes

Jason Hughes is Professor of Sociology in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leicester. Jason is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Science, a Member of the Euroean Academy, Academia Europaea, a Member of the Board of the Norbert Elias Foundation, Amsterdam, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His recent research has focused on problematised consumption (e.g. vaping, smoking, social media) particularly by young people, and he has published widely relating to these and other sociological topics. He is currently researching the lay pharmaceutical use of psychedelics (e.g. via microdosing).