Sally Baldwin
Sally Baldwin (4 November 1940 – 28 October 2003) was a University of York social sciences professor and author.
Early life and education
Baldwin was born Sarah Marie Kilday in
Career
In 1990 she was made a professor and in 1994 became head of the University of York's Social Policy and Social Work Department.[1] She continued to conduct research up until her death. After retiring as director of SPRU in 2002, she went on to carry out research in areas relating 'evidence based' methods to social policy.[2]
Death
Baldwin died 28 October 2003 at Tiburtina Station, Rome, Italy.[3] The moving walkway she was travelling along at the station collapsed and she was crushed in the internal gearbox. It is believed that maintenance work on the walkway had resulted in several panels not being replaced properly, resulting in the accident.
Since the accident, the former Institute for Research in the Social Sciences buildings at the University of York have been renamed The Sally Baldwin Buildings and the Sally Baldwin
Publications
References
- ^ a b Bradshaw, Jonathan (31 October 2003). "Obituary: Sally Baldwin". the Guardian. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Professor Sally Baldwin". The Independent. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Briton dies in Rome station accident". 29 October 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ISBN 9780692666159.
- ISBN 9781317361008.