{"id":184,"date":"2019-04-18T11:54:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclearsocieties\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:42:24","slug":"director-prof-susan-molyneux-hodgson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/director-prof-susan-molyneux-hodgson\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Susan Molyneux-Hodgson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Professor of Sociology, University of Exeter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Susan&#8217;s research is in the field of Science and Technology Studies and has an overarching concern with the everyday enactment of scientific work, particularly in the physical sciences and engineering. Her current interests are focussed on two domains of scientific activity: 1) synthetic biology \/ industrial biotechnology and 2) radioactive waste management and disposal.<br><br>Susan established the Nuclear Societies programme in 2013, which first began as an ESRC-funded PhD initiative and then grew into the research group it is today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/Susan-Molyneux-Hodgson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/Susan-Molyneux-Hodgson.jpg 180w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/nuclear-societies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/319\/2026\/05\/Susan-Molyneux-Hodgson-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/experts.exeter.ac.uk\/25771-susan-molyneuxhodgson\">Staff Profile<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor of Sociology, University of Exeter Susan&#8217;s research is in the field of Science and Technology Studies and has an overarching concern with the everyday enactment of scientific work, particularly in the physical sciences and engineering. 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