The BSA is seeking nominations for a Vice President of the British Sociological Association. Our current Vice President, Les Back, will become President in January 2026, serving until December 2026….

Concerns are growing over social media information emphasising negative experiences of hormonal contraception. Labelled as misinformation, the volume and accessibility of this content that is said to lack context, and…

The Sociology Subject Benchmark Statement has undergone a substantial review. As subject benchmark statements set out what graduates in a given discipline should know, understand, and be able to do…

Dustmen and road sweepers have gone from hero to zero in the public’s eyes since the end of the Covid pandemic, new research says. During the lockdowns people clapped dustmen…

Dear Professor Dowton, Restructuring of Sociology at Macquarie University We are writing to you in our roles as President and Vice-President of the British Sociological Association. As the professional body…

We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize is Elizabeth Chiarello for her book, Policing Patients: Treatment and…

Children as young as nine detained under the Mental Health Act are spending hours in accident and emergency departments under police control rather than in specialist mental health assessment suites….

The 12th June Ahmedabad air disaster. BBC News reports of the Air India crash included interviews with people who had gone to the crash site shortly after it happened. They…

Fewer employees want to work a four-day week now than they did before the Covid pandemic, new research says. The research shows that the idea that the pandemic has led…