In recognition of the success of mentoring at previous BSA Annual Conferences, the Board of Trustees would like to introduce a ‘Mentoring Month’ to take place in January 2021. This…

Dear Professor Broderick, Subject: The Future of Sociology at the University of East London As President of the British Sociological Association I am writing to express our deep concern about…

We’re pleased to announce that the winners of the 2020 Sociological Research Online SAGE Prize for Innovation and/or Excellence are: Michael Donnelly, Alex Baratta, Sol Gamsu – A sociolinguistic perspective on…

Dear Colleagues, Society needs Sociology and your Association needs you. As the national subject association for Sociology, we are the neutral hub of information for the discipline which is regularly…

Part technical skill, part judgemental practice, editing a journal is one of the most rewarding roles an academic can fulfil. We’ve been fortunate to have been at the editorial helm…

Almost a third of fathers in the UK are unaware that they are eligible for flexible employment arrangements such as part-time work or job sharing, new research says. The lack…

This is a call from Chief Executive, Judith Mudd, for the assistance of members based in academia to help the BSA track and record the affect Covid is having on…

In his influential book ‘Folk Devils and Moral Panics’ Stanley Cohen (1972) argued that a ‘moral panic’ emerges when a particular social issue is suddenly constructed by the media and…

This October marks Black History Month (BHM), a moment in the academic calendar where universities (hopefully) offer a series of events to celebrate and commemorate Black life. Whilst the offerings…