On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are delighted to announce that BSA members have elected Professor Les Back as our next Vice President. Les is Head of Sociology…

As part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, the British Sociological Association (BSA) will begin transitioning from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky over the…

At the end of November 2024, the BSA responded to the UK Government’s National Curriculum and Assessment Review Call for Evidence. Currently, Sociology is not on the National Curriculum whereas,…

We are delighted to announce Professor Claire Alexander (University of Manchester) is this year’s winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award.  This prestigious award is judged on service…

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Sazana Jayadeva as a new editor of Sociology and warmly welcome her into the role. Sazana is an early career researcher who…

We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize are Professor Kate Reed, Julie Ellis and Elspeth Whitby for…

People in police custody say they are being denied medication for their health problems by police and nurses, new research says. Dr Stephanie Mulrine interviewed 42 people with physical or…

Dear Professor Corner, It is with deep regret that we write to you again, following our previous letter of 9 April. The British Sociological Association is aware that redundancy proposals are…

Statement by the President and Past Presidents of the British Sociological Association Recent reports have indicated that around 40% of higher education institutions are in serious financial difficulties, in some…