Official statistics on the number of claims brought to employment tribunals have been over-inflated by at least 25% because of a hidden quirk in the way they are counted, a…

Private schools are building luxury facilities in an “educational arms race” while minimising the amount they spend subsiding their fees for less well-off students, research says. An in-depth study of…

The poorest households in the UK have suffered “more intense forms of destitution” over the last decade, says new research that offers a contrast to official figures. Over the last…

Following publication of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report by the government’s Race Disparity Unit (published 31 March 2021) the BSA wants to make clear that the conclusion…

In May 2019 we were anticipating the implementation of Plan S and the galvanisation of Open Access for journal and book publishing. I wrote then about the latest plans released…

Lesbians and bisexual men and women are less satisfied at work than their heterosexual counterparts, new research says. And inclusive policies set up to ensure there is no discrimination against…

Over the past few months, we have become increasingly concerned by developments at the University of East London, particularly as these impact on the future of Sociology both at UEL…

Listening again to Amanda Gorman’s stunningly accomplished and pointedly positive reading at the Biden inauguration, I am reminded why I have been feeling a greater sense of calm and hope…

The British Sociological Association has expressed its regret at the death of Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Doxford. He died on 10 December 2020, aged 86. As well as a prolific…