Women who work from home or on reduced hours are at greater risk of losing their professional and managerial careers, but men are not affected, research shows. Women professionals not…

We are delighted to welcome Dr Jen Remnant as the new BSA Chair.  Jen is a senior lecturer at the Scottish Centre for Employment based at Strathclyde University, working primarily…

Dear Professor Julie Hall, Subject: Urgent Concerns Regarding Proposed Reductions in Sociology Provision We are writing to express our profound concern regarding the proposed redundancies and restructuring at London Metropolitan…

We are pleased to announce that BSA members have elected Professor Imogen Tyler as our next Vice President. Imogen is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at…

We are delighted to confirm that Professor Les Back has taken up the role of BSA President, stepping up from Vice President. Many members will know Les’s work and his…

We are delighted to announce Professor Bridget Fowler (University of Glasgow) is the 2025 winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award. This prestigious award is judged on service…

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…

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…