The theory that many people feel the work they do is pointless because their jobs are ‘bullshit’ has been confirmed by a new study. The research found that people working…

As Members of the Board of the BSA, we express solidarity and concern for our fellow sociologists involved in UCU-led Action-Short-Of-A-Strike (ASOS), the national marking boycott and localised strike action…

Dear Professor Humphris and Professor Maddison, We are writing on behalf of the British Sociological Association, to express our very deep concern about the proposed redundancies in the subject areas…

Keeping in touch via video, phone and instant messaging was little help in preventing a rise in people’s anxiety and depression during the pandemic lockdowns, a major new UK study…

The BSA is greatly saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Archer yesterday (21 May). Professor Archer was a leading social theorist and had been given the BSA’s Lifetime…

Congratulations to Samuel Fitzpatrick from Salesian School, who has won the BSA Young Sociologist of the Year competition for his essay on the consequences of war and conflict. Sociology teacher,…

This year, to mark the 70th anniversary of the Association which we were unable to celebrate in style in 2021 due to the pandemic, the trustees agreed to award several…

A “sophisticated and complex” book that offers new insights into the way that central banks work has won this year’s Philip Abrams Memorial Prize. Central Banks in Organizational Networks: Entangled…

Middle class UK graduates produce more CO2 emissions in their daily activities than non-graduates and their ecological commitment is primarily “symbolic”, new research says. Dr Robert Dorschel, of Tilburg University…