In June, academic staff from across the UK attended a BSA Sport Study Group workshop to explore how generative AI is transforming the teaching of the sociology of sport. The session…

The social construction of genetic risk Richard Holden MPs’ unsuccessful Private Members Bill to ban cousin marriage provoked a debate in the UK Parliament and in the media in 2024/5….

How, where and why do platform workers protest? Platform work, exemplified by firms like Uber and Deliveroo, attracts seemingly endless discussion; journalistic, political, and sociological. Policy debates generally associate platforms…

The Russia-Ukraine war and the ongoing negotiations on the possible resolutions of the conflict draw attention to the socio-political processes in both societies. If Ukraine is open to exploration by…

As a woman living with endometriosis, I have personally navigated the physical and emotional challenges of a condition often intertwined with societal stigma surrounding menstruation. My experience has shaped my…

In December of last year, the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) launched a call for written evidence on paternity and shared parental leave (SPL) to examine options for reform. This…

The relationship between sociology and death is long-standing. Early foundational texts, such as Durkheim’s (1897) Suicide, shaped sociology as a discipline, helping to establish its broad ontological power and demonstrate…

What does it mean to press a like button regarding unpleasant content and images on social networks? When I click “like” on a painful or disturbing post, I often ponder…

There has been a “fluttering in the dovecotes” of academia in New Zealand. The Marsden panels for Humanities and the Social Sciences have been disbanded, and the remaining panels need…