In the context of an ageing population and rising demand for care services, employment prospects for care workers are projected to grow. One response to this has been the emergence…

Podcasts are becoming an ever more popular media source across the world. According to Statista, between 2017 and 2021 the number of people who listen to podcasts in the UK…

I am pleased to report on behalf of the Sociology sub-panel for REF 2021 some good news. There has been a considerable increase in the number of sociology submissions to…

Warning: This article contains content some readers may find distressing. If you are a person in the UK who wishes to terminate a pregnancy the process is relatively straightforward: within…

What can we learn from reflecting on the fate of racial justice in the UK and elsewhere in the Global North? To ask this question is to reckon with something…

Our recent report on stark ethnic inequalities in the NHS, published by the NHS Race and Health Observatory will make for uncomfortable reading for NHS managers, commissioners and government departments…

When I was invited to write this piece, I did what any responsible sociologist would do and immediately typed International Women’s Day (IWD) into the nearest search engine. The first…

The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #BreaktheBias. The strapline asks us each to work towards a world that is free of gender bias, stereotypes and discrimination, taking…

Whilst international women’s day provides an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women, as well as to highlight the discrimination they experience, it is only one day. It is important…