The BSA has expressed its sadness at the recent death of Professor Martin Bulmer.

Martin Bulmer was an expert on social research, the history of the social sciences, the study of ethnicity and race, the application of sociology to public policy, and the sociology of social care.

He was a Reader in Social Policy at the London School of Economics from 1975 to 1993, Professor of Sociology at the University of Southampton, 1993-1995, and then joined the University of Surrey where he was Professor of Sociology and Emeritus Professor. He was a Director of the Sociology Department’s Institute of Social Research.

He was the Editor (with John Solomos) of Racism (1999) and Researching Race and Racism (2004) and he edited Questionnaires (2004). Other works included The Chicago School of Sociology (1984).

He was Editor of the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies, and a member of the editorial board of American Behavioral Scientist, the Sociological Quarterly, and Minerva.

Professor Bulmer was a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a member of the Government Statistical Service and a visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.