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…

The tragic passing of Professor Michael Burawoy, aged 77, leaves the BSA with a deep sense of loss.  A respected colleague whose brilliant scholarship reshaped our understanding of industrial labour…

On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are delighted to announce that BSA members have elected Professor Les Back as our next Vice President. Les is Head of Sociology…

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…

As part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining the highest standards of academic integrity, the British Sociological Association (BSA) will begin transitioning from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky over the…

Deadline for sub-panel chair and deputy chair: Midday 6 Feb 2025 Deadline for general panel membership: Midday 28 April 2025 Recruitment is now open for applications for the Research Excellence…

At the end of November 2024, the BSA responded to the UK Government’s National Curriculum and Assessment Review Call for Evidence. Currently, Sociology is not on the National Curriculum whereas,…