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,…

On 29 July 2024, a devastating tragedy unfolded in the northern English town of Southport when a man wielding a knife attacked a Taylor Swift dance workshop. Three children were killed….

We are delighted to announce Professor Claire Alexander (University of Manchester) is this year’s winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award.  This prestigious award is judged on service…

The BSA is seeking nominations for a Vice President of the British Sociological Association. Current BSA President Rachel Brooks completes her term of office in December 2025. The successful Vice…

When last month the Labour government, and the prime minister himself, began to suffer from a significant drop in approval ratings, the explanation offered was: too much ‘doom and gloom’….