“The growing reliance on private healthcare is not simply a pragmatic response to a crisis, but part of a broader process where public institutions are allowed to deteriorate and then presented as unfit for purpose” – read Tony Shenton on the Myth of Consumer ‘Choice’ tinyurl.com/42nfx87c

The deadline to submit abstracts for this year’s SocRel Annual Conference has been extended to 20 February. The event, on the theme of Healing and Harms, takes place 29 June - 1 July at the University of Nottingham. tinyurl.com/2w8k9fmr

Save £50 on the cost of attending the BSA Annual Conference in April! An early booking discount is available until SUNDAY 15 February tinyurl.com/334kauux #sociology

Deadline approaching! Work, Employment and Society journal's special issue 'Earning while Learning' is currently accepting full paper submissions. Submit by 27 February. Full Call for Papers below. www.britsoc.co.uk/media/26914/...

Are you interested in how social sciences research can generate meaningful change in society? The University of Oxford’s 2026 Social Sciences Impact Conference, Navigating Uncertainty Creating Change, is taking place next month and will explore just that. ➡️

Our own Prof Imogen Tyler has been elected to lead @britsoci.bsky.social! 👏 Prof Tyler has been elected as Vice-President in 2026 and President Elect in 2027, and will play a central role in representing the discipline at national and international forums.

New article: Reflecting on Sociological Research Online Honoured to be asked to write it for the 30th anniversary of @socresonline.bsky.social, the journal where I published my first article & had my first ed role. Thank you. @sagepub.com @britsoci.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We have extended the deadline to submit abstracts for this year’s SocRel conference until 20th February 2026 at 12noon (GMT).

Save £50 on the cost of attending the BSA Annual Conference in April! An early booking discount is available until SUNDAY 15 February www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... #sociology

Join us on the Cultural Sociology Editorial Board! Cultural Sociology journal accepts applications from all cultural sociologists – particularly those with expertise in music, literature and digital sociology. Deadline: 26 February. Details: www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Tomorrow we will have the first of the Lent Term public seminars, given by Professor @stephenfarrall.bsky.social from the @uniofnottingham.bsky.social, about New Labour's policy on crime and its effect on crime over individuals' life course. Learn more and book: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/explo...

Our next Sociological & Cultural Studies seminar takes place online, this afternoon, from 15.30. Natalia Buitron (Anthropology, Cambridge), will be discussing hostage-taking and hospitality as modes of Indigenous political action in response to repressive and extractive regimes. Link below.

VACANCY (2 of 2...) Lecturer in Sociology @uomsociology.bsky.social with research expertise in the field(s) of racial inequalities, anti-racism and theoretical debates in ‘race’. Please share - thanks! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Our SocRel annual conference is fast approaching! A big thank you to those who have submitted abstracts already. This is a reminder that the closing date to submit your abstracts is the: 13th of February 2026

Save £50 on the cost of attending the BSA Annual Conference in April! An early booking discount applies until 15 February tinyurl.com/5n83z9wm #sociology

SRO journal is accepting applications for Editorial Board members! We are looking for expertise in a number of areas – including quantitative methodology, race and ethnicity, and digital sociology. Applications close 26 February at 17:00 GMT. Find how to apply below. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Call for Papers by FRIDAY 13 February for ‘Healing and Harms’, the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference, 29 June-1 July, University of Nottingham tinyurl.com/2dpfjb6p #cfp #sociology

We invite applications for our funding award of up to £2.5k to support the development of work in equality, diversity & inclusion in the sociology of religion. Open to SocRel members at any career stage who are members of @britsoci.bsky.social & based at a UK university tinyurl.com/socrel-funding

The BSA is pleased to announce that members have elected @imogentyler.bsky.social as our next Vice President. Imogen is internationally renowned for her contributions to social theory and the sociology of inequalities. tinyurl.com/53fpf9z7

Wonderful news that my great friend @imogentyler.bsky.social is elected Vice President of the @britsoci.bsky.social - having worked closely with Imogen for years, I cannot speak highly enough of what a truly caring, visionary, and inspiring leader Imogen is! ❤️🥰 es.britsoc.co.uk/professor-im...

Call for Papers by next Friday, 13 February, for ‘Methods and Methodologies’, a BSA Sociology of Emotions Study Group online event on 13 March tinyurl.com/55vjwdkw #cfp #sociology

Wonderful to see @academicdiary.bsky.social taking up his new role as President of @britsoci.bsky.social for the coming year!

We are delighted to welcome Professor Les Back as BSA President, stepping up from Vice President. Les is Head of Sociology in the School of Social & Political Sciences @uofgsociology.bsky.social. Thanks to Rachel Brooks as she completes her term as President es.britsoc.co.uk/professor-le...

Congratulations to @academicdiary.bsky.social on the @britsoci.bsky.social presidency! We are so thrilled to have such a caring and visionary leader in our community at a time when we need Sociology more than ever! 🎉 es.britsoc.co.uk/professor-le...

This month’s list of consultations & inquiries from the UK’s 4 legislatures & governments that require #socialscience evidence incl. consultations on youth employment, tertiary education in Wales, adult social care & more. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/policy-monit...

BSA journals SRO and Cultural Sociology are now accepting Editorial Board applications! Deadline for applications is 26 February 2026, 17:00 GMT. Details on how to apply below. www.mi-nomination.com/britsoc

Help shape Census 2031 topics - respond by tomorrow (4/3/26) to the ONS's consultation on which topics are included in the next census in England and Wales tinyurl.com/ebdfmh3n #sociology

CFP: @britsoci.bsky.social Medical Sociology Annual Conference, 8-10 September, 2026: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Take part in the essential networking event for Medical Sociology academics and professionals – Call for Papers by 10 April for the BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference, 8-10 September, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/3d8bbyrb #sociology

CALL FOR PAPERS: SOCREL 2026 - We invite papers that explore these ostensibly opposing dynamics, highlighting, challenging and complexifying religion, non-religion and spirituality’s role(s) in both healing and harm, in their myriad forms, and across diverse contexts (1/2)

Whether in the form of a traditional oral paper (20 minutes), a round-table panel discussion, or a workshop, we welcome your ideas. We even have an early career and PGR stream. For more info and to submit your abstract: britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... DEADLINE: midday on 13th February (2/2)

A-Level Sociology teachers can find out how best to delivery that tricky topic of realism at our free event, ‘Getting Real about Crime – Left and Right Realism’, 5 March online tinyurl.com/yjrsusfr #sociology

We're absolutely delighted to share the news that our dear colleague Prof. Bridget Fowler is this year's recipient of the @britsoci.bsky.social Distinguished Service Award. The very definition of a worthy winner...

🎓 The Conference of the International Network of Analytical Sociology will be hosted by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social & Oxford Sociology this July! 💡 Fee waivers for PhD students & researchers from low-income countries are available - please apply before 1 Feb ⬇️ www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/our-research...

The BSA is pleased to announce that Professor Bridget Fowler is the 2025 winner of the Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award, given to the individual who has contributed most to the discipline by leading an extraordinary life as a sociologist tinyurl.com/3pepzztx

Have you read Sociology’s latest special issue? Sociology under Attack looks at the ideological battle about the role of universities and of social sciences. Find articles on authoritarianism, neoliberalism and sociology's role in current political climates. journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOC/59/6

Next Friday! Don't forget to register.

Take part in an event that explores the transformative potential of education: Call for Papers by 23 February for ‘Understanding and Enacting Social Change in Education: Working with Bourdieu’, a BSA Bourdieu Study Group event, 11 June, Italy tinyurl.com/4c8eaath

‘Forced migration may result in the sudden rupturing of social ties and loss of status’ – book now for ‘How Highly Skilled Refugees Build Social Networks to Reclaim Professional Identities’, a free online BSA Social Network Analysis Study Group event, 24 February tinyurl.com/yvewef6k

Call for abstracts by 20 March for our Work, Employment and Society Conference at the University of Bath, 9-11 September. We invite submissions on the theme of the conference, ‘Work and Employment in the Great Reshuffle: Navigating the Polycrisis’. @bsa-weel.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ueb3wdf3

University of Manchester Sociology Annual Lecture 2026: ‘Beyond Borders: Rethinking Migration & Citizenship’ Prof Bridget Anderson (University of Bristol) 📅 3.30–5pm, Thurs 12 Feb 2026 (followed by drinks reception) All welcome! @britsoci.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bor...

Call for Papers by 13 February for ‘Healing and Harms’, the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference, 29 June-1 July, University of Nottingham tinyurl.com/2dpfjb6p #cfp #sociology

Save the date! The BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2026 will be held from 8 to 10 September at Northumbria University. MedSoc’s 58th annual conference will be an essential networking event for medical sociology academics and professionals. www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

The contemporary relevance of the social sciences is a joint publication with @sagepub.com and demonstrates how the social sciences are contributing to the wellbeing of the UK through 8 broad principles supported with evidence & case studies. Download the report📖 ➡️ acss.org.uk/publications...

We are pleased to announce that Prof Ana Manzano will deliver the fourth lecture in the 2025/26 Faculty of Social Sciences Inaugural Lecture Series. Lecture entitled: The Detective Work of Evaluation: Notes from the Field ➡️ More info & tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/fssev...

Check out this article by Clarke & Smith on how a London Met Police 'club' reproduces whiteness and the myth of merit in leadership. #Policing #Equity Read: https://ow.ly/ljiT50XIqyj British Sociological Association

The BSA wishes everyone a restful Christmas break and a happy new year.

Call for papers for ‘Healing and Harms’, the BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference 2026, 29 June-1 July, University of Nottingham. Deadline for abstracts: 13 February #cfp #sociology tinyurl.com/yctw6pv2

The theme for our 2026 conference is 'Healing and Harms'. We invite papers that explore these ostensibly opposing dynamics, highlighting, challenging and complexifying religion, non-religion and spirituality’s role(s) in both healing and harm, in their myriad forms, and across diverse contexts.

An important call to save sociology!