For all the info on how to register and to view the full programme head over here - www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

At the SocRel conference next month we will be hosting a screening of the BAFTA award winning documentary film, ‘See No Evil’ on Monday evening. Contributor and theologian @andrewgraystone.bsky.social will be with us to take questions after the screening.

The March 2026 issue of the American Journal of Sociology is now available online at www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ajs/curr...

The BSA’s formation was announced on this day, exactly 75 years ago. A letter in The Times said the BSA “aims at promoting interest in sociology, advancing its study and application, and encouraging cooperation between workers in relevant fields of inquiry.” These remain our aims to this day.

Call for Papers by 10 June for ‘Theorising from Lived Experience: An Interdisciplinary Workshop for Early Career Researchers’, a @bsatheory.bsky.social event, 24 September at the University of Birmingham. This event supports ECRs' theorisation, argumentation and thesis writing tinyurl.com/bd82ph58

ICYMI: Our series of short videos highlight the impact social science research & evidence has on our everyday lives, with a specific focus on the economy, our health, navigating a digital world & tackling climate change. Find out more in our Making a Difference library➡️

Looking for a change of job? Check out our Sociology Vacancies Board, with more than 30 current opportunities: www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...

The BSA is pleased to announce the winners of the Young Sociologist of the Year Competition 2025/26. Contestants answered the question: ‘What are the most significant social challenges facing your generation?’, in text or video format. es.britsoc.co.uk/young-sociol...

Sociological Research Online journal welcomes abstracts for its Making Methodologies special issue on creative research! Submission deadline is 9 June: tinyurl.com/y22s4n7b

British Academy Lecture 2026 Living and writing anthropology: experiments in anthropological non-fiction Thursday 14 May • 5 PM - 7 PM Professor Emma Tarlo: 'Living and writing anthropology: experiments in anthropological non-fiction Information and registration: edin.ac/3PdlYCo

There's still time to register to our Roundtable on Activist Scholarship with Akwugo Emejulu, Panos Theodoropoulos and AK Thompson. 12 May 2026, 4:00-5:30 pm (BST) To register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Last chance to apply to become the next Editors in Chief for Work, Employment and Society journal! Applications close tomorrow, Tuesday 12 May. Read the full Call: tinyurl.com/ycypju7r

'Sociological perspectives on alcohol and gender' - @britsoci.bsky.social Alcohol Study Group Seminar, June 9: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-so...

Work, Employment and Society journal invites applications to become the next team of Editors in Chief. We particularly welcome applications reflecting the diversity of members and wider society and increase the variety of perspectives in the sociology of work Deadline 12 May: tinyurl.com/ycypju7r

Book now for ‘Healing and Harms: The BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference 2026’, 29 June-1 July, University of Nottingham. The conference will highlight the role of religion, non-religion and spirituality in both healing and harm, across diverse contexts. tinyurl.com/6nzach6j

Registration for the SocRel annual conference is open! www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

If you're an early career researcher, this might be the workshop for you! The BSA Theory section are calling for papers for their #ECR Workshop on Theorising from Lived Experience. Abstracts due: 10 June 2026 Visit the link for more info: tiny.cc/p803101 @britsoci.bsky.social

Sociological Research Online journal is accepting abstracts for a special issue on creative methods relating to research design, methodological craft, data analysis and dissemination, and more. Read the full call below. Submit by 9 June. tinyurl.com/y22s4n7b

SPS Research Update AI fails to make inroads with cybercriminals, study finds Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports a first-of-its-kind study that analysed a dataset of 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities. edin.ac/4doFyET

Why are people unlikely to discuss climate change in any depth in everyday conversations? This year’s winners of the Sociology Sage Prize, Katy Wright and Sarah Irwin, argue that mundane forms of practical constraint play a crucial role in limiting climate talk: doi.org/10.1177/0038...

Join us for another stimulating conversation, this time on Activist Scholarship, with Professor Akwugo Emejulu, Dr Panos Theodoropoulos, and AK Thompson. 12 May 2026, 4pm BST, online. Free & open to all as always. To register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

We are looking for a short-term full time researcher to work with us on a pilot study in preparation for a longitudinal qualitative study with parents of young children. **Deadline 14th May** More details here www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social

What is a ‘good’ sentence in sociology? To mark its 75th anniversary, the British Sociological Association put that question to its members. The response was joyful. Contributions arrived from across career stages, continents and specialisms – read all about it: es.britsoc.co.uk/the-sentence...

What does it look like when academic research feeds directly into policy conversations? Read Dr Roxana Barbulescu's written evidence published by Parliament on immigration, addressing three key questions shaping current policy debates. 🔗 committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide... #immigration

💥Roundtable on Activist Scholarship on 12 May 2026, 4:00-5:30 pm BST, Online. Organised in collaboration w/ @bsatheory.bsky.social Our speakers: Akwugo Emejulu (Sheffield) Panos Theodoropoulos (KCL) AK Thompson (Movement-based scholar and organizer) Register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

The BSA is delighted to welcome Dr Jen Remnant, based at Strathclyde University, as our new Chair. We also welcome Dr Paul Campbell to the role of BSA Vice Chair es.britsoc.co.uk/announcing-t...

Theorizing from Lived Experience: A Roundtable on Activist Scholarship 12 May 2026 (4.00-5.30pm BST) Online Speakers: Akwugo Emejulu (Sheffield) Panos Theodoropoulos (KCL) AK Thompson (Movement-based scholar and organizer) Register: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

How does digitalisation affect the concept of the ideal worker? Five researchers show how the ideal worker themes of work prioritisation and presenteeism have been maintained but adapted. Read their Work, Employment and Society Sage Prize winning paper: doi.org/10.1177/0950...

Get involved in MOP DAY!! massobs.org.uk/12th-may/

Have you read Work, Employment and Society's April Issue? Read articles on parents balancing work and care; social class difference and the moralities of young workers; and construction sites and care homes. The full issue is below: journals.sagepub.com/toc/WES/40/2

Sociological Research Online’s new special issue, Making Methodologies, critically explore the importance of creativity and creative practice in re-imagining sociological research and inquiry. Call for papers by 9 June: tinyurl.com/2d4bxyee #sociology #cfp

Would you like to lead the development and intellectual agenda of Work, Employment and Society, a highly respected journal with an international profile? We seeks a team of Editors in Chief by 12 May: tinyurl.com/tjres27k #sociology

Dr Patricio Simonetto and Dr Megan Robertson have been invited to deliver a workshop on 'Queer History, Memory and Liberation in Argentina & South Africa'. Wednesday 6th May 7pm-9pm. The Bookish Type, Leeds Tickets are free but booking is required ⬇️ thebookishtype.co.uk/products/let...

Inaugural lecture Professor Daniel Clegg Wednesday, May 6 • 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Not having a (proper) job, comparatively speaking Why is it that two similar capitalist economies can treat the exact same unemployed worker in completely different ways? Book your space: edin.ac/4sBYUeP

Sociology’s new issue is out! Find articles on long COVID, electronic employee monitoring, and veganism and culinary activism in the April issue. journals.sagepub.com/toc/soca/60/2

Take part in an exchange on perspectives on the aesthetic – call for papers by 29 May for ‘The Aesthetic and Culture in the Arts’, a Sociology of the Arts Postgraduate Research free symposium on 7 October, University of Edinburgh #sociology tinyurl.com/5634vd2j

Anthropologist Declan Murray @manchester.ac.uk draws on fieldwork in Dar es Salaam to explore how market waste is used to fill erosion gullies to protect homes—and the health risks faced by residents living alongside open waste sites. theconversation.com/waste-being-... @appliedanthro.bsky.social

Electric car-sharing scheme shows vehicle-to-grid technology is ready to scale A new policy report finds that Utrecht’s pioneering vehicle-to-grid car-sharing project shows that EV batteries can deliver grid flexibility at scale and is a highly replicable model. edin.ac/4crWqKw

🗣️‘The Big Payback: Reparations and how money shapes our morality and views on racial justice’ - Marcus Ryder in conversation with Gary Younge 📅3pm–4.45pm Wed 6 May 2026 (Manchester, in person only) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-big-pa...

How can we move beyond precarity in academia? Join us on 4 June at Newcastle University Business School for a regional event bringing early career researchers together to share ideas and imagine more sustainable academic futures. Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

How can we revitalise sociological perspectives on work and wellbeing? Take part in a @bsaecr.bsky.social Workshop on the Sociology of Work and Wellbeing on 18 September, Oxford. Call for papers by 18 June tinyurl.com/3a8nnp7w

Work, Employment and Society journal is looking for its next team of Editors-in-Chief! We seek a team of 2-3 scholars who demonstrate an understanding of WES and offer a range of sociological and methodological expertise matching the WES remit. Details below, deadline 12 May tinyurl.com/2ehvmke4

New convenor sought for @britsoci.bsky.social Alcohol Study Group www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27188/...

This year’s BSA Auto/Biography Summer Conference will be on theme of ‘Seasons’, with a keynote by Dr Mark Price: 15-17 July, University of Reading, UK #sociology tinyurl.com/bdd2r9yc

Explore the social, cultural and political legacies of the Windrush Generation in contemporary Britain. Book now for ‘WindRush: Migration, Memory, Culture and Conversations’, a free BSA Postgraduate event, 24 June, Brixton, London tinyurl.com/4mc6mc4j

BSA members - are you interested in being a BSA Alcohol Study Group convenor? The convenor helps shape the direction of the Group, support its members, and builds a space for sociological research and collaboration in the field of alcohol studies. Deadline 15 May. tinyurl.com/3bn5trms

Learn more about motherhood research over 50 years – book now for the Human Reproduction Study Group Annual Conference, 18 May, De Montfort University. Over the past 24 years, this conference has attracted national and international speakers tinyurl.com/4vzvhf4e #sociology

Call for Papers by 1 May for ‘Matter, Rhizomes, and More-than-Human Sociology Annual Conference 2026’, a BSA New Materialisms Study Group event on 22 June, at Goldsmiths, University of London tinyurl.com/2p67edm4 #sociology

Call for Papers by 11 May for ‘Exploring Emotions and Social (In)justice: Meanings, Imaginings, (Re)framings’, a @bsa-emotions.bsky.social‬ free online event, 18 and 19 June tinyurl.com/yy79dzy4 #cfp #sociology

Our next session of #CriticalCurrents will be on #media and #representation on 12/05 @1pm on Teams. 2 presentations: 1) Bourdieusan analysis of the UK cultural industries; & the 2) the role of journalist in prod neg representations of #Muslims. More: www.linkedin.com/posts/bsa-ra... #AcademicSky