Sociological Research Online journal is accepting proposals for its next special issue. Proposals that share the journal’s participatory ethos, are international in scope, and use the publishing formats SRO offers, are particularly welcome. Deadline 24 September - www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27218/...

REMINDER: 7th July, 1pm, online will be our 6th seminar which will focus on #Palestine 🇵🇸🍉 with two powerful presentations. We're exceptionally proud to welcome Dr Madeline-Sophie Abbas and Yara Shahine Gharable before our summer "break" 🌞. (See abstracts and link below) 1/2 #friendship #Sociology

What a fantastic few days we’ve had for the Socrel26 conference! Huge thank you to all attendees, speakers, chairs and organisers!

Are you an early career social scientist who wants to be connected to a growing network of early career innovators, professionals, academics and entrepreneurs? Applications to join the UK Young Academy are open until 3pm on 15 July. Find out more➡️

Work, Employment and Society journal is now accepting application for new editors to join the current team. WES is looking for 6 editors – scholars who demonstrate an understanding of WES and offer a range of expertise matching its remit. Deadline 17 September: www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27223/...

About us: The Campaign for Social Science demonstrates how social science improves public policy, society and all our lives. It highlights the value of applied social science research and advocates for its greater use in decision making and in government. Find out more⬇️

All set up and ready for Day 1 of Socrel26

Delighted to share that I've recently joined the Editorial Board of Cultural Sociology, of the British Sociological Association. I look forward to supporting constructive feedback and reading exciting new work in the field. Please send your best work our way. journals.sagepub.com/home/CUS

BSA members – looking to move your career on? Book now for ‘How to Apply for a Job in HE’, a free members-only event, 30 September, online. It is led by former BSA Chair, Professor Chris Yuill, who has decades of experience applying for jobs in HE and assessing applications. tinyurl.com/22a3xdk5

New issue of Sociological Research Online journal is now out! The June issue has articles on neighbourliness in residential compounds, cultural omnivorousness, oppositions to performative politics, and more. Read the full issue below. journals.sagepub.com/toc/SRO/30/2

Work, Employment and Society journal is seeking a new Chair of the Editorial Board, 2026-2029. This is a competitive process and the Chair will be chosen by vote of the current Editorial Board. Deadline for applications is 13 August: www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27222/...

The June issue of Cultural Sociology is live! Find articles on cultural translations of social movements, Chinese hip-hop, online commodification of leisure activities and more, below. journals.sagepub.com/toc/CUS/20/2

The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in Dublin is hiring a Senior Research Officer in quantitative sociology with expertise in social stratification, education, or integration. Apply by 3 July: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

New Call for Special Issue Proposals! Sociological Research Online journal is now accepting proposals for its next special issue, likely to publish in 2029. Deadline to submit is 24 September 2026, 17:00 BST. Find the full Call below: www.britsoc.co.uk/media/27218/...

‘An afternoon of dynamic contemporary research, discussion and networking’. Book now for the relaunch event of the BSA East Midlands Medical Sociology Group, 30 June, Loughborough University tinyurl.com/bdf9hcpv #sociology

🪧Time to register for our yearly symposium!🪧 Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b... Schedule here: drive.google.com/file/d/1bUnk... @britsoci.bsky.social

You are invited 🚨 Join us for a symposium on Frontlash/Backlash (Polity, 2025) by Prof. Jeffrey Alexander. 🗓 Thu 11 June 2026 | ⏰ 2:30–4pm 📍 University House, Leeds 📧 Sign up via email: [email protected] (limited spaces) More info: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (focus on race, ethnicity, intersecting inequalities) @uomsociology.bsky.social 4 years from 1 Oct 2026, £42,254 p.a., full time Closing date: Weds 17 June 2026 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

The registration deadline for our annual conference is today. For those of you who have had a paper accepted and have not yet secured your place, please do so by the end of day today here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Not long to go now! Have you registered?

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

Asked in surveys how frequently they share their opinions about climate change with family, friends and acquaintances, over half say rarely or not at all. Why is this? Read Katy Wright and Sarah Irwin on their prize-winning research tinyurl.com/3ve6nz97

Take part in a debate on social science research involving children. Call for papers by 30 July for ‘Engaging the Public: Translating Sociological Research involving Children and Young People into Societal Impact’, a BSA Postgraduate event, 25 August, University of Edinburgh tinyurl.com/3jbz7mp6

Join us at UCL on 28 May, 5:30 pm BST, for a talk with AK Thompson👇 Register here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

Book now for ‘Against and Beyond Recognition: Learning from the History of Black Freedom Struggles in the US’, a @bsa-asmr.bsky.social free event, 28 May, University College London tinyurl.com/yz6as4dp

New in-person talk by AK Thompson Against and Beyond Recognition: Learning from the History of Black Freedom Struggles in the US 28 May, 5:30-7 pm BST University College London Institute of Education, Room C.3.14 Open to all but registration is required: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

ECRs! Explore how more equitable, sustainable and collectively supported academic futures might be built – book now for ‘Reimagining Academic Futures: Building Collective Pathways Beyond Precarity’, a free @bsaecr.bsky.social event, Newcastle, 4 June tinyurl.com/mtwae2pj #sociology

In What Not to Eat, “Eating is framed as a problem of public knowledge and personal responsibility, but what people need are conditions in which healthier practices are affordable, accessible and less exhausting”. Read Tony Shenton on the latest celebrity-chef TV programme: tinyurl.com/597vx65j

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

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...