We are pleased to announce that Dr Feras Alkabani, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature (University of Sussex), is giving a book talk at the Centre for Islamic Studies (University of Cambridge) at 5.00pm on Thursday, 9 October. Please see the poster for more details.

We are incredibly proud to announce our spot we have been ranked 1st in the Times University Ranking table for Sociology! For further information about our ranking, you can follow this link: www.thetimes.com/uk-universit...

NEW! CRASSH Connections 💥 Want to find colleagues working on a related topic, plan a collaborative grant application, or start building an interdisciplinary network? Join us for informal events to connect. Apply by 12 Oct 2025 https://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/crassh-connections

Why not spare some time today to watch Dr Ella McPherson's talk explaining the HSPS Tripos?

📢Join us! The Department is currently recruiting for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. For further information including closing dates and job details, please check out our website: shorturl.at/rTFhi #academicjobs #socjobs

A warm welcome to our newest Fellows who are due to be inducted into the Catz fellowship at a ceremony on Monday: Dr Sebastian Raza (@srazam.bsky.social‬) from ‪@camsociology.bsky.social‬, Prof. Anne Willis OBE FBTS from @mrc-tu.bsky.social‬ & Prof. Douglas Moggach: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...

Interested in studying at Cambridge? Want to know more about university life and the application process? Then come along to this year's Open Days on the 10th and 11th July! Come check out our stall in the the Alison Richard Building. shorturl.at/PdkpF #CambridgeOpenDay

We are proud to announce that this year's photography competition winner has been announced! Head to our website to see the winning entry along with our runner ups. sociology.cam.ac.uk/photo-compet...

📢Join us! The Department is currently recruiting for a Teaching Associate and a Professorship. For further information including closing dates and job details, please check out our website: shorturl.at/rTFhi

Our department is hiring for this prestigious professorship! Applications are welcome from scholars working in any area of the discipline. The position offers a competitive salary. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI980/t... @camsociology.bsky.social

We are proud to announce that this year's photography competition winner has been announced! Head to our website to see the winning entry along with our runner ups. www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/photo-compet...

Also on Spotify: I’m joining host @markfabian.bsky.social in the new episode of ePODstemology to discuss my research @camsociology.bsky.social! Diving into all things infidelity through a sociological lens: open.spotify.com/episode/5a1N...

📢Join us! We're currently recruiting a full time Teaching Associate (Fixed Term) in Sociology of Media and Culture. Applications will close on 17th June 2025. For further details, click here: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51346/

Our Smart Forests project is featured in the research stories by @cambridgeuni.bsky.social. The story highlights our recent report, including key findings and proposals to ensure digital technologies enable social and environmental justice. 🔗Read the full story: www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research/res...

One of our academics Matthew Sparkes contributed to a BBC Radio 4 programme presented by journalist Vicky Spratt. This programme explores the experiences of homeowners trapped in high-interest mortgages following the financial crisis. Click here to listen: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Thank you to everyone who sent in their submissions for this year's photography competition. The competition is now closed and we will not be accepting any submissions. We will notify the winner in June so keep an eye on all our social media for the announcement! 📸

Check out the newest feature written about our Smart Forests project led by our own Professor Jennifer Gabrys. If you'd like to read more about this ground-breaking project, click here: www.cshss.cam.ac.uk/research/res...

This is a call to reopen the question of normativity in sociology – as a condition of our practice and theories. Sociology operates between critique and commitment, yet our normative entanglements are typically black-boxed or taken as self-explanatory.

Our Yr 10-13 photo competition is now open for entries! This year's theme is "Real Utopia's". The winning student and school will each receive £100 as well as an invitation to visit the University of Cambridge (the tour will be offered online for schools outside of the UK.

Check out one of our Sociology professors Dr Robert Dorschel's thought provoking piece in the Journal of Cultural Economy below!

Really exciting to have both @samfriedman.bsky.social and @aaronreeves.bsky.social at today’s Sociology seminar series @camsociology.bsky.social Theoretically and empirically rich talk on how elites in Britain manage to reproduce

My obituary for Michael Burawoy has been published by Work in the Global Economy. I tried to provide both some insight into Michael as a person, his work and especially his politics. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

📢 Exciting news! The full agenda for next week's Structural Injustice Conference is available! Join us for the day or just a session - whether your interest is law, labour, criminal justice, social injustice, AI or health inequalities. Register now: www.polis.cam.ac.uk/events/struc...

How can we improve work-life balance? In the latest episode of the We Society podcast🎙️, Will Hutton is joined by Prof. Clare Kelliher & Prof Brendan Burchell @camsociology.bsky.social to discuss the benefits of shorter workweeks on productivity & wellbeing. Listen now 👂 ➡️ https://buff.ly/4gmPNb6

Join us tomorrow (Tues 11 Feb) for The Love Jones Cohort. Please note that this is not a step-free venue.

Join our Assistant Professor in Gender @shannonphilip.bsky.social on 20 Feb for a discussion on Gender, Sexuality and Criminality in South Asia. From 5pm in the Alison Richard Building, Cambridge #queerhistorymonth

Hear from Prof Brendan Burchell about his research into the changing landscape of work culture.

Join us for Kris Marsh's lunchtime seminar on being single in the Black middle class. "The Love Jones Cohort" will be discussed on Tues 11 Feb from 12.30. www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/events/socio...

Hear Zeina Al Azmeh's seminar on The Struggle for Meaning in Post Assadist Syria at youtu.be/7L694fUYeU8 More info at www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/events/socio...

Could lab-grown human sperm and eggs be a reality in a decade? Listen to our Emeritus Professor Sarah Franklin from 2:18:53 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join us tomorrow (28/1) for a lunchtime seminar on The ‘Struggle for Meaning’ in Post-Assadist Syria by Dr Zeina Al Azmeh. Starts at 12.30.

Digital Feminism - The Benefits and Pitfalls of Social Media Activism will be discussed by Christina Scharff on 3 Feb @camsociology.bsky.social seminar room. Please let us know if you have any access requirements.

The new Seeley Library in Cambridge University Library is now open! 👋Orientation tours are available to introduce Seeley Library users to the University Library building and the incredible resources available: loom.ly/SvS5yww

The Lent Term Sociology Seminar Series starts on Tues 28 Jan with The Struggle for Meaning in Post-Assadist Syria. Dr Zeina Al-Azmeh, will speak from 12.30 at the Sociology Seminar Room, Free School Lane, Cambridge. Info on all talks at www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/sociology-se...

We are delighted to announce the launch of our project film Smart Forests 📽! The film documents ongoing research into the increasing digitalization of forest environments. You can watch it now on our website: smartforests.net/smart-forests-film.

Join us for the launch of Undisciplined - Reclaiming the Right to Imagine, by Melz Owusu on Thurs 23 Jan from 4pm at the Sociology Seminar Room, Free School Lane, Cambridge, or online. More info at www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/events/book-...

Currently putting up posters for Craig Gent’s ( @vivaharehills.bsky.social) talk about his new book Cyberboss at @camsociology.bsky.social in March. Can’t wait!

We are looking for a new Outreach and Communications Officer as our wonderful current officer is moving on to a new role: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49463/

Reposting from X: Me discussing the GigRights research 'What do platform workers in the UK gig economy want?' Labour Rights + Voice via Unions and Platform Works Councils Read the research @bjireditor.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

📢 New blog post: The possibility of another world An extract from PhD student Melz Osuwu's brand new book published by @politybooks.bsky.social on new visions of freedom and the 'impossible' becoming possible. 👉https://www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/possibility-another-world