Don’t forget! ⏰ The first deadline for 2025–26 MSc, MPhil & DPhil applications is 9 January. It’s also the latest deadline for most Oxford scholarships - apply by then to be considered 🎓

Next week! 📢 We’re hosting 'Facing AI: Research Opportunities & Challenges in Today’s Social Sciences' - an in-person workshop with 14 presentations from scholars across the social sciences. 🗓️ 18–19 Dec 2025 | ⏰ 10:00–17:00 📝 Registration required: www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/facing...

✍️ A new article by Prof Heather Hamill explores how one organised crime network exploited legal frameworks and commercial infrastructures to traffic £7 million of fake pharmaceuticals into the UK supply chain 💊 Read more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/crim...

💬 Prof Michael Biggs’ lecture on puberty blockers, delivered at the Medico-Legal Society in Oct 2025, has now been published in the Society’s Journal - read it now ⬇️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

✍️🌎✈️ A new study shows global migration research is heavily skewed: some countries get disproportionate attention while many others are overlooked. Using 125k publications, researchers reveal persistent gaps, especially in lower-income regions. 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/lowe...

🎥 We spoke to Professor Anthony Heath, our first Head of Department, about his experiences at Oxford Sociology - and his hopes for the new Anthony Heath Scholarship. 🌟 The scholarship will support outstanding UK students pursuing the MSc Sociology! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNFn...

Last month, we hosted @maxmorris.bsky.social to celebrate the publication of Not Sex Work! 📚 The book explores the linked histories & politics of LGBTQ+ people & sex workers, unpacking what “incidental sex work” means in the digital era. Watch now! 🎥👇 youtu.be/ay0OF3NulNE?...

🚨 Apply before 5pm on Monday!!! 🚨

📢🎓 Join us tomorrow for an online information session on applying to the DPhil in Sociology! We’ll walk you through: 📋 Admissions requirements 💰 Funding opportunities 🎯 Programme & key milestones 🤝 Supervision & research support Sign up now: forms.office.com/e/zhQ9TUiYWf

📢 Join us TOMORROW for an online info session about applying to the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨‍🎓 We’ll cover 📋 admissions, 💰 funding, 🎯 course milestones, and 🤝 supervision. Sign up now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL

📢🎓 Join us tomorrow for an online info session about applying to the MSc in Sociology! We’ll cover 📋 admissions, 💰 funding, 🎯 course structure & milestones, and 🤝 supervision. Sign up now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/mmMRmqz7vF

✨🥳 We’re delighted to announce the new Anthony Heath Scholarship, supporting UK students on the MSc in Sociology! 🧑‍🎓 Covering fees + a living stipend, it honours our first Head of Department, Professor Anthony Heath. Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...

📢 Join us TOMORROW for an online info session about applying to the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨‍🎓 We’ll cover 📋 admissions, 💰 funding, 🎯 course milestones, and 🤝 supervision. Sign up now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL

📢 We’re also holding an online info session for those considering applying for the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨‍🎓 Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL

👩‍🎓 Are you planning to apply for the MSc in Sociology at Oxford? Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨ ✍️ forms.office.com/e/mmMRmqz7vF

💡💻 How is digital transformation shaping gender equality? Join us on Monday to hear about the Digital Gender Gaps project from Prof Ridhi Kashyap ✨

📚 Remember to join us to celebrate the publication of Dr @maxmorris.bsky.social's book 'Not Sex Work' this Friday! The book explores the parallel histories & intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities & sex workers. 🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception! RSVP ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ

🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨 We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social! We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍 Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Just one week left to register for my book launch event at the University of Oxford. 📖🎉 This study drew on queer method and theory to explore casual forms of sex work in the digital era. 💷📲 While focusing on post-identity, I highlight overlaps between movements for LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. 🌈☂️

📢 Join us on Monday for a seminar with Dr Florian Foos, who will discuss whether Get-Out-The-Vote interventions reduce or deepen turnout inequality - and introduce a new Gini-based measure of electoral participation 🗳️ 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/differ...

🎓🎉 Congratulations to Grace Cheong and Jiaxuan Li on their outstanding achievements in the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! Grace received the A.H. Halsey Prize for Best Thesis, and Jiaxuan was awarded the Prize for Best Overall Performance 👏👏 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...

👩‍🎓 Are you planning to apply for the DPhil in Sociology at Oxford? Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✍️ forms.office.com/e/zhQ9TUiYWf

📢 We're looking for a full-time Research Assistant to work with Prof @aksoyundan.bsky.social on a project evaluating the DfE's Fundamental British Values initiative. 🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics! 🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

📚🏳️‍🌈 Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr @maxmorris.bsky.social's book 'Not Sex Work' - a study of the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities and sex workers. 🗓️ 5pm, 14 November 🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ

How does being first in the family to attend university influence life after graduation? 🎓 Join Professor Morag Henderson on Monday for a seminar exploring education choices and labour market outcomes in England. 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/first-...

📢 We’re inviting Expressions of Interest for the 2026 @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowships! This scheme supports early career researchers to carry out a major piece of publishable work. 📅 Apply with @OxfordSociology by 1 Dec 2025! www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...

📢 We’re also holding an online info session for those considering applying for the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨‍🎓 Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL

👩‍🎓 Are you planning to apply for the MSc in Sociology at Oxford? Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨ ✍️ forms.office.com/e/mmMRmqz7vF

📝 A study co-authored by Fanqi Zeng finds that surveillance cameras affect how safe Chinese citizens feel - but not equally. More spending on cameras boosts locals’ sense of safety, while migrants feel safer only when strong social ties are present. 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/surv...

Researchers from Oxford Sociology are at the Museum of Oxford today (until 1pm!) for the Festival of Social Science ✨ Learn about invisible work - the unseen labour in homes, workplaces & communities. Stop by and say hi! 👋 @socsci.ox.ac.uk #ESRCFestival

Delighted to share that I'll be doing a book launch in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford, 5pm Friday 14th November (three weeks away). This @sociologyoxford.bsky.social talk will be followed by a drinks reception. All welcome; RSVP here: www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...

Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr José Ignacio Carrasco @carrasco-jig.bsky.social, who will explore how migrant networks shape emigration rates at the population level 🌍 📅➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...

Women are 19% less likely to use the internet and 8% less likely to own a mobile phone than men. That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍

✍️ Published in @pnas.org, NEW data from 2,075 regions across 117 LMICs reveals a stark digital divide: women still face major barriers to internet access and mobile ownership 📱💻 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...

Join us next Tuesday (28th) 09:00 - 13:00 for a family-fun guessing game about invisible forms of work at the Museum of Oxford! 🧹🧽🍳👩‍🍼Cute tokens to win, and you get to hear a bit about our work! @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social

The GenTime team @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social will be hosting family-friendly guessing games about 'Invisible Work' at the Museum of Oxford, 28th Oct 👉Click to find out more! www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/invisible-work @sociologyoxford.bsky.social #ESRCFestival

📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research! If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓 Sign up ✍️➡️ forms.office.com/e/TViD46Kdxz

🧠 Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr Lynn Schneider! She will explore the lived experiences, psychosocial outcomes, and support needs of children in families linked to extremism and terrorism. 📍 Online & in person 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/extrem...

Michaelmas term seminars start Mondays at 12:45pm! ✨🗣️ University members are welcome to join in-person and everyone is welcome online! Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars

Welcome to all the new students joining us this week 🎉 and welcome back to everyone returning to Oxford! Looking forward to an amazing year ahead! 🤩

📹 #ICYMI Dr Emilia Ziosi spoke with @france24.com after US forces struck a 3rd vessel allegedly trafficking drugs. Emilia's research explores the flow of illicit drugs in Central America. Watch now 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...

📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research! If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓 Sign up ✍️➡️ forms.office.com/e/TViD46Kdxz

📝 NEW in @bjsociology.bsky.social - Prof Michael Biggs compares how transgender identities were captured in the Scottish Census vs. the Census of England & Wales. Read now ⬇️ onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

📝💡 New research by Prof @manyeekan.bsky.social & Dr @gczching.bsky.social finds that teenage girls spend more time on domestic work than boys - with the largest gender gaps found in Western societies, though still pronounced in East Asia. 🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...

One more week left to apply for a 3-year postdoc in Demography (deadline: Sept 30, 12:00 midday UK time). Join me at the Sociology Department in Oxford to study global fertility change as part of the DIVREP project!👇

Welcome to @aksoyundan.bsky.social, who has joined us as Associate Professor in Sociology! 🎉 His research covers religious behaviour, cooperation and trust 🤝 Game theory, statistical and computational methods are amongst his research tools 💻🎲 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/people/ozan-...

We're looking for a Project Officer to support two exciting projects: our Bronze reaccreditation application to Athena Swan and the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 📝 Join us! 🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

🎙️📊 Dr @zhuofeilu.bsky.social recently presented his research to the Government of Alberta, showing how quantitative social science can inform public safety policy - from wildfire patterns to childcare inspection compliance 👇 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/usin...

📝 New research shows cybercrime groups are increasingly recruiting ordinary citizens - without their knowledge - to take part in crimes like fraud, ID theft & money laundering 💻💵 Read more ⬇️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...

🎉👏 Congrats to Martina Baradel, awarded an @erc.europa.eu Starting Grant for her project on how organised crime groups - particularly the Japanese yakuza - expand abroad! www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09...