REMINDER: our next seminar is from Ulla McKnight, who will be sharing her research on racialised health inequalities. You can join us in person or online, 1pm Thurs 20 Nov 👇🏾

#ERSBookSymposium 📕 What is antiracism, how should it be done, and what are its aims? Brett St Louis @ethnicityuk.bsky.social engages with John Solomos's #Antiracism, exploring the plurality of antiracisms and how to build alliances. @politybooks.bsky.social Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0141...

'Many of the young people referred to Prevent need support from healthcare or social care services, not a counter-terrorism intervention.' Hilary Pilkington comments as final report of Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy & Practice published www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/o...

January 2026 special issue of South Atlantic Quarterly (Duke UP) edited by Sarah Bufkin & Ida Danewid theorises racial capitalism in (post)imperial Europe. My contribution discusses the relationship between racialisation of Roma through workfare & debtfare, and high industrial employment in Czechia

1 WEEK: Reflecting on Manchester Criminal Prosecutions 📅 17 Nov, 5pm 📍Sam Alex Building Book: https://ow.ly/ibxU50Xe7zX University of Manchester School of Social Sciences School of Arts, Languages and Cultures @uomlaw.bsky.social CoDE - Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity Garden Court Chambers

SEMINAR: Student Voices in the Archives 🗓️ 1-2pm, Thurs 11 Dec(Online) 🗣️Sue Heath & Grant Collier Explore student life through UoM archives Part of the @thejohnrylands.bsky.social lunchtime seminar series @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/student-vo...

📖New book: Gender Studies: An interdisciplinary approach By @sophierwoodward.bsky.social & @kath070.bsky.social & published by @elgarpublishing.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/gen...

@meghanetinsley.bsky.social comments on the importance of representation in memorials in this article about delays to a proposed Muslim war memorial by @weronikas.bsky.social in @hyphenonline.com @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social hyphenonline.com/2025/11/05/m...

🏠 Decent Homes for all 📅 9.45-1pm Fri 21 Nov 2025 📌 Ascension Church Hulme Exploring progress so far, & next steps in, providing good quality, safe, affordable and secure homes for Manchester residents. @ndenoronha.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/decent-hom...

✍ What happens when writing itself becomes dangerous? When the stories we read, research, & share carry the potential to harm? Two new blog reflections from postgraduate researchers at @manchester.ac.uk offer powerful insights into the ethical and emotional weight of engaging with 'risky' texts. 🧵

Congratulations to Patty Doran 🥳for winning the Outstanding Contribution to Research Impact at the Research Staff Excellence Awards 👇🏾

SEMINAR: Addressing racialised health inequalities in Sexual health care by using race as a marker of vulnerability to Trichomonas vaginalis infection – what could possibly go wrong? 🗣️Ulla McKnight (Sussex) 📅1-2.30pm, Thurs 20 Nov 2025 📌Manchester/online events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

EXHIBITION: Hulme Nannas' exhibition of (in)visibility, community and urban change 6-8pm Weds 5 Nov 2025, Manchester Museum 🎨Art 🗣️short talks 🍰food 🎵music! #McrESRCFest #ESRCFestival @uomsoss.bsky.social @muarg.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hulme-nann...

Spare hour over half-term? Join Chata the golden retriever on Thurs 30th October for a family-friendly foray into what ‘work’ looks like from a dog’s perspective at the PMH in Manchester, part of the ESRC Festival of Social Sciences @morgancentre.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social @ukri.org

Join us for this panel event exploring Manchester criminal prosecutions by focusing on the experiences of Jade Akoum, whose brother Yousef Makki was killed in 2019 aged 17. Free - all welcome.

🎓Fully-funded PhD studentship: 'A reparatory history of the Manchester Royal Exchange in collaboration with the Royal Exchange Theatre Supervisors: @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social @sadiahabib.bsky.social & Kerry Pimblott Apply by Fri 14 Nov 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

💬 What does sociology teach us about life and death? Join Prof. Kate Reed of @uomsociology.bsky.social for her inaugural lecture on reproductive loss, post-mortem, and bereavement. 🗓️ 28 Oct | 4–6pm 📍 Humanities Bridgeford Street 🎟️ Get your ticket below👇 #SoSSEvents #SoSSResearch #Sociology

📝Leading Bangladesh’s government colleges toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4: principal and vice-principal perspectives - Subrata Kumar Mallick on how college leaders put SDG4 (inclusive/equitable education) into practice in their work www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fully funded PhD opportunity Centring older ethnically minoritised residents' experiences in N Manchester to create more resilient communities Apply by 14 Nov Working with Camilla Lewis @tinebuffel.bsky.social @muarg.bsky.social www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Join us at The Making Room Fair – an evening celebrating upcycling, sustainable fashion, and creative community in Manchester. 📅 Thursday 6th November, 4–10pm 📍 The Yard, Manchester 🎟 Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk... @ukri.org @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social

A @uomsociology.bsky.social study by Dr @m-latchoumaya.bsky.social reveals how French citizens of Indian descent are made invisible in France’s colour-blind model of identity — and how they’re pushing back. 👉 www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s... #SoSSResearch

📢We have just released a few more tickets for Gary Younge's Faber lecture this Thursday evening 👇🏾 @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @socialresponuom.bsky.social @ethnicityuk.bsky.social

Gary Younge will deliver the first Faber lecture on the burden of representation 🗣️Pigeonholed: Creative freedom as an act of resistance 📅 7pm, 16 Oct @uomsociology.bsky.social Find out more:

VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026) Closing date: 20 Oct 2025 Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’. @britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Sharing an event by @njbarnett.bsky.social: Class in the Workplace from New Jerusalem to the Present: Panel Discussion 24 Oct 1:30-3pm, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social Ft: @rebeccalongbailey.com, @mikesavagelse.bsky.social & @mrhyspowell.bsky.social #McrESRCFest www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/class-in-t...

INAUGURAL LECTURE: 🗣️ Start or end of life? Advancing the Sociology of Life, Death & Bereavement - Kate Reed 📅4-5pm Tues 29 Oct 2025 📌In person (University of Manchester) or online 🎟️Free, register via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/start-or-e...

VACANCY: Research Associate - Uncovering Hidden Inequality: New ways of doing death admin Apply by 9 Oct, 3yr post (full time), £37-39k Please do apply or help us share this job 🙏 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

FABER LECTURE: 🗣️Pigeonholed: Creative freedom as an act of resistance - Gary Younge 📅 7pm Thurs 16 Oct 2025 (doors 6.30pm) 📍Friends’ Meeting House, Manchester 🎫Tickets & more info on Faber website faber.co.uk/product/uom-...

📝'Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach' New article by Pippa Winship, @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Vanessa May @muarg.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It's that time of year again! Welcome to all of our students joining us to start a new course...and welcome back to all our returning students 🤗🎓 @uomsoss.bsky.social

Big news from @officialuom.bsky.social The @ukdataservice.bsky.social is shaping the future of health data in England Led by Prof @vanessahiggins.bsky.social & Prof @gerontologyuk.bsky.social, researchers are now being heard by DHSC & ONS 📊 Advocacy, consultation & impact 🔗 bit.ly/UKDS-healthd...

🎧Listen to Simin Fadaee discussing her book 'Global Marxism' with Gabriel Rockhill on the Critical Theory Workshop channel. @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jpS...

Register to explore a pioneering technique to successfully retrieve &analyse the text of tightly restricted social media context at a large scale: tinyurl.com/bd4xhs3x 📅3rd Oct ⏰4-5PM @uomsociology.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomscieng.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social

📝Not white, not seen: study uncovers France’s racial blind spot New research from @m-latchoumaya.bsky.social writing in @ersjournal.com @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s...

📝Capital of Life in Death: How Bereaved Individuals Mobilise Cultural and Social Capital in UK Death Administration @ltowers728.bsky.social & Kate Reed in @bjsociology.bsky.social on the sociology of bereavement admin @uomsoss.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🔗Read more about the story here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/s... @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social

Early Career Researcher Network meeting: 🗣 Activism & Academia (followed by 'Pigeonholed', Faber lecture by Gary Younge) 📆Thurs 16 Oct 2025 Manchester www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/activism-a...

“A flag doesn’t hold any inherent meaning – it’s about why you put it up and what’s behind it.” Bridget Byrne comments on the recent increase in St George's flags @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/life-style/e...

EVENT: Collaborative Café: Conversations on Racism 📆 12-4:30pm,Thurs 11 Sept 2025 📍Bluecoat Arts Centre, Liverpool Dialogue & discussions on racism & intersectionality. Organised by Dr Niroshan Ramachandran. @uomsociology.bsky.social events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...

Can you really make money from rubbish? This new article by Dan Welch and Pawan Srikanth explores the potential of mining landfill sites. @uomsoss.bsky.social @sustainableuom.bsky.social blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2025/0...

🎧Dharmi Kapadia contributes to this episode of #AntiSocial on racism & prejudice. Dharmi discusses our research on the many complex, overlapping & accumulating impacts of racism. (Dharmi's section starts around 22:40mins) @uomsoss.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

New article from @amit-singh.bsky.social on how young working-class people balance potential risk and reward in decisions on whether to go to university 👇🏾

“My disappointment is the closure of churches. What they’ve forgotten is there was a social aspect to churches. It’s an anchor.” – Doris, 86 years old @lucilang.bsky.social @uomsociology.bsky.social on the impact of lockdown on older people's faith-based routines. #OpenAccess buff.ly/wCcSnD1

From the 1890s tobacco boycott to the 1953 coup and 1979 revolution, Iranians have long resisted external control. Now, with Israel and U.S. involvement, Dr. Simin Fadaee, @uomsociology.bsky.social, explores what history can teach us about sovereignty and struggle. 🔗 Linked below: #SoSSResearch

New article: ✨Relational dynamite: Engagements with kinship at the interface of donor conception & DNA testing Petra Nordqvist, Leah Gilman, Caroline Redhead, Marie Fox, Nicky Hudson @fimaccallum.bsky.social @lucyfrith.bsky.social from #ConnecteDNA www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

...If you aren't part of our network but are an early career scholar of race, racism and ethnicity then you can join us here for online meetups, in person events and our email list. All welcome! www.ethnicity.ac.uk/connect/earl...

Are you part of our early career scholar network? We are collecting feedback on our activities - if you can help us out by filling in our short & sweet form we'd appreciate it 🙏🏾 www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

🎉 Sending congratulations to all our students graduating this week. We hope you get to take time to appreciate your achievement and wish you lots of success in whatever you do next! @uomsoss.bsky.social

New article: Group formation and social structure: On networks and identities Nick Crossley in @actasociologica.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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