Take part in an essential networking event for Medical Sociology academics and professionals – call for papers by 10 April for the BSA Medical Sociology Annual Conference 2026, 8-10 September, Northumbria University tinyurl.com/bde724d7
Call for abstracts by 20 March for our Work, Employment and Society Conference at the University of Bath, 9-11 September. We invite submissions on the theme of the conference, ‘Work and Employment in the Great Reshuffle: Navigating the Polycrisis’.
@bsa-weel.bsky.social
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A great opportunity to shape the future of sociology! The BSA seeks one Membership Services Trustee and two Teacher Trustees for its governing Board.
Applications by 14 April, details at: www.mi-nomination.com/bsatrustee
Call for Papers by 2 April for ‘Storytelling turbulence: Methodological challenges of presenting contemporary complexities’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum event for BSA members, University of Manchester, 20 May tinyurl.com/3a44d2vf
Opportunity: We’re seeking an outstanding new Chair for the Campaign for Social Science. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of the Campaign’s work & to grow its impact.⏰The deadline for applications is 7 April 2026. Find out more➡️ acss.org.uk/news/academy...
🚨🚨 BSA Conference 2026 Announcement 🚨🚨
👉 Ever wonder how to turn pedagogy into publications?
👉 Prof. Peter Khan (former editor of Teaching in HE) and Dr. Eileen Pollard (MMU) will tell you how during an interactive workshop
👉 9 April 9AM, Lecture Theatre B, Uni of Manchester
📢 See you there!
Just over 2 weeks left until our event!
Tune in to sociology! Hear interviews with authors of articles published in ASA journals, including the American Sociological Review, @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social, @sociusjournal.bsky.social, @contexts.org, @teachingsociology.bsky.social, @spquarterly.bsky.social, and more! https://bit.ly/3LMjWqK
Places are still available for our last Lent Term public seminar this Thursday. Professor @kategooch.bsky.social will speak about her research paper 'Nothing to lose? State (il)legitimacy, moral communication and prison homicide'.
Learn more and book your place: www.crim.cam.ac.uk/events/nothi...
BSA Members - make the most of our Annual Conference in April. Book now for a free online event, ‘Making the most of the Annual Conference 2026’, 25 March.
Vice Chair Jen Remnant will cover chairing, presenting, asking questions, session selection and networking.
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‘The session will highlight challenges in researching emotions’- book now for ‘Methods and Methodologies’, a BSA Sociology of Emotions Study Group online event on Friday 13 March tinyurl.com/55vjwdkw #sociology
Issues covered by sociology of religion and medical sociology often overlap, but the disciplines rarely intersect – this event is a chance for shared learning.
Call for papers by Thursday 12 March for ‘Sociology of Religion and Medical Sociology Joint Hybrid Event’, 17 April tinyurl.com/y5utkmwz
Call for Papers by 24 March for ‘Doing Emotions: Emotional Practice and Reflexivity in Everyday Life’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum Regional Event, 19 May, Edinburgh
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We are thrilled to announce our new study group on Activism, Social Movements and Revolutions (ASMR) as part of the BSA @britsoci.bsky.social! We're a community of knowledge & practice aiming to advance ASMR through political engagement, research, events & collaborations. Join us! #Sociology #BSA
Ahead of our 26th March event, read the recently published SAQ issue here:
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Missed our co-organised event on 'Hope and refusal in an era of criminalized care: Responses to Pirate Care'? The video recording of the event is now available online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSyF...
#PirateCare #SocialMovements #Resistance @plutopress.bsky.social
Registration for the BSA Annual Conference is now OPEN.
Held on the eve of the Association’s 75th anniversary, this year’s conference offers a moment to think sociologically how our histories shape our present.
Join us from 8-10 April at the University of Manchester. tinyurl.com/2yzy7u8j
Congratulations to this year’s nominees for the Work, Employment and Society Journal Sage Prize!
Find the full list of articles below.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
We are very happy to announce this year’s nominees for the Sociology Sage Prize for Innovation and/or Excellence!
Find the full list of nominees below.
www.britsoc.co.uk/opportunitie...
Call for Papers by 1 April for ‘Human Reproduction Study Group Annual Conference’, 18 May, De Montfort University.
Over the past 24 years, the conference has attracted speakers from emerging, early career and experienced researchers, and those working in the field.
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Many thanks to everyone who attended the Pirate Care event today! The video recording will be shared soon.
Make sure to register for our next event which is due to take place on the 26th March from 5pm GMT - Racial Capitalism in Post(Imperial) Europe: A Roundtable
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We are very pleased to let you know that the latest entry in the Sociological & Cultural Studies blog series has just been published. In 'Away From the Faeries' @fergusmcneill.bsky.social asks what an old Scottish folktale might have to tell us about the meaning of rehabilitation. Please share.
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
Great episode of Thinking Allowed with two great contributors @academicdiary.bsky.social and @imogentyler.bsky.social. Well worth a listen! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Out now on the Sociology Staffroom podcast, @academicdiary.bsky.social discusses his work and his role as this year's @britsoci.bsky.social president.
This event will be taking place tomorrow from 7pm GMT!
It will continue conversations started in this recently published book review symposium: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
More details & registration link here: www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...
#Theory #Sociology #PirateCare
Happy Monday!
We are excited to announce the launch of our first Editorial Development Scheme (EDS).
Find more information and the application here – www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/want-join-ed....
Deadline for applications is 01/04/26
Postgrads – a chance to exchange ideas and find collaborative ways of knowing! Book now for ‘New Perspectives on Postgraduate Research and Future Career Pathways’, a free BSA Postgraduate Forum event, 28 March, Coventry tinyurl.com/52hhaevz #sociology
How can we move beyond static data collection? Find out by booking on ‘Innovating Ego-Network Research with Interactive Visual Tools’, a free online event supported by the BSA Social Network Analysis Group, 20 March
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Join GLARN @glalarn.bsky.social for their upcoming workshop Border as Possibility: Rewriting Reality with Gloria Anzaldua. Friday 20 March, 2-5pm. Register below.
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