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Obituary: Professor Janet Fast

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Conference of the Parties (COP) 29

The Faculty of Social Sciences is well represented at this year's COP currently underway in Azerbaijan with delegates from a range of disciplines.
Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind 2024

We hope you can join us at Dr Steph Ejegi-Memeh's event, Unearthing Our Joy, which is part of this year's Festival of the Mind.
Festival of the Mind

Festival of the Mind returns to ºù«Ӱҵ

ºù«Ӱҵ's Festival of the Mind is back for its seventh edition this September (19-29 September). The free Festival, featuring the beloved Spiegeltent in Barker's Pool, promises to be the most ambitious programme yet.
The Sociological Studies Research Blog

Introducing the new Sociological Studies Research Blog

We are very excited to announce the launch of the new Sociological Studies Research Blog.

The blog has been created to reflect our commitment to interdisciplinary research, since our members of staff and postgraduate students participate within a wide range of interdisciplinary research, both based within the Department of Sociological Studies and across the University of ºù«Ӱҵ.
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New Instagram policy bans harmful weight loss content for younger users

Dr Ysabel Gerrard has been involved in a ground-breaking new policy change from a social media giant to restrict access to content about certain weight loss plans and cosmetic procedures for under-18s.
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Research conducted by ºù«Ӱҵ academics included in new APPGC report on children’s social care

Professor Kate Morris, Dr Will Mason and Calum Webb from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ were recently part of the four nation study of unequal rates of care and protection interventions in children’s lives.
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Baby loss research wins ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2019

Professor Kate Reed from the Department of Sociology is a winner of the Outstanding Societal Impact in the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize 2019 with colleagues Dr Elspeth Whitby and Dr Julie Ellis for their research into infant post-mortems.
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New leadership for the Department of Sociological Studies

On May 1st 2019 Professor Kate Morris will step down as Head of Department, and after a short period of study leave she will take up her new role as Faculty of Social Sciences Director of Teaching and Learning (from August 1st 2019).