Welcome to our Alumni Community

Sociology at Oxford has a diverse and distinguished history and we know our many alumni go on to work or study in a multitude of sectors and environments across the world.

This page celebrates our alumni as a vital part of our community while also keeping you up to date with what's happening in the Department.

We would love to stay in touch with you - feel free to tell us what you are doing now, your achievements, reflections on your student experience, or any other news you would like featured on our website. Please email us at comms@sociology.ox.ac.uk!

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Alumni News

Yiu-tung Suen

Alumni Spotlight: Meet expert on LGBT+ research Yiu-tung Suen

Iris Lo

Research by alum Dr Iris Po Yee LO reveals how non-heterosexual women in China navigate parenthood

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Rebecca W. Y. Wong wins the 2020 Asian Criminological Society Distinguished Book Award

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There are lots of ways you can get involved in the Oxford Sociology community.

As a member of our alumni you can: 

  • Be featured on our website in an Alumni Spotlight
  • Follow our Twitter/X, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts
  • Join our online seminars (or offer to give a talk yourself!)
  • Offer opportunities (internships, visits, mentoring) to our current students.
  • Donate!

If you are interested in one or more of these opportunities, please get in touch

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We'd love to stay in contact with you, but if you have not heard from us, this may mean you have not given us permission. Under new regulations we can't contact you with details of news and events unless you indicate you would like to receive communications from us.

If you would like to hear from us, you should register with Oxford Alumni Online and ensure that you do not opt-out of Department communications.

You can also sign up to receive termly newsletters about our seminars and events, which you can attend online.