Department of Sociology to launch Oxford Sociology Network
​​​​​​​

Image
Image of researchers talking

As part of our 25th Anniversary celebrations, the Department of Sociology is creating the Oxford Sociology Network, an academic community made up of scholars doing sociological or sociology-adjacent research in the Universities of Oxford or Oxford Brookes. 

We want the Network to be a supportive academic environment which fosters and encourages innovative research, knowledge exchange, academic success and professional development. 

One of our main goals will be to create opportunities for academics to meet and collaborate across departments and disciplines, and to explore new methodologies and perspectives, advancing sociology as a subject.

Members of the Network will also be listed on our website, becoming a resource for those trying to identify academics undertaking sociological work in Oxford.

The Network will meet every term to create opportunities for collaboration. We will also hold an annual lecture on a sociological topic in Michaelmas term, which will be open to all.

Our first event, on Tuesday 16th April, will be 'research speed-dating' - a chance for the Network to meet and get to know one another, and discover whether there are any research synergies, all while having a drink.

If you are a sociologist in Oxford and are interested in getting involved, please fill out this quick form

LATEST NEWS

Image of Heather Hamill

Professor Heather Hamill appointed new Head of Department

Graphic of AI

National context shapes AI’s transformation of sociology

Image of two men embracing

Study finds sexual role identities among gay and bisexual men vary by age and region

Image of Ozan Aksoy and Aron Szekely at the 2026 INAS Conference

Ozan Aksoy wins 2026 Robert K. Merton Award from International Network of Analytical Sociologists

.grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.listing-item-wrapper.item-style-row_without_separator_square, .grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.listing-item-wrapper.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image { border-bottom: solid 1px #182541; padding-bottom: 18px; } p { margin: 0 0 20px; } .wrapper-main h2, .wrapper-main h3, .wrapper-main h4, .wrapper-main h5, .wrapper-main h6 { color: #182541; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-row.item-style-row_without_separator_square .listing-item-info-box-wrapper { display: none; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-tile .listing-item-pub-date { font-style: normal; display: none; } .wrapper-main ul.nav-tabs { margin-bottom: 30px; } .nav-tabs > li.active > a::after { content: "\f0d7"; font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid","Font Awesome 5 Free","FontAwesome" !important; font-weight: 900; position: absolute; bottom: -25px; left: 40%; color: #182541; font-size: 1.65em; } .nav-tabs > li > a:hover::after { content: "\f0d7"; bottom: -25px; left: 40%; color: #182541; font-size: 1.65em; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper .text-box .text-box-row-2, .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper .text-box .text-box-row-1 { width: 100% !important; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper { width: 33%; } .fa-chevron-circle-right::before { content: "\f0da"; font-size: 0.75em; } body.chevron-right :not(.item-style-grouping-card) .hvr-icon-grow::before { content: "\f0da"; } .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing article.listing-list-style { background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid; } .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing .views-row-even article.listing-list-style, .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing article.listing-list-style :hover, .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing .views-row-odd article.listing-list-style { background-color: white; } .oxdrupal-symplectic-publications-list-item.listing-list-style { padding: 20px 0; } article.listing-list-style .list-style-title h3 p { font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600; color: #182541; margin-bottom: 20px} .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing article.listing-list-style { font-weight: 300; } .list-style-symplectic-publication-parent-title { color: #e6006b; } .grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.item-style-feed_twitter_full { margin-bottom: 20px; } .tweet-media { display: none; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-row.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image .listing-item-info-box-wrapper { display: none; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image .text-box-wrapper .text-box-and-chevron-wrapper .text-wrapper { padding-left: 0px; }
.grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.listing-item-wrapper.item-style-row_without_separator_square, .grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.listing-item-wrapper.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image { border-bottom: solid 1px #182541; padding-bottom: 18px; } p { margin: 0 0 20px; } .wrapper-main h2, .wrapper-main h3, .wrapper-main h4, .wrapper-main h5, .wrapper-main h6 { color: #182541; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-row.item-style-row_without_separator_square .listing-item-info-box-wrapper { display: none; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-tile .listing-item-pub-date { font-style: normal; display: none; } .wrapper-main ul.nav-tabs { margin-bottom: 30px; } .nav-tabs > li.active > a::after { content: "\f0d7"; font-family: "Font Awesome 5 Free Solid","Font Awesome 5 Free","FontAwesome" !important; font-weight: 900; position: absolute; bottom: -25px; left: 40%; color: #182541; font-size: 1.65em; } .nav-tabs > li > a:hover::after { content: "\f0d7"; bottom: -25px; left: 40%; color: #182541; font-size: 1.65em; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper .text-box .text-box-row-2, .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper .text-box .text-box-row-1 { width: 100% !important; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-landscape_textoverlay_left_bottom .text-box-wrapper { width: 33%; } .fa-chevron-circle-right::before { content: "\f0da"; font-size: 0.75em; } body.chevron-right :not(.item-style-grouping-card) .hvr-icon-grow::before { content: "\f0da"; } .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing article.listing-list-style { background-color: white; border-bottom: 1px solid; } .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing .views-row-even article.listing-list-style, .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing article.listing-list-style :hover, .wrapper-main .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing .publication-listing .views-row-odd article.listing-list-style { background-color: white; } .oxdrupal-symplectic-publications-list-item.listing-list-style { padding: 20px 0; } article.listing-list-style .list-style-title h3 p { font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600; color: #182541; margin-bottom: 20px} .paragraphs-item-symplectic-publications-listing article.listing-list-style { font-weight: 300; } .list-style-symplectic-publication-parent-title { color: #e6006b; } .grid-listing .listing-item-wrapper.display-style-list.item-style-feed_twitter_full { margin-bottom: 20px; } .tweet-media { display: none; } div.listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-grouping-row.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image .listing-item-info-box-wrapper { display: none; } .listing-item-wrapper article.listing-item.item-style-row_without_separator_no_image .text-box-wrapper .text-box-and-chevron-wrapper .text-wrapper { padding-left: 0px; }