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Image of the book cover of 'Yakuza Blues: Vita e morte nella mafia giapponese' by Martina Baradel

Martina Baradel sheds light on 70 years of Japan's yakuza in new book

12 March 2025
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Bridging the Digital Divide: Gender Inequality in Online Access

08 March 2025
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Gender and Time Use: The Hidden Gender Inequality Shaping Everyday Life

08 March 2025
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MSc Student Spotlight: Zhiwo (Suzy) Xu

04 February 2025
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AI models predict fiscal constraints and growing social tensions due to ageing populations

29 January 2025
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Congratulations to Yan Zhang and Filip Němeček on the successful completion of their DPhils

08 January 2025
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New study reveals the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on other causes of death

20 December 2024
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The challenges of integrating human behaviour into disease modelling

19 December 2024
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New paper reveals industrialisation of cybercrime in China

13 December 2024
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Research explores how drug flows become embedded in transit countries

06 December 2024
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Owning a home in the US linked to longer life

04 December 2024
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Congratulations to Gabriel Funari and Xinyi Zhao on the successful completion of their DPhils

28 November 2024
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Study reveals global trends for menstrual tracking app use

21 November 2024
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Oxford Sociology invites applications for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2025

06 November 2024
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Zoe Abrams and Louis MacPherson win A.H. Halsey Prizes for MSc results

05 November 2024
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Study finds organised crime group reduces local crime rates in UK neighbourhood

01 November 2024
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DPhil Student Spotlight: Haohao Lei

30 October 2024
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The demographic consequences of social movements: protests delay marriage formation in Ethiopia

23 October 2024
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New report explores factors impacting social mobility and adolescent wellbeing in the UK

09 October 2024
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Alum Alicia García-Sierra wins ECSR prize for DPhil thesis

08 October 2024
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Study reveals significant disparities among transgender populations in Denmark

05 September 2024
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Mapping drug smuggling networks in Japan using trial documents

21 August 2024
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Alumni Spotlight: Rebecca Wong, Associate Professor in Criminology

07 August 2024
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Simon Cooper and Yifan Lu win A.H. Halsey Prizes for MPhil results

30 July 2024