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Oxford Sociology invites applications for Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024

10 May 2024
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Alumni Spotlight: Dora Meredith, Director, ODI Europe think tank

02 May 2024
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Flawed census question leads to inaccurate data on gender identity

30 April 2024
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World-first Cybercrime Index maps the global geography of cybercrime

10 April 2024
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Qiaoyu Luo completes DPhil and joins Department as postdoc working in organised crime

04 April 2024
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A call for evidence-based policies for the reintegration of ex-offenders

28 March 2024
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Department of Sociology to launch Oxford Sociology Network

27 March 2024
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Alumni Spotlight: Sarah Brand, Director of Media, Science Inc

06 March 2024
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Henglong Luo completes DPhil exploring role of education in shaping gender inequalities in China

21 February 2024
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Women who take part in empowerment programmes as teenagers face lower levels of domestic violence

15 February 2024
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DPhil student Xinyi Zhao wins two awards for demographic paper

23 January 2024
Seven members of a yakuza gang pose for a picture, including Nichimura Mako, the only woman to ever formally join a yakuza gang as a full member

The story of the only woman to join Japan's yakuza: Martina Baradel writes for The Conversation

17 January 2024
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Motherhood reduces time spent in paid work; this trend has persisted over last three decades

13 December 2023
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MPhil Student Spotlight: Zijia Tan

22 November 2023
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Invisible stripes: individuals with a criminal record are discriminated against in the UK labour market

17 November 2023
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Alum Emanuel Deutschmann wins Hans L. Zetterberg Prize in Sociology

01 November 2023
Ridhi Kashyap

Professor Ridhi Kashyap wins prestigious Leverhulme Prize

20 October 2023
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New data: changing opinions toward immigration in the UK

04 October 2023
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Maria Gargiulo wins A.H. Halsey Prizes for MPhil performance

27 September 2023
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Heather Hamill becomes Professor of Sociology

18 September 2023
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MSc Student Spotlight: Rachyl Lim

14 September 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Ying Zhou, Director of the Future of Work Research Centre

23 August 2023
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Individuals with a strong sense of belonging are more likely to protest and emigrate if their voices are not heard

16 August 2023
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MSc Student Spotlight: Julián Gutiérrez-Martínez

19 July 2023