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Federico Varese

Professor Federico Varese appointed new Head of Department

29 June 2021
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New research suggests the rate of ageing cannot be slowed due to biological constraints

25 June 2021
Young children raising their hands in a school classroom

Deni Mazrekaj receives the James Coleman Award for Best Article from the American Sociological Association

14 June 2021
Map of the United Kingdom with a focus on the north of england

North and South of England more divided than England and Scotland - article in The Conversation

30 April 2021
Federico Varese

Federico Varese, Professor of Criminology, awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grant

22 April 2021
Portraits of Evelina Akimova and Iris Po Yee Lo

Congratulations to Evelina Akimova and Iris Po Yee Lo on the successful completion of their DPhils in Sociology

16 April 2021
A child taking notes in front of a laptop

New study finds children learned 'little or nothing' during school closures, despite online learning

09 April 2021
Book cover of Home Free - featuring an illustration of an aerial view of a city and the text 'Home Free'

David Kirk wins the James Short Senior Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology

08 April 2021
Portraits of (left to right) Martina Baradel, Aashish Gupta and Fleur Meddens

The Department of Sociology and Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science awarded three prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowships

31 March 2021
Twin babies at the beach

Twin Peaks: New research shows number of twins being born in the world has reached an all-time high

15 March 2021
Melinda Mills

Melinda Mills appointed member of European Commission's High-Level Advisory Group to reflect on post-COVID economic and social challenges

01 March 2021
Entrance to Sciences Po in Paris

Applications now open for OxPo 2021-22 academic exchanges

02 February 2021
A coronavirus illustration

63,000 extra deaths and a year off life expectancy: COVID-19 in 2020 in England & Wales

28 January 2021
Two people holding signs which read '13 Climate Action' and '1 No Poverty'. Photo: UNDP Bhutan

World's largest survey of public opinion on climate change shows a majority of people call for wide-ranging action

27 January 2021
A teenager looking at a phone. Photocredit Shutterstock

New study finds teenagers catch moods and negative moods are more contagious

21 January 2021
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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science offers three types of student scholarships - applications open

21 December 2020
A group of portraits of the 11 women PhDs and clinicians from Dear Pandemic

'Nerdy Girls' fight the COVID infodemic with facts - and friendliness

10 December 2020
Jennifer Dowd

Jennifer Dowd awarded prestigious European Research Council Consolidator Grant

09 December 2020
Takehiko Kariya

Takehiko Kariya awarded humanities and social sciences book prize

24 November 2020
Two students meeting outside in Oxford. Photo credit: John Cairns

Oxford University COVID-19 Response

23 November 2020
A person receiving an injection

COVID-19 vaccine: reliable communications needed to beat 'infodemic' of misinformation

10 November 2020
Children in a classroom.

New study indicates children raised by same-sex parents perform better at school

14 October 2020
jose manuel aburto

José Manuel Aburto receives 2021 European Demographer Award

18 September 2020
Image of the book cover of education equality and meritocracy in a global age

New book by Takehiko Kariya: "Education, Equality, and Meritocracy in a Global Age: The Japanese Approach"

03 August 2020