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Research Celebration Awards 2026

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:52:19 GMT

The University of Warwick’s Research Celebration Awards 2026, held as part of Research Culture Week, recognised outstanding contributions to collaborative and impactful research. The Department of Sociology celebrates the nomination of Derya Ozkul for her work on digital immigration systems, and the award-winning project led by Ana Chamberlen, Emily Gray, Ruth Bernatek, Silvia Gomes, and Henrique Carvalho for their Introduction to Sociology and Criminology HMP Course. These achievements highlight the department’s commitment to research excellence, collaboration, and meaningful social impact.

Jürgen Habermas – an appreciation

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:37:24 GMT

An appreciation of Jürgen Habermas by Charles Turner, reflecting on his intellectual legacy, contributions to social theory, and enduring influence on modern political and philosophical thought.

Sociology Seminar Series Event - Yellowstone, East Palestine’

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:52:00 GMT

Linsey McGoey, a professor at the University of Essex is joining Noortje Marres and Nick Ganes in an event led by Technology Economy and Society Cluster.

New insights into disabled young people who 'succeed but don't proceed' at school

Mon, 14 May 2018 14:51:32 GMT

Stella Chatzitheochari's research on barriers to higher education for young people with disabilities in England has been featured in the Guardian newspaper today.

New publication announcement: New Religious Movements and Counselling: Academic, Professional and Personal Perspectives

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 08:59:44 GMT

We are very pleased to announce that Emeritus Professor Jim Beckford's new book is now available (both in hardback and e-book format):

Sarah Harvey, Silke Steidinger and James A. Beckford (eds) New Religious Movements and Counselling: Academic, Professional and Personal Perspectives. London: Routledge, 2018, xiii + 248pp.

ISBN: 978-1-4724-7271-7

Hila Zaban: "Diaspora Jews shouldn't be Israel's top priority"

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 14:09:07 GMT

This week Dr Hila Zaban published an article in Haaretz (an Israeli newspaper which is equivalent to The Guardian) following her current research on British Jews.

The article was published in Hebrew first and also in the English edition available below.

Hila has also been invited to discuss the topic on an Israeli TV show two weeks from now.

Download the article (PDF)

Jim Beckford awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for the Sociology of Religion

Tue, 05 Sep 2017 07:25:36 GMT

Our colleague Jim Beckford has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association for the Sociology of Religion. Jim received the Award during a ceremony at its annual meeting in Montréal in August.

Congratulations to Jim. It is good to see his work recognised in such a way

Dr Ana Chamberlen awarded article prize - BSC Annual Conference

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:21:19 GMT

Dr Ana Chamberlen has been awarded the article prize for the Women, Crime and Criminal Justice section of the British Society of Criminology. She will receive the award in person in Sheffield next week at the BSC Annual Conference www.bsc2017.org.uk/

The prize winning article is: Chamberlen, A. (2016) ‘Embodying Prison Pain: Women's' self-injury practices in prison and the emotions of punishment’, Theoretical Criminology 20(2), pp 205-219.

Dr Lucy Mayblin awarded SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence for her article: ‘Other’ Posts in ‘Other’ Places: Poland through a Postcolonial Lens?

Fri, 05 May 2017 10:04:01 GMT

The SAGE Prize for Innovation and Excellence is awarded annually to one paper in each of the BSA’s four prestigious journals:  Cultural Sociology  Sociological Research Online  Sociology  Work, Employment and Society

Dr Lucy Mayblin's winning article

‘Other’ Posts in ‘Other’ Places: Poland through a Postcolonial Lens? (co-authored with Aneta Piekut and Gill Valentine) available http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0038038514556796

was announced at the BSA conference in Manchester in April.

The SAGE award panel commented: While all of the shortlisted articles exhibited significant levels ...

CoventryCAN...GO GREEN - March 6-12 2017

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:55:24 GMT

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