2011 News
Tamlyn Ryan awarded Preparing Future Academics (PFA) programme accolade
Posted on Friday 4 November 2011
Department of Sociology PhD Student wins award
Looking In and Speaking Out: Introspection, Consciousness, Communication
Posted on Thursday 3 November 2011
New book written by Prof Robin Wooffitt and Dr Nicola Holt
Visitor to SATSU
Posted on Thursday 3 November 2011
Iwona Machoczek is visiting the department for a month and working in SATSU. She is giving a talk on Thursday 17th November at 1.15pm in W/231D. Her title is "Cord Blood - An Analysis of the Social Issues During the Extraction, Conservation and Practice" .
York welcomes Norwegian Professor of Sociology
Posted on Tuesday 13 September 2011
Professor Johannes Hjellbrekke from the University of Bergen, Norway, has just started a three-month sabbatical in the Department of Sociology.
A Decade in Internet Time: Symposium on the Dynamics of the Internet and Society
Posted on Tuesday 2 August 2011
This year’s Annual iCS (Information, Communication & Society) is being held in Oxford at the Oxford Internet institute between Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 September 2011
Stem cells What's human? What's animal? And what of the biology in between?
Posted on Monday 25 July 2011
Dr Nik Brown in The Guardian: Policymakers, institutions and even language are hopelessly out of step with developments in trans-species science
Enterprise interns take up residence
Posted on Friday 22 July 2011
Eight student entrepreneurs, including a recently Sociology graduate, have taken up summer residence in the superb Ron Cooke Hub building under a new scheme offered by the University of York’s Careers Service.
The June York Deviancy Conference
Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2011
The June York Deviancy Conference was a roaring success; around 250 academics and practitioners from 30 countries joined the historic meeting which was set-up to celebrate critical studies in criminology.
Dr Kelly Benneworth wins Supervisor Award
Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2011
One of the Department of Sociology staff has won one of four University Supervisor Awards for her work with both undergraduate and postgraduate students
Department of Sociology Students Celebrate Success
Posted on Tuesday 19 July 2011
Over one hundred students attended the recent Graduation Ceremony on Friday 15th July. Amongst them was Clare Keegan who has a story to tell about her time at York.
Wellcome Trust-Funded Theatre Project
Posted on Wednesday 6 July 2011
Kimberly Jamie has been invited to act as an expert contributor to a Wellcome Trust-funded theatre project exploring the issues and debates raised by pharmacogenetic technology as part of Y Touring’s Theatre of Debate programme.
MS Cake Morning
Posted on Friday 20 May 2011
Our thanks and congratulations are offered to the Sociology posts graduates who baked cakes and biscuits to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis.
Researchers 'engineer' debate on sound recording
Posted on Monday 16 May 2011
Researchers from the University of York are hoping to create a better understanding of engineering by exploring its role in sound recording. Their starting point will be asking people working in the audio industry if they consider themselves to be technical engineers or artists - or something else entirely.
Research Developments in the Department of Sociology
Posted on Tuesday 19 April 2011
Recent research collaborations and grants within the Department of Sociology
Papers presented at the 60th British Sociological Association meeting in London, 6-8 April
Posted on Tuesday 19 April 2011
Members of staff and two PhD students presented papers at the recent BSA 60th Anniversary Conference in London
Great British Class Survey
Posted on Monday 4 April 2011
The Department of Sociology is involved in the BBC Great British Class Survey - one of the biggest sociological studies ever undertaken. Please read about the study and fill in the on-line survey
ESRC Funding 2011 Entry
Posted on Thursday 10 February 2011
We have 2 ESRC Scholarships to award as part of the Sociology cluster of training pathways within the White Rose Doctoral Training Centre, a major new collaboration between the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York. These scholarships are available on a 1+3 or a +3 basis to students from the UK/EU.
PhD White Rose Studentship: Insecurity, Marginality and Control in the Post-industrial City
Posted on Tuesday 1 February 2011
This studentship is part of the broader White Rose network on Global Anxieties and Urban Governance.
Graduation January 2011
Posted on Monday 24 January 2011
Photographs from the Graduation Reception and Ceremony on Friday 21 January 2011