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Read more at: Dr Noémie Merleau-Ponty Awarded by AMADES

Dr Noémie Merleau-Ponty Awarded by AMADES

27 March 2017

Dr Noémie Merleau-Ponty has been awarded a Ph.D. prize by a French medical anthropology association : AMADES.


Read more at: Workplaces, employment and wellbeing- ESRC PhD Studentship Available

Workplaces, employment and wellbeing- ESRC PhD Studentship Available

15 March 2017

We are excited to announce the launch of an ESRC PhD studentship in collaboration with RAND Europe.


Read more at: Her: next film screening on 22 February
Her: next film screening on 22 February

Her: next film screening on 22 February

17 February 2017

Wednesday 22/2 at 6pm, Sociology Seminar Room: Soc 7 screening of ‘Her’ Dir. Spike Jonze, 2013, USA, 2h06, starring Joaquin Phoenix (Theodore Twombly), Scarlett Johansson (Samantha), Rooney Mara (Catherine) and others After separating from his wife Catherine, Theodore decides to purchase the AI operating system OS1. It is...


Read more at: Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa - Winner of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize 2017
Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa - Winner of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize 2017

Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa - Winner of the University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize 2017

15 February 2017

The Department of Sociology is pleased to announce that Dr Mónica Moreno Figueroa, Lecturer in Sociology, is the recipient of one of this year’s Pilkington Teaching Prizes in recognition of excellence in teaching at the University of Cambridge. The Pilkington Prize awards were inaugurated in 1994 and endowed by Sir...


Read more at: Dr Monica Moreno Figueroa is awarded the Pilkinton Prize

Dr Monica Moreno Figueroa is awarded the Pilkinton Prize

15 February 2017

Dr Monica Moreno Figueroa, Sociology Lecturer, was awarded the Pilkington Prize for 2017 in recognition of her teaching excellence. We congratulate her! February 2017


Read more at: Sociology is a Martial Art: Film Screening

Sociology is a Martial Art: Film Screening

20 January 2017

Sociology Film Screening LENT 2017 Thursday 16 February: 6.00-8.00 pm, Seminar Room, Sociology, Free School Lane Sociology is a Martial Art A documentary about Bourdieu's life, which became an unexpected hit in France just prior to his death Presented by Dr Josh Booth Drinks and nibbles will be available! All Welcome!


Read more at: New Green Team launched in the Department of Sociology
New Green Team launched in the Department of Sociology

New Green Team launched in the Department of Sociology

21 November 2016

The University of Cambridge aims to reduce its carbon footprint significantly in the next 4 years, with a view to eventually recycling all waste and sending nothing to landfill. See our response...


Read more at: Prof Loic Wacquant: Racial Domination discussion

Prof Loic Wacquant: Racial Domination discussion

21 November 2016

Professor Loic Wacquant Racial Domination: Discussion of first three lectures


Read more at: ERC Starting Grant awarded to Dr Stuart Hogarth
ERC Starting Grant awarded to Dr Stuart Hogarth

ERC Starting Grant awarded to Dr Stuart Hogarth

13 September 2016

The European Research Council has just announced the results of its 2016 Starting Grant funding competition and among the successful applicants is Dr Stuart Hogarth, the department's newly appointed Lecturer in Sociology of Science and Technology.


Read more at: Statement by the Head of the Sociology Department on the EU Referendum

Statement by the Head of the Sociology Department on the EU Referendum

4 July 2016

The EU referendum is likely to have significant consequences for the economic and political fabric of the United Kingdom. The precise nature of these effects – and their magnitude - will depend on the political decisions taken in the near future in the light of this referendum. It is difficult to overestimate the gravity...