Remember to join us this Monday for our 1st seminar!
Hampton Gaddy @hggaddy.bsky.social will discuss missing data, Indigenous mortality during the 1918 flu, and the Alaskan census 📊
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@sociologyoxford.bsky.social@sociologyoxford.bsky.socialOur weekly seminars are back!
📅 Mondays
🕐 12.45pm
💻 Hybrid
See our termcard below and find out more on our website 👇
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars
@sociologyoxford.bsky.socialReposted by @sociologyoxford.bsky.socialInterested in postgraduate Sociology? 🎓🌟
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Sam runs his online retail company, Dubsy & Co., full-time alongside his studies 🚀
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@hggaddy.bsky.socialReposted by @sociologyoxford.bsky.socialOn 12 October, I'll be giving a seminar at @sociologyoxford.bsky.social. I'll be talking about missing data, Indigenous mortality during the 1918 flu, and the Alaskan census. Reach out if you want a hybrid link!
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social📣 Applications are now open for postgraduate study for 2027–28!
📅 7 Jan, 12 noon (UK): deadline for most Oxford scholarships
📅 2 Mar, 12 noon (UK): final application deadline
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@sociologyoxford.bsky.socialWhat happens when a mafia begins to die? 💭
📕 Dr Martina Baradel’s new book draws on years of fieldwork to examine the transformation and decline of Japan’s yakuza... and what happens when a once-visible criminal institution loses its power ⬇️
@sociologyoxford.bsky.socialInterested in postgraduate Sociology? 🎓🌟
Oxford Sociology offers three routes, from our 12-month MSc to the 3–4 year DPhil (PhD).
Explore the different programmes, what you’ll study, and which route might suit your academic interests ⬇️
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social🔎 New research explores governance in Russian prisons.
Where formal authority is weak, the vory-v-zakone criminal fraternity provide another system - ruling from afar through overseers who mediate disputes, enforce rules & negotiate with officials ⬇️
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social🎓 From sociology student to government statistician!
Alum Megan studied an MSc & DPhil with us from 2014–19 🥳
Now at the UK Health Security Agency @ukhsa.bsky.social, she analyses inequalities in infectious diseases across England & Wales 📊
Read more➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/articles/alu...
@ewabatyra.bsky.socialReposted by @sociologyoxford.bsky.socialOne more week left to apply for a 3-year postdoc in Demography (deadline: Sept 16, 12:00 midday UK time). Join me at the Sociology Department in Oxford to study global fertility change as part of the DIVREP project! 👇
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social🎉 We’re delighted to announce Professor Heather Hamill as our new Head of Department!
👏 A huge thank you to Professor Colin Mills for his dedication and leadership as Head since 2023.
Please join us in welcoming Heather to the role! 🌟➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/articles/pro...
@sociologyoxford.bsky.socialHow is AI reshaping sociology across different national contexts? 🤖🌍
A new paper compares China and the US, arguing that AI integration reflects each country’s distinct academic traditions, institutional structures and social contexts 📚