Sociology at Oxford
@sociologyoxford.bsky.social
Focusing on developing theories that solve real-world challenges 🌍 Part of the University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk 👋
Ranked 1⃣ in Europe and 2⃣ in the world in the QS Rankings by Subject 2024 🏆
Ranked 1⃣ in Europe and 2⃣ in the world in the QS Rankings by Subject 2024 🏆
🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🚨 JOB ALERT! 🚨
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
We're hiring an Associate Professor in Sociology in association with @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!
We welcome applicants with a wide range of empirical specialisations and regional focuses 🌍
Apply now ➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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Just one week left to register for my book launch event at the University of Oxford. 📖🎉
This study drew on queer method and theory to explore casual forms of sex work in the digital era. 💷📲
While focusing on post-identity, I highlight overlaps between movements for LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. 🌈☂️
This study drew on queer method and theory to explore casual forms of sex work in the digital era. 💷📲
While focusing on post-identity, I highlight overlaps between movements for LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. 🌈☂️
📚🏳️🌈 Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr @maxmorris.bsky.social's book 'Not Sex Work' - a study of the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities and sex workers.
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Just one week left to register for my book launch event at the University of Oxford. 📖🎉
This study drew on queer method and theory to explore casual forms of sex work in the digital era. 💷📲
While focusing on post-identity, I highlight overlaps between movements for LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. 🌈☂️
This study drew on queer method and theory to explore casual forms of sex work in the digital era. 💷📲
While focusing on post-identity, I highlight overlaps between movements for LGBTQ+ and sex worker rights. 🌈☂️
📢 Join us on Monday for a seminar with Dr Florian Foos, who will discuss whether Get-Out-The-Vote interventions reduce or deepen turnout inequality - and introduce a new Gini-based measure of electoral participation 🗳️
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/differ...
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/differ...
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
📢 Join us on Monday for a seminar with Dr Florian Foos, who will discuss whether Get-Out-The-Vote interventions reduce or deepen turnout inequality - and introduce a new Gini-based measure of electoral participation 🗳️
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/differ...
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/differ...
🎓🎉 Congratulations to Grace Cheong and Jiaxuan Li on their outstanding achievements in the MPhil in Sociology & Demography!
Grace received the A.H. Halsey Prize for Best Thesis, and Jiaxuan was awarded the Prize for Best Overall Performance 👏👏
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
Grace received the A.H. Halsey Prize for Best Thesis, and Jiaxuan was awarded the Prize for Best Overall Performance 👏👏
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
Grace Cheong and Jiaxuan Li win A.H. Halsey Prizes for MPhil results
6 November 2025
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🎓🎉 Congratulations to Grace Cheong and Jiaxuan Li on their outstanding achievements in the MPhil in Sociology & Demography!
Grace received the A.H. Halsey Prize for Best Thesis, and Jiaxuan was awarded the Prize for Best Overall Performance 👏👏
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
Grace received the A.H. Halsey Prize for Best Thesis, and Jiaxuan was awarded the Prize for Best Overall Performance 👏👏
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/grac...
👩🎓 Are you planning to apply for the DPhil in Sociology at Oxford?
Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today!
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Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today!
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November 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
👩🎓 Are you planning to apply for the DPhil in Sociology at Oxford?
Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today!
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Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today!
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📢 We're looking for a full-time Research Assistant to work with Prof @aksoyundan.bsky.social on a project evaluating the DfE's Fundamental British Values initiative.
🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics!
🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics!
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November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 We're looking for a full-time Research Assistant to work with Prof @aksoyundan.bsky.social on a project evaluating the DfE's Fundamental British Values initiative.
🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics!
🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
🌟 Perfect for those who've done an undergrad in sociology, politics or economics!
🔗➡️ my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
📚🏳️🌈 Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr @maxmorris.bsky.social's book 'Not Sex Work' - a study of the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities and sex workers.
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📚🏳️🌈 Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr @maxmorris.bsky.social's book 'Not Sex Work' - a study of the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities and sex workers.
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP now ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8AQ
How does being first in the family to attend university influence life after graduation? 🎓
Join Professor Morag Henderson on Monday for a seminar exploring education choices and labour market outcomes in England.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/first-...
Join Professor Morag Henderson on Monday for a seminar exploring education choices and labour market outcomes in England.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/first-...
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
How does being first in the family to attend university influence life after graduation? 🎓
Join Professor Morag Henderson on Monday for a seminar exploring education choices and labour market outcomes in England.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/first-...
Join Professor Morag Henderson on Monday for a seminar exploring education choices and labour market outcomes in England.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/first-...
📢 We’re inviting Expressions of Interest for the 2026 @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowships!
This scheme supports early career researchers to carry out a major piece of publishable work.
📅 Apply with @OxfordSociology by 1 Dec 2025!
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
This scheme supports early career researchers to carry out a major piece of publishable work.
📅 Apply with @OxfordSociology by 1 Dec 2025!
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
Oxford Sociology invites applications for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2026
31 October 2025
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
📢 We’re inviting Expressions of Interest for the 2026 @LeverhulmeTrust Early Career Fellowships!
This scheme supports early career researchers to carry out a major piece of publishable work.
📅 Apply with @OxfordSociology by 1 Dec 2025!
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
This scheme supports early career researchers to carry out a major piece of publishable work.
📅 Apply with @OxfordSociology by 1 Dec 2025!
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/oxfo...
📢 We’re also holding an online info session for those considering applying for the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨🎓
Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL
Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📢 We’re also holding an online info session for those considering applying for the MPhil in Sociology & Demography! 👨🎓
Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL
Sign up now to learn more ✨➡️ forms.office.com/e/DTt26zSjwL
👩🎓 Are you planning to apply for the MSc in Sociology at Oxford?
Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨
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Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨
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October 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
👩🎓 Are you planning to apply for the MSc in Sociology at Oxford?
Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨
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Don’t miss our online info session for prospective students - sign up today! ✨
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📝 A study co-authored by Fanqi Zeng finds that surveillance cameras affect how safe Chinese citizens feel - but not equally.
More spending on cameras boosts locals’ sense of safety, while migrants feel safer only when strong social ties are present.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/surv...
More spending on cameras boosts locals’ sense of safety, while migrants feel safer only when strong social ties are present.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/surv...
October 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📝 A study co-authored by Fanqi Zeng finds that surveillance cameras affect how safe Chinese citizens feel - but not equally.
More spending on cameras boosts locals’ sense of safety, while migrants feel safer only when strong social ties are present.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/surv...
More spending on cameras boosts locals’ sense of safety, while migrants feel safer only when strong social ties are present.
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/surv...
Researchers from Oxford Sociology are at the Museum of Oxford today (until 1pm!) for the Festival of Social Science ✨
Learn about invisible work - the unseen labour in homes, workplaces & communities. Stop by and say hi! 👋
@socsci.ox.ac.uk #ESRCFestival
Learn about invisible work - the unseen labour in homes, workplaces & communities. Stop by and say hi! 👋
@socsci.ox.ac.uk #ESRCFestival
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Researchers from Oxford Sociology are at the Museum of Oxford today (until 1pm!) for the Festival of Social Science ✨
Learn about invisible work - the unseen labour in homes, workplaces & communities. Stop by and say hi! 👋
@socsci.ox.ac.uk #ESRCFestival
Learn about invisible work - the unseen labour in homes, workplaces & communities. Stop by and say hi! 👋
@socsci.ox.ac.uk #ESRCFestival
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Delighted to share that I'll be doing a book launch in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford, 5pm Friday 14th November (three weeks away).
This @sociologyoxford.bsky.social talk will be followed by a drinks reception. All welcome; RSVP here:
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
This @sociologyoxford.bsky.social talk will be followed by a drinks reception. All welcome; RSVP here:
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
Book Launch: Not Sex Work - Queer Intimacy, Post-identity, and Incidental Encounters in the Digital Era
Max Morris, Oxford Brookes University
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Delighted to share that I'll be doing a book launch in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford, 5pm Friday 14th November (three weeks away).
This @sociologyoxford.bsky.social talk will be followed by a drinks reception. All welcome; RSVP here:
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
This @sociologyoxford.bsky.social talk will be followed by a drinks reception. All welcome; RSVP here:
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/book-l...
Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr José Ignacio Carrasco @carrasco-jig.bsky.social, who will explore how migrant networks shape emigration rates at the population level 🌍
📅➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
📅➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr José Ignacio Carrasco @carrasco-jig.bsky.social, who will explore how migrant networks shape emigration rates at the population level 🌍
📅➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
📅➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/immigr...
Women are 19% less likely to use the internet and 8% less likely to own a mobile phone than men.
That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍
That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Women are 19% less likely to use the internet and 8% less likely to own a mobile phone than men.
That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍
That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍
✍️ Published in @pnas.org, NEW data from 2,075 regions across 117 LMICs reveals a stark digital divide: women still face major barriers to internet access and mobile ownership 📱💻
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...
320 million fewer women than men have internet access worldwide, study finds
24 October 2025
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
✍️ Published in @pnas.org, NEW data from 2,075 regions across 117 LMICs reveals a stark digital divide: women still face major barriers to internet access and mobile ownership 📱💻
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...
www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...
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Join us next Tuesday (28th) 09:00 - 13:00 for a family-fun guessing game about invisible forms of work at the Museum of Oxford! 🧹🧽🍳👩🍼Cute tokens to win, and you get to hear a bit about our work! @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
🗓️ The #ESRCFestival of Social Science returns from 20 Oct–7 Nov!
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
📍 Join us across Oxford & online for free, interactive and family-friendly events exploring our working lives through engaging and impactful #socialsciences research
❓ Discover the full programme 👉 www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/festivalofso...
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Join us next Tuesday (28th) 09:00 - 13:00 for a family-fun guessing game about invisible forms of work at the Museum of Oxford! 🧹🧽🍳👩🍼Cute tokens to win, and you get to hear a bit about our work! @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social
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The GenTime team @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social will be hosting family-friendly guessing games about 'Invisible Work' at the Museum of Oxford, 28th Oct 👉Click to find out more! www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/invisible-work @sociologyoxford.bsky.social #ESRCFestival
Invisible Work
28 October, 10am-1pm, Museum of Oxford
www.socsci.ox.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The GenTime team @zhuofeilu.bsky.social @matthewhluo.bsky.social @manyeekan.bsky.social will be hosting family-friendly guessing games about 'Invisible Work' at the Museum of Oxford, 28th Oct 👉Click to find out more! www.socsci.ox.ac.uk/invisible-work @sociologyoxford.bsky.social #ESRCFestival
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📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research!
If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
Sign up ✍️➡️ forms.office.com/e/TViD46Kdxz
If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
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September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research!
If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
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🧠 Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr Lynn Schneider!
She will explore the lived experiences, psychosocial outcomes, and support needs of children in families linked to extremism and terrorism.
📍 Online & in person
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/extrem...
She will explore the lived experiences, psychosocial outcomes, and support needs of children in families linked to extremism and terrorism.
📍 Online & in person
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/extrem...
October 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🧠 Join us on Monday for a seminar by Dr Lynn Schneider!
She will explore the lived experiences, psychosocial outcomes, and support needs of children in families linked to extremism and terrorism.
📍 Online & in person
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/extrem...
She will explore the lived experiences, psychosocial outcomes, and support needs of children in families linked to extremism and terrorism.
📍 Online & in person
🔗 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/event/extrem...
Michaelmas term seminars start Mondays at 12:45pm! ✨🗣️
University members are welcome to join in-person and everyone is welcome online!
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars
University members are welcome to join in-person and everyone is welcome online!
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars
October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Michaelmas term seminars start Mondays at 12:45pm! ✨🗣️
University members are welcome to join in-person and everyone is welcome online!
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars
University members are welcome to join in-person and everyone is welcome online!
Find out more ➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/seminars
Welcome to all the new students joining us this week 🎉 and welcome back to everyone returning to Oxford!
Looking forward to an amazing year ahead! 🤩
Looking forward to an amazing year ahead! 🤩
October 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Welcome to all the new students joining us this week 🎉 and welcome back to everyone returning to Oxford!
Looking forward to an amazing year ahead! 🤩
Looking forward to an amazing year ahead! 🤩
📹 #ICYMI Dr Emilia Ziosi spoke with @france24.com after US forces struck a 3rd vessel allegedly trafficking drugs.
Emilia's research explores the flow of illicit drugs in Central America.
Watch now 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...
Emilia's research explores the flow of illicit drugs in Central America.
Watch now 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...
US forces strike third alleged drug vessel killing three, Trump says
www.france24.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📹 #ICYMI Dr Emilia Ziosi spoke with @france24.com after US forces struck a 3rd vessel allegedly trafficking drugs.
Emilia's research explores the flow of illicit drugs in Central America.
Watch now 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...
Emilia's research explores the flow of illicit drugs in Central America.
Watch now 👇 www.france24.com/en/video/202...
📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research!
If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
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September 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📢 Calling all Oxford academics doing sociological research!
If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
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If you’re faculty, a researcher or DPhil student at @ox.ac.uk or Oxford Brookes, join our community for collaboration & knowledge exchange across sociology & related fields 🎓
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