Department of Sociology, University of Surrey

*NEW STUDY* We are currently exploring attitudes toward mental health chatbots and are looking for people to join focus groups.

Participants must be ‘non-users’ of chatbots – that is, they (i) have never used mental health chatbots; (ii) have used them and stopped; (iii) or have never really heard of them.

Participants must also be aged 18 or over and currently living in the United Kingdom. We are looking to talk to people who have some experience with emotional/mental distress – such as anxiety or depression.

Everyone who takes part will receive a £15 voucher.

To find out more and to register to take part, CLICK https://surreyfahs.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d6dlvrNDT9PK1GC

A big welcome today to all our new undergraduate students for BSc Sociology, BSc Criminology, BSc Criminology & Sociology and BSc Media & Communications - we're looking forward to meeting you all!

We have 2 PhD studentships up for grabs for Sept 2023 start - research can be any subject that connects to our research themes but particular interest in projects related to work, religion, sustainability, gender, or popular culture

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We're very proud that a team of colleagues from our Department will be taking over the editorship of the BSA's flagship journal, Sociology!

Sociology Journal on Twitter “We're delighted to introduce our 2022-24 Editorial Team from ! Welcome & Thanks to our outgoing team for their great work”

Research by CECAN generates impactful change in how UK govt approaches policy evaluation - read more about this valuable work here:

Research by CECAN generates significant and impactful change in the way the UK Government approaches policy evaluation | University of Surrey news Published: 02 November 2021Research by CECAN generates significant and impactful change in the way the UK Government approaches policy evaluationProfessor Nigel Gilbert’s research: ‘Computational modelling approaches: Changing practice in UK public policy evaluation’ addresses the problem...

Great to see this article on Andrew King's work on LGBTQ+ housing and the substantial positive impact it has had on housing policy and organisational practice

Research from the Department of Sociology improves housing policy for LGBTQ+ people | University of Surrey news Published: 02 November 2021Research from the Department of Sociology improves housing policy for LGBTQ+ peopleProfessor Andrew King’s research: ‘Improving housing policy and organisational practice for Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Q***r (LGBTQ+) people’ creates impact in three key areas...

Read about Maria Adams and Dan McCarthy's success in winning Nuffield funding for their excellent project focused on enhancing youth justice service's engagement with young people and their families

University of Surrey wins Nuffield Foundation funding to involve families more in youth justice | University of Surrey press release Published: 15 November 2021University of Surrey wins Nuffield Foundation funding to involve families more in youth justiceResearchers at the University of Surrey have secured around £74,000 of funding from the Nuffield Foundation to inform ways for youth justice services to enhance th...

With academic and policing colleagues, Prof Karen Bullock has today published a guide providing practical and evidence-informed advice on how to reduce local knife crime. Available at:

New toolkit to reduce knife crime | College of Policing The guide supports forces to tackle the problem of local knife crime

Day in the Life of a Media and Comms student: the excellent Rachael Bola-Keji, one of our final years, shares her day!

Day in the life of a Media and Communications student | University of Surrey news Published: 11 November 2021Day in the life of a Media and Communications studentFinal year Media and Communications student Rachael Bola-Keji shares her day in the life of a Surrey student. As a university student, it can be hard finding that steady, consistent balance that makes the merge of a...

Film screening and discussion - 9th November: Hosted by the University of Surrey (UK) in partnership with Canterbury University (New Zealand) as part of the 2021 ESRC Festival of Social Science—this event will offer audiences an opportunity to watch the preview of two new short films which gives insights into young people’s lives in Christchurch, New Zealand and Makhanda, South Africa and to talk to the film director and research project leads

Young People's Lives in NZ and SA | Film Screening, ESRC #FOSS2021 : Film Screening and Panel Discussion with award winning filmmaker Amanda Blue and CUSP researchers

Empowering Communities to Fight Climate Change: What is Amiss? An ESRC Festival of Social Science 2021 event (on 16th Nov) bringing together international practitioners and academic experts on water resources management to discuss how communities around the world manage their water resources in the face of climate change challenges, and how they can be helped to do better.

Empowering Communities to Fight Climate Change: What is Amiss? An interactive and engaging workshop exploring how African, and other global communities, can be empowered to develop climate resilience.