School of Sociology and Social Policy

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We are a leading UK school for sociology, criminology, social policy and social work. Our courses offer you the opportunity to explore how societies work - and what can be done when they don't.

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Philippa Tomczak invited as Scientific Expert to Council of Europe

Description
Professor Philippa Tomczak gave a presentation on improving prisoner death data at the 14th Plenary meeting of the Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP) on 5-7 November 2024 in Strasbourg, France.
Date:
20 November 2024

Upcoming events

Notes from the USA and UK on Abortion and Religion

Date
27 November 2024 (12:00-13:00)
Location:
B55, Law and Social Sciences Building, University Park
Description
Emily Reimer-Barry and Sarah-Jane Page in Conversation.

ICEMiC Book Club on Abortion and Catholicism

Date
27 November 2024 (14:30-17:00)
Description
We are pleased to announce a symposium featuring a variety of external speakers from the US, Australia, and beyond. This event will celebrate the launch of the book Abortion and Catholicism in Britain, co-authored by our ICEMiC member, Dr Sarah-Jane Page.

Making Science Public

Chatting with chatbots about the climate crisis

Last week, I had another adventure in AI land. This started by accident, as so many adventures do. It all came about because I read about an interesting symposium organised in Amsterdam by Anaïs Augé’s and Gudrun Reijnierse on “Public responses to the language of science communication: Uptake, acceptance, resistance”. As part of this symposium, ...

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University of Nottingham
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