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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Professor Grundman Keynote at the University of Salamanca

Description
We are pleased to share news of a recent international Keynote by Professor Reiner Grundmann. Reiner's talk entitled 'The Many Faces of Expertise' was presented at the University of Salamanca, Spain, in February.
Date:
28 March 2025

Upcoming events

WHSCR seminar

Date
02 July 2025 (12:00-13:00)
Location:
B55, Law and Social Sciences, University Park
Description
Wellbeing, Health and Social Care Research Centre seminar.

Positionality and Researcher reflexivity

Date
02 September 2025 (12:00-13:00)
Location:
B55, Law and Social Sciences, University Park
Description
An ECR focused event but open to all, delivered by Victoria Cluley and Brenda Poku.

Making Science Public

Space, hype and science communication

I recently wrote a post with Kate Roach about some hyped-up claims regarding de-extinct dire wolves. In the middle of writing about this, another claim came along, and, again, I thought “hmmm, is that really true or is it hype?”. This time it was not about de-extinct life but about extraterrestrial life. At the same ...

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School of Sociology and Social Policy

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University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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