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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ISS on the road in Finland!

Description
Professor Pru Hobson-West has recently returned from an invited visit to the University of Tampere, Finland. Pru gave a keynote presentation to the two day October 2025 event.
Date:
09 October 2025

Upcoming events

Disability Recognition Month

Date
20 November 2025 (12:00-13:00)
Location:
B55, Law and Social Sciences, University Park
Description
A talk by Rebecca Alisti.

Crisis communication: Extreme weather events and metaphorical language

Date
26 November 2025 (12:00-13:00)
Location:
Teams
Description
In this presentation I will explore the nature of communication during extreme weather events, examining both practical information-sharing strategies and the underlying metaphorical language patterns that shape our understanding and response.

Making Science Public

Climate change and climate discourse: A dual disintegration

I was idly watching the world go by on Bluesky around 25 September when I noticed a conjunction of several events that made me think about climate change communication yet again, and how bad things are at the moment. On 24/25 September, an Extreme Weather conference (ExtremWetterKongress) was taking place in Hamburg, Germany, where a broad spectrum of lay and expert people ...

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University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

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