BU Research Blog

November 25, 2015

Connecting histories of welfare

Profs Jonathan Parker and Sara Ashencaen Crabtree undertook their annual field trip to Sherborne Abbey and St Johns’ Almshouse (Yes!… Read more »

November 14, 2015

Successful ESRC Festival of Social Sciences in EBC today

BU research, Knowledge Exchange, Knowledge Transfer, PG research, Research news, student research, Uncategorized, Women's Academic Network Edwin van Teijlingen

This afternoon Prof. Jonathan Parker introduced the final of three session in the Executive Business Centre under the title ‘Enhancing… Read more »

November 7, 2015

Sociology meets Archaeology – Stonehenge as a site of multiplicities

Fusion, Uncategorized Sara Ashencaen Crabtree

Sara Ashencaen Crabtree, Stewart Davidson, Alexandra Jarrett, Georgia Larkins, Ana Paixao Pancada, Charles Scovell-Burfutt, Seval Fleming Recently FHSS Sociology+ and… Read more »

November 2, 2015

Uncategorized kbreadmore

The ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council) Festival of social science is kicking off this Saturday 7th and below are… Read more »

October 26, 2015

Citizenship and Education Conference, 3rd Nov, Bournemouth House, limited spaces

Uncategorized Mastoureh Fathi

There are still some places left to attend this joint one-day BSA and BU conference, happening on 3rd November, in… Read more »

September 23, 2015

First Mock REF exercise to begin soon!

BRIAN, REF Subjects, Research assessment Pengpeng

The first mock exercise in preparation for the next Research Exercise Framework is due to take place soon. This mock REF… Read more »

May 31, 2015

New book for Centre for Social Work, Sociology & Social Policy visiting fellow Assoc Prof Dr Maria Luisa Gomez Jimenez

BU research, Featured academics, Global engagement, Knowledge Exchange, Research news, Women's Academic Network Jonathan Parker

It is our great pleasure to announce the publication of a comparative sociological, economic and social administrative study of social… Read more »

May 29, 2015

GENERATION EXODUS! Rising from brutality’s crucible

Featured academics, Global engagement, Public engagement, Research communication, Research news, Women's Academic Network Sara Ashencaen Crabtree

As part of our on-going successful research seminar series at the Faculty of Heath & Social Sciences’ Centre for… Read more »

May 26, 2015

Religion as Resistance: Problematising and eulogising contemporary faith positions – Islam and Buddhism

BU research, Fusion Investment Fund, Global engagement, Research news Jonathan Parker

The crisis of the Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar through perilous sea routes reminds us of our visit to Myanmar, as… Read more »

May 11, 2015

HSS Sharing Research Experiences day 18 May 2015

BU research Lisa Andrews

You are invited to a day of sharing research experiences from staff across HSS. Sessions will consist of 20 mins… Read more »

April 28, 2015

BU Social Science extends its European links

Uncategorized Jonathan Parker

Last week we (Prof Sara Ashencaen Crabtree and Prof Jonathan Parker) were fortunate to have been in Germany sharing and… Read more »

April 27, 2015

HSS Sharing Research Experiences day 18 May 2015

BU research Lisa Andrews

You are invited to a day of sharing research experiences from staff across HSS. Sessions will consist of 20 mins… Read more »

March 17, 2015

Social science research at BU – meeting TODAY at 2.30pm (PG11)

BU research Becca Edwards

During the consultation on Faculty structures it became evident that there is an interest across the University in closer cross-Faculty… Read more »

February 27, 2015

BU academic gives invited lecture at University College Leuven-Limburg

BU research, Fusion, Public engagement, Research news Jonathan Parker

Professor Jonathan Parker was invited to present a lecture on the paradoxical relationship between concepts of civil society and state-sponsored… Read more »

February 26, 2015