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The influence of social class on intimacy in gay relationships

07 June 2023
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Alumni Spotlight: Mark Williams, Professor of Human Resource Management

24 May 2023
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Baseball and basketball players who peak earlier also die earlier

22 May 2023
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Zora Hauser: "One single investigation cannot damage the 'Ndrangheta in the long term"

17 May 2023
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US gun violence: half of people from Chicago witness a shooting by age 40

09 May 2023
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DPhil Student Spotlight: Aboabea Akuffo

04 May 2023
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Strong family ties hinder the development of trust in strangers

27 April 2023
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Governments lose elections following economic crises, new research suggests

25 April 2023
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GCSE students visit the Department of Sociology

19 April 2023
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How COVID-19 impacted the migration decisions of Hong Kong people

13 April 2023
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Oxford Sociology says farewell to Professor Federico Varese; Professor Colin Mills steps in as interim Head of Department

29 March 2023
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Exchanging knowledge about falsified medicines: Dr Heather Hamill attends workshop in Zanzibar

28 March 2023
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Oxford's Sociology Department amongst the best in the world

23 March 2023
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DPhil Student Spotlight: Valentina Infante Batiste

21 March 2023
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"A discreet infiltration, a lingering presence" - Zora Hauser discusses the Calabrian Mafia in Germany

15 March 2023
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Alum Nancy Tapias Torrado wins ISA Human Rights Award for DPhil Dissertation

09 March 2023
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"Oxford offers you all the possibilities" - Professor Giovanna Truda visits the Department

07 March 2023
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Study shows female scientific researchers are less internationally mobile than their male counterparts

28 February 2023
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MPhil Student Spotlight: Maria Gargiulo

20 February 2023
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Martina Baradel discusses the unique world of the yakuza, Japan's organised crime syndicates

16 February 2023
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Life in a violent country can be years shorter - even for those not involved in conflict

09 February 2023
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Professor Ridhi Kashyap works with UNICEF to highlight digital gender gaps

31 January 2023
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"Not the end of the story": Professor Federico Varese speaks on capture of mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro

19 January 2023
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DPhil Student Spotlight: Eilidh Macfarlane

18 January 2023