Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
Annual Harry Street Lecture 2026 with Attorney General Richard Hermer KC
The School of Social Sciences and Department of Law are delighted to host the 2026 Annual Harry Street Lecture delivered by an alumnus of our school and leading figure in the legal and political sphere, The Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney General of the UK Government. Full details on the lecture synopsis will be revealed soon. The Harry Stre..
Macro Seminar - Evi Pappa (Carlos III Madrid)
Title: Pricing Dynamics Under Financial Stress
The Erosion of the Right to Humanitarian Assistance
In this Guest Lecture, Professor Patrycja Grzebyk will guide us through the legal foundations of the right to humanitarian assistance and explore contemporary developments that place it under increasing strain. Patrycja Grzebyk is Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw; author of over 150 publications, including The Russian-Ukrainian..
‘Bringing Something New into Being: Joy and Natality in Anthropology’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Joanna Cook (University College London) - ‘Bringing Something New into Being: Joy and Natality in Anthropology’
CLACS Film screening: 'Madan Saras'
Film screening organised by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, in affiliation with the SPLAS Cine-club and with the support of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. Wed 25 March, 17:00, Samuel Alexander Theatre. After the screening, there will be a Q&A with Lu Childs (Co-Executive Producer), who will join online. The..
Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Andrew Parker University of Durham. It’s Not Me, It’s You: The Effect of Alter’s Brokerage Orientations on an Individual’s Leader Identity
Understanding how individuals come to see themselves as leaders is critical for organizations. While prior research has primarily focused on individual characteristics and experiences as drivers of leader identity construction, the relational antecedents through which leader identity is shaped remain underexplored. This study examines the effe..
Book Launch: Interrogating the Global Social Challenges
Hot off the press for spring 2026, 'Interrogating the Global Social Challenges' presents wide-ranging expertise from sociologists on some of the most urgent issues of our time. This accessibly written volume offers readers tools to think critically and act thoughtfully in relation to topics such as decolonization, inequalities, climate, ecolog..
SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: András Vörös Associate Professor in Quantitative Methods, University of Birmingham Title: TBA Abstract: TBA
Advancing Racial Justice: Convention on the State of Data 2026
The Race Equality Foundation, in partnership with the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) are hosting a landmark convention this April 2026 to explore how data is used to understand racial inequality in the UK, and what must change to better support racial justice work.
‘Squatting socialism: politicising shelter and its absence in a state 'without homelessness' - Social Anthropology Seminar Series
Madeleine Reeves (University of Oxford) - ‘Squatting socialism: politicising shelter and its absence in a state 'without homelessness'