Sociology at York is ranked 11th in the UK according to the latest release of the Complete University Guide league tables (2025).

Sociology at York has retained its position within the world top 150 according to the latest release of the QS World University Rankings by subject (2024).

The Postgraduate Research community from the Department of Sociology at the University of York is delighted to invite you all to our annual PGR Conference which will be held on Thursday 13 June 2024.

The University’s UKRI-funded AI centre for doctoral training in Lifelong Safety Assurance of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems (SAINTS CDT) has opened applications for its first cohort of PhD students.

Dr Jenn Chubb, Department of Sociology, is Co-Lead for Research at York’s new multidisciplinary UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in the Lifelong Safety Assurance of AI-enabled Autonomous Systems (SAINTS).

The Radical Mothering Research Collective is organising an inaugural conference on radical mothering in Europe at the University of Warwick.

The Department of Sociology has placed 10th in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 for the subject of Criminology and 11th for the subject of Sociology.

The Department of Sociology has placed 13th in the Guardian University Guide 2024 for the subject of criminology. The ranking recognises the quality of our courses, and the experiences and opportunities they provide to our students.