18th Sociology of Health and Illness Monograph, September 2012, Leicester

The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions (18th Sociology of Health and Illness Monograph) Launch event - Tuesday 4th September 2012 John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, UKMore details...

Engaging People in Research, Bolton, September 2012

The University of Bolton are hosting a regional postgraduate event, funded by the BSA.More details...

Calling Postgrad Supervisors & Students

We are planning to introduce an ‘Awards’ section to MedSoc online in the very near future and would like to hear from you if you have recently supervised a successful student - or if you are the successful student - so we can share the good news with the medical sociology community.More details...

Sociology of Health & Illness Book Prize

Warmest congratulations to the shortlisted authors of this year’s Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize! We are pleased to announce that – of 16 nominated books – the judging panel have released their shortlist.More details...

Postdoctoral Fellowship Position, Montreal

Our team is currently conducting a research project (ISIS – Interdisciplinary Study of Inequalities in Smoking) studying the link between social inequalities in smoking and resources in neighbourhoods among a cohort of young adult Montrealers. Dr. Katherine L. Frohlich, the principal investigator, is looking for a postdoctoral fellow interested in working on our project.More details...

Fees Only PhD Studentship in Sociology Health & Illness

The PhD studentship is in sociological/social research into sickle cell/thalassaemia, and is based at De Montfort University.More details...