A new report reveals the challenges mothers face trying to maintain a relationship with their children whilst in prison, and recommends additional support.

The Department of Sociology’s Master of Social Work (MSW) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

We have signed an agreement with Durham Constabulary and the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner to work together for the benefit of local communities.

Read about how colleagues incorporate Disability Inclusion, Rights, and Justice into their research and teaching, in the Department of Sociology.

Postgraduate students from the Department of Sociology have been recognised for their outstanding work on their placement with the Durham Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office.

Our researchers have worked with community support workers to explore the drivers behind foodbank use and offer alternative solutions to support vulnerable people. 

New webpages have been created to present findings and resources from a series of participatory research projects. Since 2019, Dr Alison Jobe from Durham University (Department of Sociology) and Dr Helen Williams from the University of Sunderland have carried out this research, in collaboration with third sector organisations and learning disabled / autistic survivors of sexual violence.

As part of Global Week, colleagues within the Department of Sociology delivered the below webinar:

Calling all Sociology Students!

UK Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has praised Durham research aimed at addressing serious violence, during a visit to the University.

A new book, co-authored by Dr Lucy Baldwin, an Honorary Fellow in our Department of Sociology, is calling on the UK justice system to stop sending pregnant women to prison, or risk further tragedies for mothers and babies.

On Friday 24 November, the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) held a special event with around 60 people in attendance, including the Vice-Chancellor and Warden, at Collingwood College to showcase the breadth of the Centre’s work over the last 10 years.