4 Reasons to Study Policing
Policing is one of the words oldest professions, and an occupation that changes country to country, town to town, and even street to street!
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A Step Back: Trump’s Violent Environmental Policies
Despite being one of the greatest, if not the most significant threat that our planet faces, Trump's imprudent environ...
Read moreAlcotraz - The hottest new place for wannabe inmates
Alcotraz is the latest quirky drinking location found at the heart of London’s iconic Brick Lane and below, a recent re...
Read moreMicro and Macro harms of Neoliberalism through the lens of violent and structural crime
Day after day, the wider media issue reports on violent crimes, with a heavy focus on knife crime.
Read more‘I didn’t realise it was already Halloween, freak”: Reflections of a Goth immersed in sociological deviance
Everyone has something they identify themselves with, it’s taught at the most basic level of sociology.
Read moreWinning Wars: The Myth of Technology
Technology has long played a part in the success and failure of military operations.
Read morePersonal Sovereignty, or “He who makes a beast of himself…”
Much has been said recently about sovereignty; if the sloganeering chants that drove a majority of a population to vot...
Read moreMyths and Small Margins: Lessons of Command from Operation Barbarossa
When society thinks of key moments in human history, we are often reminded of how so much can be decided by the smalle...
Read moreRemoving ‘No Outsiders’ school lessons is adding to LGBT people being targets for hate speech and violence
Ben Colliver argues there are ‘serious implications’ for children who are being denied access to the No Outsiders prog...
Read moreIntroducing the Desecuritising Higher Education Project at Birmingham City Univeristy
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Read moreFour deadly planes and their legacy: Iraq 16 years after the invasion
Dr Lily Hamourtziadou and Edwin Knapp look at the legacy of the Iraq war, 16 years after it started.
Read moreWhat careers can you get into with a postgraduate psychology degree?
Psychology is an area of study that can open up many career doors for those graduating from postgraduate degrees.
Read moreHow YOU can get into psychology and criminology
Have you ever wondered how to switch disciplines at University?
Read moreThe Dark ‘Flâneur’: Re-theorising Serial Murder through the Ultra-Realist Lens
How did a transient physical labourer whom was once noted as an aspiring and promising boxer come to hold the grizzly ...
Read moreRaising Awareness of Coercive Control
Amidst the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I thought it would be beneficial to reflect on my attend...
Read moreAttacking a Giant: The lessons of Pearl Harbour
As many around the world prepare for the annual festivities, it is maybe important to remember another key moment that...
Read moreGrenfell Tower Walk
In June 2017 the country’s attention focused on London, as we witnessed one of the UK’s worst disasters: the fire at G...
Read moreThe Norwegian response to Breivik is a sign of a “fundamentally civilised nation”
What should be the main purpose of imprisonment? Criminology Lecturer Liam Brolan explores Norway's response to Anders...
Read moreMental Health and Suicide: It’s Complicated but Simple
For Mental Health Awareness Day, Professor Craig Jackson looks at the complexity of suicidal behaviour.
Read more7 careers for Social Sciences graduates
When you work hard on your university degree, you want to know what jobs are out there for you when you graduate.
Read moreFive Ways Black Studies will Profoundly Change University Education
We took the first step forward in opening up academic discussions on race relations and Black history in Europe.
Read more5 reasons to study a Sociology degree
Here are five reasons why we think you should consider studying Sociology.
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Exploring the Stephen Port case
Read moreThe branches of social sciences explained
Criminology, Psychology and Sociology - which one is for you?
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