Cambridge sociologists are active in research and maintain strong publication records. Sociology is an integral part of a large social science research base in Cambridge where multiple forms of cross-departmental and interdisciplinary collaboration are actively encouraged and supported. As a Department, we are committed to theoretically strong, empirically oriented research. The Department has a number of research priorities which provide a flexible framework for our research activity while at the same time allowing individual researchers the scope to pursue their own interests. The research activity of the Department, is currently organized into the following three core areas of excellence.
