Sussex is ranked among the top ten Sociology departments in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research. It is ranked sixth for research that is either internationally excellent or world-leading, and ninth for world-leading research. More on Sussex Sociology and the latest Research Assessment Exercise here...

Research in Sociology at Sussex draws on our long-standing tradition in both social and political theory and rigorous empirical research in the UK , Europe and North America. We have a world class reputation for research on inequality, regulation and identity. The Department offers a vibrant and productive environment in which to conduct and present research. We currently have 28 research students and 5 research fellows working on a range of projects.

The Sociology Department at Sussex is home to researchers working across a variety of cutting edge themes, including citizenship, cosmopolitanism, globalisation, race and racism, multiculturalism, nation and identity, gender relations, sexual violence, inequalities, labour markets and employment, health, the pharamceutical industry, genetic testing, mental illness, pain, shyness and healthcare policy.

Our research is developed within three areas:

• Social Theory and Political Sociology
• Health, Medicine and Science
  
• Gender and Inequality
  

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• Dr Susie Scott is leading on a 3-year EPSRC research grant on 'Supporting shy users in pervasive computing'

• Gerard Delanty, Monica Sassatelli and Jasper Chalcraft make up the Sussex research team on the EU 7th Framework-funded project, 'Art festivals and the European Public Sphere'
  
• A partnership has been established between the Department of Sociology, Sussex University and Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras to set up a Centre for Comparative EU Studies (CCEUS) in Chennai. Professor Gerard Delanty and Dr Alana Lentin will be collaborating with the India Institute of Techology for the two year partnership, which is funded by the European Commission. CCEUS will focus on Globalization and International Relations and Democracy as its two major research and teaching areas. Professor Delanty and Dr Lentin will assist CCEUS in building its research and teaching capacity and will contribute to workshops on questions of democracy, multiculturalism, rights, justice, law and civil society in EU and India.