Birkbeck Institute for Social Research (BISR)

Birkbeck Institute for Social Research

A great place for research

The Birkbeck Institute for Social Research is the hub for Sociology at Birkbeck, which has risen 15 places in the REF2014 rankings, and is now 13th in the UK

Social science hub

We are a focal point for the support, dissemination and discussion of critical and publicly engaged social science in London and beyond

Our working groups

Our interdisciplinary working groups organise seminars, conferences, reading groups and host visiting speakers and public events such as film screenings and discussions

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Come and work with us

Birkbeck Institute Internships

We're currently recruiting four part-time paid interns to work across BISR and the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities for the 2017/18 academic year.

These roles are open to all Birkbeck PhD students.

Full details and how to apply