Winners of the 2026 Sociology Impact and Engagement Prize announced
The winners of this year's Sociology Impact and Engagement Prize have been announced, recognising outstanding work that shares sociological research beyond academia.
The winners of the 2026 Sociology Impact and Engagement Prize have been announced, recognising outstanding work that shares sociological research beyond academia.
This year鈥檚 prize was judged by Claire Fox (Director of EDI and Social Responsibility, School of Social Sciences) and Gemma Edwards (Research Director, Sociology).
wins the staff category for , six years of work connecting queer Asian academic research with LGBTQ+ communities across Asia, Britain and diaspora. This international programme of work brings together practitioners, artists, activists and academics to produce , workshops, partnerships with Queer East, the Queer Asia Film Festival and the London Queer Museum, a , and a new downloadable digital resource pack for community educators, youth workers, cultural practitioners and LGBTQ+ communities.
wins the PhD student category for helping preserve and widen access to M茅tis cultural archives in Canada. M茅tis are an Aboriginal nation within Canada for whom violin music and dance are particularly significant. After identifying that important archival recordings held in museums were not digitised or accessible, especially to M茅tis groups, he wrote policy briefings for M茅tis political groups and museum policy makers and used Freedom of Information requests to clarify museum holdings and access. Following this work the Canadian Museum of History has now digitised key archival collections and work continues to share copies to M茅tis organisations to increase accessibility.
was highly commended in the PhD student category for her work supporting residents and community groups to engage with redevelopment plans in North 91直播. Pippa鈥檚 research explores the impact of regeneration on local communities, and she used her knowledge of the concerns, needs and aspirations of people she does research with to produce a technical document that community groups could use to leverage power in the urban planning process. She also facilitated an event to allow residents to present their alternative plans for their area to the local authority and developers.
Congratulations to all our winners!